Senior Consultant

Equantiis; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology consulting firm is seeking a Senior Consultant who will lead client engagements and coach teams through technology-enabled change. The role is hybrid, requiring travel to London a couple of times a month. Candidates should have substantial IT leadership experience, especially in educational settings, and a passion for driving impactful change. A competitive salary package and benefits are offered.

Benefits

Private Health Insurance

Income Protection

Life Assurance

Extended Critical Illness cover

25 days annual leave plus 3 days for Christmas

Statutory pension contributions

Qualifications

• Significant IT leadership or consulting experience required.
• At least three years in management, business, or technology consulting.
• Experience delivering improvements in student experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead consulting engagements and manage project workstreams.
• Build and maintain client relationships to identify follow-on opportunities.
• Support and mentor less-experienced colleagues.

Skills

Technology and data strategy development

Cyber security maturity

Cloud migration

Software procurement

Experience in Higher or Further Education

Job description

Senior Consultant

Full‑time | Hybrid (UK) | Travel to London 1 or 2 days per month and travel to client sites as required.

Salary: £55,000-£70,000 Depending on skills and experience

About the Role

We’re looking for a Senior Consultant with a passion for helping organisations deliver technology‑enabled change. You’ll play a key role in leading client engagements, guiding teams through complex challenges, and ensuring projects deliver real, lasting impact. This is a hands‑on role where you’ll manage multiple workstreams, advise senior stakeholders, and contribute to the ongoing growth of our consulting practice. You’ll also help coach less‑experienced colleagues, sharing your expertise and insight across our team.

Key Responsibilities

Client Delivery

• Lead consulting engagements, assessing client needs and developing practical, evidence‑based recommendations
• Manage project workstreams and producing deliverables, ensuring outputs meet agreed objectives, quality standards and timelines
• Act as a trusted adviser to client sponsors, maintaining effective communication and stakeholder engagement
• Identify risks and issues early, proposing mitigation and contingency plans

Business Development

• Build and maintain strong client relationships that lead to follow‑on opportunities
• Contribute to proposals, thought leadership and internal knowledge materials
• Support account and opportunity planning with senior colleagues

Team Leadership & Development

• Apply and refine Equantiis methodologies and tools to deliver consistent results
• Support and mentor colleagues, sharing your experience and insights
• Actively engage in developing new tools, approaches and services

Experience and Expertise

We’re looking for a Senior Consultant with significant IT leadership or consulting experience and the ability to guide clients confidently through technology‑enabled change. You’ll have experience in some of the following areas:

• Technology and data strategy development
• Cyber security maturity and Cyber Essentials implementation
• Cloud migration and legacy platform modernization
• Security Operations Centre (SOC) procurement and mobilisation
• Software procurement and implementation, including CRM, HRIS, Finance, ERP, LMS, Student Information Systems
• Requirements gathering, process analysis and business case development
• Data protection maturity assessment and compliance support

At least three years’ experience in management, business or technology consulting is essential, including direct client delivery.

Our current priority is candidates with experience in Higher or Further Education, particularly those who have delivered improvements in student experience, academic or professional services transformation, or sector‑specific technology platforms.

While this is our current priority, we also welcome applications from candidates with relevant experience in other sectors who can demonstrate how their skills and insight would translate effectively into the education environment.

Skills and Attributes

• A naturally analytical and curious mindset, with a desire to understand how organisations work
• The ability to build trusted relationships with clients, partners and colleagues
• Strong commercial awareness and an understanding of how organisations make decisions
• Excellent communication skills – both written and verbal – and the ability to adapt your style to your audience
• Confidence in presenting ideas and explaining complex or technical concepts in a clear and engaging way
• Experience planning, delivering and facilitating workshops with clients and internal teams
• Experience producing high-quality written outputs, including reports and recommendations
• A focus on accuracy and attention to detail, alongside the ability to step back and see the bigger picture
• Comfortable making data‑informed recommendations to support decision‑making
• Ability to effectively manage stakeholders while navigating project challenges
• Ability to manage your time effectively and work on multiple client engagements simultaneously

Location

This is a UK‑based hybrid role, with remote working as standard and travel to London around twice a month for team days and training. Client engagements are typically a mix of on‑site and remote.

Benefits

We offer a competitive package including Private Health Insurance, Income Protection, Life Assurance, Extended Critical Illness cover, 25 days’ annual leave (plus 3 days for Christmas shutdown), and statutory pension contributions.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship.

Organisational Structure and Progression

At Equantiis, you’ll be part of a structured consultancy team led by our Managing Director and Senior Leadership Team. As a Senior Consultant, you’ll have clear opportunities to progress to Managing Consultant, taking on greater responsibility for client delivery, people leadership, and business development as you grow within the organisation.

Consulting Structure

• Principal Consultant
• Managing Consultant
• Senior Consultant