Data Strategy Consultant – AI & Governance

Metrica Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Central London base with hybrid work

Flexibility across Manchester and glas

Pension with optional contributions

Private medical cover

Wellbeing support

Flexible benefits package

Career progression in data, AI and咨询

Job summary

Metrica Recruitment is hiring a Data Strategy Consultant – AI & Governance in Central London with hybrid flexibility, and opportunities to work across Manchester and Glasgow. The role spans data strategy, governance, metadata and MDM, turning complex data challenges into practical operating models and delivery plans.

You’ll contribute across data quality, lineage and stewardship, collaborating with architects, engineers and data scientists.

Qualifications

• Experience in data strategy, governance, data management or MDM.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and consulting skills.
• Understanding of data quality, metadata, lineage or stewardship.
• Experience with data governance or management tooling.
• Eligibility for UK Security Clearance

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on data strategy, governance and AI-ready data foundations.
• Design data governance, quality and MDM operating models.
• Translate complex data issues into practical recommendations.
• Support delivery of catalogues, lineage and stewardship solutions.
• Collaborate with architects, engineers and data scientists.
• Lead client workstreams at Senior Consultant level

Skills

Data strategy

Governance

MDM

Stakeholder engagement

Consulting skills

Tools

Collibra

Informatica

Alation

Ataccama

Microsoft Purview

Job description

Shape the data strategies that help organisations adopt AI with confidence. This is a consulting role focused on trusted data foundations, governance, quality and practical transformation across complex enterprise environments.

The Company

You’ll join a global consulting organisation working across strategy, design, technology, data and AI. Based in Central London with hybrid working, the role also offers flexibility across Manchester and Glasgow. The business partners with major organisations to modernise data environments, improve governance and create the trusted foundations needed for analytics, AI and digital transformation.

The Role

As a Data Strategy Consultant – AI & Governance, you’ll help clients define how data should be governed, managed and used to support better decisions and AI adoption. You’ll work across data strategy, governance, data quality, metadata, lineage and master data management, turning complex data challenges into clear operating models and delivery plans.

The role is available at Consultant and Senior Consultant level, with increased responsibility for workstream leadership, client influence and coaching at senior grade.

You will:

• Advise clients on data strategy, governance and AI-ready data foundations
• Design data governance, quality and MDM operating models
• Translate complex data issues into practical recommendations
• Support delivery of catalogues, lineage and stewardship solutions
• Collaborate with architects, engineers and data scientists
• Lead client workstreams at Senior Consultant level

Requirements

Must-Have

• Experience in data strategy, governance, data management or MDM
• Strong stakeholder engagement and consulting skills
• Understanding of data quality, metadata, lineage or stewardship
• Experience with data governance or management tooling
• Eligibility for UK Security Clearance

Nice-to-Have

• Collibra, Informatica, Alation, Ataccama or Microsoft Purview
• Exposure to AI governance or AI-ready data preparation
• DAMA or similar data management frameworks
• Centralised or federated data operating model experience

Benefits and Perks

You’ll join a flexible consulting environment that values inclusion, ownership and long-term progression.

• Consultant salary: £45,000 to £55,000
• Senior Consultant salary: £60,000 to £70,000 plus bonus
• Central London base with hybrid working
• Flexibility across Manchester and Glasgow
• Pension with optional additional contributions
• Private medical cover and wellbeing support
• Flexible benefits package
• Progression across data, AI and consulting

Job Owner: d.prosser

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