Managing Consultant

PA Consulting; Greater London; Hybride; GBP 110 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Private healthcare

25 days annual leave

Company pension

Community involvement

Annual bonus

PA shares

Tax-advantaged benefits

Résumé du poste

PA Consulting in London seeks an Architecture Managing Consultant to lead architecture and development teams, translating complex client challenges into end-to-end solutions. You will shape architectural strategy across applications, data, and integration while engaging senior stakeholders and FTSE 100 clients.

You'll drive business development, coach teams, and contribute to new service propositions within Health and Life Sciences.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading architecture and development teams for complex client challenges.
• Strong understanding across multiple industries, with ability to shape architectural strategies across domains (application, data, integration).
• Skilled at building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and translating technical insight into business value.
• Experience in business development, including pre-sales and client engagement.
• Familiarity with architecture frameworks and modeling tools (UML, ArchiMate); aware of emerging trends.

Responsabilités

• Lead and shape architecture and development teams to deliver end-to-end solutions for complex client challenges.
• Drive business development, client engagement, and delivery of high-impact architectural outcomes.
• Collaborate with FTSE 100 clients as trusted advisor, guiding strategic decisions with clarity.
• Coach and mentor teams, promoting knowledge-sharing and growth.
• Contribute to new service propositions and strategic growth within Health and Life Sciences.

Connaissances

Leadership/Team management

Architectural strategy

Stakeholder management

Business development

FS industry network

Communication of tech to business

Pre-sales & client engagement

Outils

UML

ArchiMate

Description du poste

Company Description

We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future.

Company Description

We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future. As strategies, technologies, and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity. Our teams of interdisciplinary experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results. We are over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists. And we have deep expertise in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport. Our teams operate globally from offices across the UK, Ireland, US, Nordics, and Netherlands.

Why consider joining our Heath and Life Sciences community as an Architecture Managing Consultant?

• Join a team where you're trusted to shape your own path, manage your time, and influence real change for our clients and communities.
• Grow a flexible and unique career within a trust-based, inclusive environment that values excellence, innovation, and curiosity.
• Be part of a team actively shaping Heath and Life Sciences and tackling issues that impact our everyday lives
• Join other experts within our supportive and collaborative community through knowledge-sharing and peer-level support, coaching and mentoring

What You Can Expect

• Be part of our management team, helping shape and launch new service propositions while driving strategic business growth.
• Lead business development initiatives - building trusted client relationships, owning outcomes, and delivering innovative, high-impact solutions.
• Collaborate with FTSE 100 clients as a respected advisor, guiding them through complex challenges with clarity and creativity.
• Support your team's growth through coaching, knowledge-sharing, and creating opportunities for them to thrive.
• Be part of an environment that deeply cares about its values - Values | PA Consulting

Essential requirements

• Proven experience leading architecture and development teams, delivering impactful, end-to-end solutions for complex client challenges.
• Strong understanding of any industry vertical.
• Demonstrated ability to shape and communicate architectural strategies across multiple domains (application, business, integration).
• Skilled at building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, translating technical insight into business value.
• Track record of contributing to business development, including pre-sales, proposal development, and client engagement.
• Familiarity with architecture frameworks and modelling tools (e.g. UML, ArchiMate), with awareness of emerging trends and technologies.
• An established network of senior stakeholders within the financial services sector, with a proven ability to nurture and expand relationships that support business development and long-term client partnerships.

Our tech stack

While we advocate for using the right tech for the right task, you can expect to work with the following technologies to ensure scalable, high-performance applications:

• Cloud & Platforms: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, IBM, Oracle, Salesforce
• Architecture & Delivery: Microservices, packaged solutions, cloud/on-premise models, agile delivery, digital transformation
• Tools & Frameworks: IoT, cloud-native architectures, UML, ArchiMate

Assessment process

Please note that the interview stages may be subject to change based on the specific requirements of the role.

• Introductory Call with one of our senior Talent Acquisition partners to explore your background, the opportunity and PA.
• Round 1: 3x competency interviews, allowing you to meet different members of PA.
• Final Round: Business plan presentation with PA leaders - you will be given guidance and time to prepare in advance.

Life At PA encompasses our peoples' experience at PA. It's about how we enrich peoples' working lives by giving them access to unique people and growth opportunities and purpose-led meaningful work.

Our purpose guides how we work with our clients and our teams, and support our communities, to deliver insight and impact, solving the world's most complex challenges. We're focused on building a workplace that values human difference and diverse mindsets, and a culture of inclusion and equality that unlocks the potential in our people so everyone can be their best self.

Find out more about Life at PA here.

We are dedicated to supporting the physical, emotional, social and financial well-being of our people. Check out some of our extensive benefits:

• Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare for you and your family
• 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days
• Generous company pension scheme
• Opportunity to get involved with community and charity-based initiatives
• Annual performance-based bonus
• PA share ownership
• Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn)

We're committed to advancing equality. We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief veteran status, or other by any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups.

Hybrid Working

Our approach is to be in the office or on client site a minimum of 2 days per week. However, the actual time you spend and where you spend it will vary by role or assignment, including up to 5 days per week on client site.

Adjustments or accommodations

Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us on [e-mail]