Senior AI & Data Science Consultant

Metrica Recruitment

Greater London

Hybrid

GBP 63,000 - 77,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Salary £70K

Hybrid working

Pension with optional contributions

Private medical cover

Dental cover

Life assurance

Wellbeing programmes

Gym discounts

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Metrica Recruitment is seeking a Senior AI & Data Science Consultant to lead Gen AI and data science initiatives in a hybrid London-based role. You will steer projects from strategy to production and mentor data scientists, shaping client analytics across marketing, digital and customer domains.

The role requires hands-on Gen AI expertise, strong delivery experience in consulting, and the ability to influence stakeholders on value and risk. UK security clearance eligibility is expected.

Qualifications

Strong hands on experience with Generative AI, machine learning and data science.
Practical experience developing, fine tuning and evaluating Large Language Models.
Client facing delivery experience within consulting or complex organisations.
Proven leadership across projects or small technical teams.
Eligibility for UK Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

Lead delivery of Generative AI and data science programmes from strategy to production.
Design, build and evaluate LLM based solutions for real world client use cases.
Define Gen AI architectures, tooling and best practice across projects.
Guide and mentor data scientists working on advanced AI initiatives.
Translate complex Gen AI outputs into clear, actionable business insight.
Influence senior stakeholders on the value, risk and impact of Gen AI.

Skills

GenAI

ML & Data Science

Client Delivery

Leadership

Tools

Python

ML Engineering

MLOps

Cloud Platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Job description

As part of a global digital leader, you will lead advanced data science and Generative AI initiatives that shape customer focused strategies at scale. This role sits at the intersection of data science, Gen AI and consulting, creating measurable commercial and societal impact through intelligent, human centred solutions.

The Company

This organisation is a global consulting and digital transformation leader, combining strategy, design, data science and Generative AI to deliver meaningful outcomes. They partner with customer-centric organisations across sectors such as retail, consumer goods, telecoms, utilities and energy. You will join an inclusive and energising culture that values flexibility, sustainability and innovation, with strong investment in advanced AI capability. Based primarily in London with hybrid working, this role also offers location flexibility across other UK offices including Manchester and Glasgow. You will agree the right balance between office, home and client sites to support delivery and wellbeing.

The Role

As a Senior AI & Data Science Consultant, you will operate as a hands on technical leader with a strong focus on Generative AI and Large Language Models. You will shape Gen AI driven analytics solutions, guide teams through complex client challenges and influence how AI is embedded across customer, marketing and digital domains. The role combines deep technical delivery with project leadership, people management and responsibility for taking Gen AI use cases from strategy through to production.

Lead delivery of Generative AI and data science programmes from strategy to production
Design, build and evaluate LLM based solutions for real world client use cases
Define Gen AI architectures, tooling and best practice across projects
Guide and mentor data scientists working on advanced AI initiatives
Translate complex Gen AI outputs into clear, actionable business insight
Influence senior stakeholders on the value, risk and impact of Gen AI

Requirements

Must Have

Strong hands on experience with Generative AI, machine learning and data science
Practical experience developing, fine tuning and evaluating Large Language Models
Client facing delivery experience within consulting or complex organisations
Proven leadership across projects or small technical teams
Eligibility for UK Security Clearance

Nice to Have

Experience applying Gen AI to customer, marketing or digital analytics use cases
Sector exposure to retail, CPG, telecoms, utilities or energy
Cloud based AI and data science experience on AWS, Azure or GCP
Strong Python, ML engineering or MLOps capability

Benefits and Perks

The organisation offers a flexible benefits package designed to support professional growth, wellbeing and long term security.