Managing Consultant - FS - GCP Architecture

Astro Studios, Inc.; London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm seeks a GCP Architecture Managing Consultant to drive business development and enhance client relationships. The role involves leadership in cloud architecture within the financial services sector, and the opportunity to shape innovative solutions while working in a flexible, inclusive environment. Candidates will have an established network and experience in consultancy, with a focus on delivering high-impact results.

Benefits

Health and lifestyle perks with private healthcare

25 days annual leave plus bonus days

Generous pension scheme

Community and charity initiatives

Annual performance-based bonus

PA share ownership

Tax efficient benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in selling professional services and Google Cloud services.
• Strong network in financial services with proven business development skills.
• Proven leadership in data and AI architecture.

Responsibilities

• Manage and shape client relationships and business growth strategies.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams and drive impactful solutions.
• Contribute to market-relevant offerings and thought leadership.

Skills

Networking

Cloud Architecture

Business Development

Consultancy

Leadership

Data/AI Architecture

Job 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.

PA. Bringing Ingenuity to Life.

Why consider joining our Financial Services community as a GCP Architecture Managing Consultant?

• Shape your own path in a role where you're trusted to manage your time, make an impact, and drive meaningful change for clients and communities.
• Grow a flexible and unique career within a trust-based, inclusive environment that values excellence, innovation, and curiosity.
• Contribute to shaping the future of financial services and solving challenges that affect everyday lives.
• Thrive in a collaborative community of experts, supported by peer-level mentoring, coaching, and knowledge-sharing.

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.
• Apply hands-on experience to design and deliver cutting-edge business solutions, working end-to-end from senior stakeholders to delivery teams.
• Access the latest training and certifications, including AWS, Azure, and GCP, alongside our extensive internal learning and mentoring programmes.
• Contribute to thought leadership and the development of market-relevant offerings that showcase innovation and deliver value to clients.

Qualifications

Essential requirements

Even if you don’t meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply—we often hire for similar roles that may be a great fit.

• Experience in selling professional services, including consultancy and Google Cloud services
• An established network of senior stakeholders within financial services, with a proven ability to nurture and expand relationships that support business development and long-term client partnerships
• Proven experience across financial services, particularly in banking, insurance, wealth management, payments, or financial infrastructure
• A strong track record of leadership across application, business, and data/AI architecture
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams, especially in engineering and architecture
• Ability to deliver strategic thinking through delivery roadmaps and mentoring.
• Deep knowledge of cloud, digital, data, and AI technologies, with exposure to emerging tech and digital trends.

Additional information

Please not that the interview stages may be subject to change based on the specific requirements of the role.

• Introductory Callwith a senior Talent Acquisition Partner to explore your background, the opportunity, and PA.
• Round 1:Three competency-based interviews with members of the team.
• Final Round :Business plan presentation to PA leaders—with guidance and prep time provided.

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.

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