Principal Consultant - Process Excellence and Analysis

Tarka Talent; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shareholding opportunity

Private healthcare

Life assurance

25 days annual leave

Training opportunities

Job summary

Tarka Talent is recruiting a Principal Consultant – Process Excellence and Analysis for a UK-based client, a growing boutique transformation consultancy focused on Data, AI and operational excellence. You will lead from discovery through implementation with a data-led, AI-enabled approach.

In this senior role, you will shape programmes across financial services, collaborating with stakeholders up to C-Suite level and delivering measurable business value through process excellence and automation.

Qualifications

• 7+ years’ experience across consulting and financial services.
• Experience across Wealth, Asset Management, Investment or Insurance environments.
• Strong process mapping capability, including SIPOC or BPMN.
• Proven ability to translate business needs into structured requirements and deliverable stories.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and presentation skills across senior audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead operational improvement, automation and AI-enabled transformation opportunities across complex organisations.
• Use data-driven diagnostics and process intelligence to identify waste, rework and productivity opportunities.
• Facilitate workshops with technical and non-technical stakeholders to define requirements and create actionable delivery plans.
• Establish KPIs and reporting frameworks that demonstrate measurable benefits and business value.
• Contribute to the development of innovative Operational Excellence propositions, methodologies and tools.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Presentation skills

Data analysis

Tools

SIPOC

BPMN

Job description

Principal Consultant – Process Excellence and Analysis

• Location / Working Model: UK | Hybrid

Our client is a growing boutique transformation consultancy helping leading organisations turn ambitious transformation strategies into measurable business outcomes. With a strong focus on Data, AI and operational excellence, you’ll work alongside experienced transformation specialists and engage with stakeholders from subject-matter experts through to C-Suite level. You’ll have genuine ownership from the outset, supported by a collaborative culture that values delivery, development and respect.

With continued triple-digit year-on-year growth, this is an opportunity to play a meaningful role in an expanding consultancy where your contribution can directly shape both client outcomes and the firm’s future.

The Principal Consultant will lead transformation initiatives from discovery through implementation and adoption, combining process excellence, data-led analysis, automation and AI-enabled approaches to improve performance across financial services.

Role Highlights

• Lead operational improvement, automation and AI-enabled transformation opportunities across complex organisations.
• Use data-driven diagnostics and process intelligence to identify waste, rework and productivity opportunities.
• Facilitate workshops with technical and non-technical stakeholders to define requirements and create actionable delivery plans.
• Establish KPIs and reporting frameworks that demonstrate measurable benefits and business value.
• Contribute to the development of innovative Operational Excellence propositions, methodologies and tools.

You Will Need

• At least 7 years’ professional experience across consulting and financial services
• Experience across Wealth, Asset Management, Investment or Insurance environments.
• Strong process mapping capability, including methodologies such as SIPOC or BPMN.
• Proven ability to translate business needs into structured requirements and deliverable stories.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and presentation skills across senior audiences.

Why You’ll Love It

• Competitive base salary with an industry-leading bonus scheme.
• Shareholding opportunity within a growing boutique consultancy.
• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Private healthcare and life assurance worth four times annual salary.
• Funded training, development opportunities, quarterly socials and company trips.

In line with the Equality Act 2010, we strive to create a working environment where everyone can make the best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and where decisions are based on merit.

Due to a high number of applicants, we are only able to respond to successful candidates