Data Consultant

Synergy Solutions Limited; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading data consultancy in the UK is seeking a Principal Data Consultant to drive their data strategy and enhance capabilities in analytics, AI, and data engineering. The role involves establishing a vision, integrating solutions, and fostering a collaborative community among data experts. The ideal candidate will have proven leadership in data strategies, exceptional communication skills, and a commitment to ethical data practices. This position comes with inclusive benefits like unlimited holiday and a wellbeing budget.

Benefits

Unlimited holiday

Wellbeing budget

LGBTQ+ inclusive parental leave

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead data teams and guide skill development.
• Track record in implementing data strategies and governance frameworks.
• Exceptional communication skills for influencing diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Establish a strategic vision for the data discipline.
• Drive the development of advanced data capabilities.
• Collaborate to integrate data solutions into environments.
• Oversee successful delivery of data projects.
• Build a dynamic data community among staff and associates.

Skills

Team leadership

Data strategy development

Stakeholder management

Ethical data use

Tools

AI technologies

Machine Learning

Data automation

Job description

Overview

Does harnessing data to unlock strategic advantage excite you?

Are you ready to cultivate a vibrant community of data experts, embed robust data practices, and guide organisations toward data-driven innovation? If so, join us and lead the charge in transforming information into tangible value.

esynergy are seeking a Principal Data Consultant to help define and deliver our data strategy, strengthening our capabilities in analytics, AI/ML, and data engineering. You’ll be at the forefront of shaping data standards, nurturing talent, and ensuring that data insights directly influence decision-making and drive positive outcomes for our clients. By fostering collaboration, championing ethics and governance, and staying ahead of emerging trends, you’ll help position esynergy as a trusted leader in data innovation.

Responsibilities

• Establish and champion a strategic vision for the data discipline, aligning cutting-edge tools, methodologies, and architectures with evolving market needs.
• Drive the development of advanced data capabilities—enabling AI, machine learning, automation, and analytics to deliver meaningful client insights.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and delivery leaders to integrate data solutions into complex environments, aligning with client objectives and technical requirements.
• Oversee the successful delivery of data projects, ensuring they meet performance goals, enhance decision-making, and unlock new opportunities for clients.
• Build and sustain a dynamic data community—connecting permanent staff and associates through shared learning, mentorship, and professional growth initiatives.

Requirements

• Proven ability to lead data teams—fostering a supportive, inclusive environment and guiding continuous skill development.
• Demonstrable track record in developing and implementing data strategies, architectures, and governance frameworks at scale. Strong expertise in emerging data technologies, including AI, ML, and data automation, with hands-on experience shaping and deploying robust data platforms.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills—capable of influencing technical and non-technical audiences, and instilling confidence in data-led approaches.
• Commitment to ethical data use, compliance, and continuous improvement, always seeking new ways to enhance data practices and deliver measurable impact.

Values

Our values define how we do business and interact with our community.

• Honesty
• Collaboration
• Growth

Diversity, Belonging & Inclusion

We welcome all applicants from all backgrounds. esynergy are proud to hire on potential, not specific experience or qualifications so feel free to reach out if this sounds like you but less experience.

Benefits

We are proud of our inclusive benefits including unlimited holiday, wellbeing budget, LGBTQ+ inclusive parental leave to name a few. Checkout our full list of benefits here.

About us

esynergy is a technology consultancy and we build products, platforms and services to accelerate value for our clients. We drive measurable impact that is tightly aligned to our clients’ business objectives. Put in practice that means high transparency, metric-driven reporting, and incremental handovers and a consistent focus on building our clients’ capability. Our delivery teams are small and highly functional, formed by a vetted ecosystem of associates, luminaries and partners. We choose technologies that are the right fit for our clients’ needs and are not opinionated around specific tech stacks and service offerings.