Lead Consultant

JR United Kingdom; Bristol; Remote; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing consultancy in the UK is seeking a Lead Analytics Consultant specializing in Data & AI Strategy. This senior role combines strategic leadership and hands-on delivery, focusing on helping clients define goals and create actionable roadmaps. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in leading data strategy projects and excellent consulting skills. The position offers remote working with occasional travel to client sites.

Benefits

Competitive package with bonus and benefits

Variety of high-impact projects

Supportive, collaborative culture

Qualifications

• Proven track record in leading data strategy and analytics projects.
• Strong commercial and consulting skills for engaging with leaders.
• Broad technical knowledge across data platforms, governance, and analytics.
• Ability to combine hands-on delivery with strategic advisory.
• Flexible to travel to client sites.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end data and AI strategy engagements.
• Facilitate workshops with senior stakeholders.
• Translate business needs into analytical solutions.
• Identify opportunities to maximise value from data initiatives.
• Oversee delivery teams to meet client objectives.
• Mentor junior consultants.

Skills

Leading data strategy and analytics projects

Commercial and consulting skills

Data platforms and pipelines knowledge

Hands-on delivery

Collaboration

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Lead Analytics Consultant – Data & AI Strategy

Location: UK (Remote with travel to client sites)

About the Company

Our client is a fast-growing consultancy that helps organisations unlock the full potential of their data and analytics capabilities. Working across industries, they design and deliver data strategies, modern data platforms, advanced analytics, and AI solutions that drive measurable business impact. Their approach blends deep technical expertise with commercial insight, ensuring solutions are not only technically sound but also well-adopted and strategically aligned.

With an expanding UK footprint, they are building out their consulting team to deliver high-value engagements and shape the direction of their growing practice.

The Role

This is a senior consulting position that combines strategic leadership, client engagement, and hands-on delivery. As Lead Analytics Consultant, you will work at the intersection of data strategy, AI opportunity, and delivery execution — helping clients define their goals, creating the roadmap to achieve them, and ensuring solutions deliver lasting value.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end data and AI strategy engagements from scoping to adoption.
• Facilitate workshops with senior stakeholders to set priorities, metrics, and success criteria.
• Translate business needs into actionable technical and analytical solutions.
• Identify opportunities to maximise value from data initiatives.
• Oversee delivery teams to maintain high standards and ensure client objectives are met.
• Mentor and develop junior consultants, building both technical and consulting capability.
• Contribute to account growth through exceptional delivery and trusted relationships.

About You

• Proven track record in leading data strategy and analytics projects, ideally with AI/ML exposure.
• Strong commercial and consulting skills, able to engage with both technical and business leaders.
• Broad technical knowledge across data platforms, pipelines, governance, and analytics.
• Ability to combine hands-on delivery with strategic advisory.
• Collaborative, energetic, and motivated, with a drive for continuous improvement.
• Flexible to travel to client sites (primarily London, with occasional regional travel).

What’s on Offer

• Opportunity to shape the direction of a growing UK consultancy.
• Variety of high-impact projects across multiple industries.
• Supportive, collaborative culture focused on innovation and quality.
• Competitive package with bonus and benefits.

If you’re a strategic thinker with a passion for data and AI — and the drive to deliver measurable impact — we’d love to hear from you.