Senior Data & AI Strategy Consultant

AtkinsRéalis; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis in the UK is seeking a Senior Strategy Consultant to lead Digital, Data and AI advisory work. You will guide clients through data strategy, governance and analytics, balancing ambition with feasibility and delivering practical roadmaps.

You will collaborate across advisory, markets and technical disciplines, building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and turning insights into actionable plans that create measurable impact.

Qualifications

• Curious, collaborative consulting style with ability to understand client operating contexts.
• Strong consulting and stakeholder engagement skills to build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders.
• Translate client needs into clear data strategies, roadmaps and practical requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects and workstreams delivering high-quality outputs.
• Understand how data is created, governed and used across organisations.
• Develop data-focused strategies, roadmaps and governance improvements.
• Develop structured business cases and prioritise data-related investments.
• Apply systems thinking to link digital and data strategy to client context.
• Assess operating models and governance arrangements for data ownership.

Skills

Data management

Stakeholder engagement

Systems thinking

Data strategy

Job description

AtkinsRéalis in the UK is seeking a Senior Strategy Consultant to lead Digital, Data and AI advisory work. You will guide clients through data strategy, governance and analytics, balancing ambition with feasibility and delivering practical roadmaps.

You will collaborate across advisory, markets and technical disciplines, building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and turning insights into actionable plans that create measurable impact.