Data & AI Strategy Lead

JR United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm seeks a senior role focusing on AI and data-driven consulting. With a critical focus on client outcomes and delivery excellence, candidates should possess over 10 years of experience in the field. This position emphasizes strategic impact, team development, and innovative delivery frameworks.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in data, analytics, or AI consulting with proven delivery success.
• Strong big-picture and execution balance.
• Experience in building reusable consulting frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic engagements focused on business outcomes.
• Shape delivery strategy for growth and differentiation.
• Develop high-performing consulting teams.

Skills

Data & AI consulting

Client leadership

Delivery excellence

Business development

Strategic thinking

Team development

Job description

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? Remote (Must be UK-based as travel is required)

? Must have extensive consulting experience

The Role

This role acts as a critical connector between where our clients are today and where they aspire to be. You’ll play a key role in delivering value—not just through execution, but by evolving our delivery model, embedding innovation, and scaling a consulting capability built for a data- and AI-driven future.

You’ll guide clients in applying Data & AI effectively and responsibly, translating potential into measurable improvements in operations and growth.

Key Responsibilities:

Client & Delivery Leadership

• Lead strategic, high-impact engagements focused on business outcomes and long-term value.
• Drive account growth through delivery excellence, cross-sell opportunities, and trusted client partnerships.
• Serve as an executive sponsor and thought partner, shaping clients’ data and AI agendas.
• Ensure consistent delivery methodologies and scalable, high-quality outcomes.
• Help clients move beyond AI hype to practical, high-impact execution.

Strategic Growth & Positioning

• Shape the delivery strategy to support growth, differentiation, and scale.
• Partner with business development and marketing to co-create propositions that drive business impact through AI.
• Champion delivery-led growth within priority accounts.
• Identify strategic opportunities to expand client relationships and increase revenue across sectors.
• Build a future-focused delivery roadmap aligned to AI, automation, and real-time decisioning.
• Promote a product mindset within the team, developing reusable assets and accelerators that combine data, technology, and human insight.
• Ensure the responsible and effective use of AI in all aspects of delivery.
• Support experimentation with generative AI, automation tools, and intelligent decision platforms.

Team & Capability Development

• Develop a high-performing consulting team with commercial acumen and strategic delivery skills.
• Mentor and grow the next generation of delivery leaders.
• Foster curiosity and AI fluency across the consulting organisation.
• Contribute to the leadership team’s strategic direction and operational cadence.
• Align cross-functional teams to shared goals and execution discipline.
• Help shape the firm's identity, culture, and scalability for long-term success.

Success Metrics

Strategic Impact

• A clear, aligned delivery strategy that supports company vision and market relevance.
• Tangible contribution to growth through delivery-led client expansion.
• Strong executive confidence in delivery leadership.

Client Outcomes

• Visible client success, retention, and strategic alignment.
• High client advocacy based on outcome-focused delivery.
• Deep executive relationships and co-created solutions.

Team & Capability

• Improved consulting maturity and delivery capability across teams.
• Embedded capability frameworks guiding development.
• Strong internal talent pipeline and future leadership bench.

Innovation & Product Thinking

• Reusable delivery IP and accelerators adopted at scale.
• Shift from bespoke to repeatable, scalable delivery models.
• Ongoing innovation aligned to market trends and AI evolution.

You’ll Thrive in This Role If You...

• Bring 10+ years of experience in data, analytics, or AI consulting with a strong track record of leading delivery.
• Balance big-picture thinking with detailed execution.
• See delivery as a differentiator, not just fulfilment.
• Have built or deployed reusable consulting frameworks and solutions.
• Know how to turn AI and data into real-world business value.
• Are energized by the intersection of strategy, people, process, and product.
• Enjoy building high-performing teams and developing talent.
• Are motivated by building something transformative—not just optimising what's already there.