Data & AI Strategy - Consultant

Accenture Infrastructure and Capital Projects, LLC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Data & AI Strategy Consultant to guide clients on creating value from AI and data, defining enterprise and function-specific AI and data strategy, and embedding Responsible AI while leading technology-driven transformations.

You will translate complex data into actionable insights, engage senior client stakeholders, shape operating models, and develop roadmaps linking AI initiatives to measurable outcomes.

Qualifications

• AI & Data experience—solutioning, designing, or delivering AI & Data projects.
• High-value consulting experience with large-scale delivery and leadership of workstreams.
• Experience in managing senior stakeholders.
• Engineering problem-solver mindset applying technology to complex problems.
• Strong program management and verbal/written communication skills.
• Driven and entrepreneurial: originate and shape new deals and GTM activities.
• Excellent leadership and people skills; build teams and stakeholder relationships.

Responsibilities

• Shape vision and create opportunities for data & AI-led reinvention.
• Define and structure data and AI strategy for growth and competitive advantage.
• Assess AI and data foundation maturity; define blueprint and operating model.
• Create business case, investment profile and roadmap to deliver strategy.
• Infuse Responsible AI and plan ecosystem partnerships and operating model.
• Identify people, processes and technologies to develop AI solutions.
• Create strategy for AI-first products and develop commercialization opportunities.

Skills

AI & Data experience

Consulting experience

Stakeholder mgmt

Engineering mindset

Program management

Leadership & collaboration

Entrepreneurial

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

As a Data & AI Strategy Consultant you advise clients on how to create and capture value from AI and data. You define enterprise, industry-specific and function-specificAIand data strategy, develop value cases and roadmaps, shape AI and data operating models and platformstrategy, embed Responsible AI, and lead tech-driven transformations. You translate complex data into actionable insights, engaging senior client stakeholders, leading workstreams and large-scale delivery, and tying AI initiatives to measurable business outcomes.

THE WORK

• Shape vision and create opportunities for data & AI led business reinvention.
• Define and structure an organization’s data and AI strategy to build andoptimizedata assets and AI technologies for growth & competitive advantages.
• Assess maturity of an organization’s AI and data foundation. Define building blocks required to convert to an AI-first organization, including technology and AI platform blueprint, datastrategyand future-ready operating model.
• Create the business case, investmentprofileand roadmap to deliver on the strategy.
• Infuse Responsible AI in vision and roadmap, develop plan forleveragingecosystem partners, and define operating model to foster a culture of innovation and experimentation.
• Identifypeople,processesand technologies to develop and operationalize AI solutions.
• Create strategy for AI-first products and develop commercialization opportunities.

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

BASIC (REQUIRED) QUALIFICATION

• AI & Data experience — including solutioning, designing, or delivering AI & Data projects
• High-value consulting experience, including large-scale delivery with minimal oversight and proven ability to lead workstreams and meet deadlines or relevant industry / functional experience
• Experience in managing senior stakeholders
• Engineering problem-solver mindset — ability to apply technology creatively to complex business problems
• Strong program management and verbal and written communication skills
• Driven and entrepreneurial: ability to originate and shape new deals and lead go-to-market activities
• Excellent leadership and people skills: proven ability to build effective teams, foster collaboration and inclusion, and build strong relationships with stakeholders / clients

PREFERRED QUALIFICATION

MBA/Masters

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

Visit us at www.accenture.com

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