Senior Data & AI Transformation Lead

Metrica Recruitment; Greater London, Manchester, Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible benefits

Career progression

Job summary

Metrica Recruitment is seeking a Senior Data & AI Consulting Manager to own large, multi-workstream programmes across financial services. You will lead client relationships, commercials, delivery and multidisciplinary teams while challenging architecture decisions and guiding engineering leadership.

Your work spans AI-enabled products, data foundations, semantic layers and operating models in regulated financial services. Hybrid London/Manchester/Glasgow bases with flexible client assignments.

Qualifications

• Lead complex, multi-workstream Data or AI transformation initiatives.
• Deliver AI/analytics capabilities from concept to operations.
• Extensive financial services experience across banking, insurance or capital markets.
• Credibility across data platforms and ML including Generative AI.
• Strong senior client leadership and consulting track record.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise Data & AI programmes across multiple workstreams, teams and senior stakeholders.
• Shape AI strategy, investment cases, roadmaps and measurable value outcomes with executive clients.
• Own programme commercials, delivery governance, risks, sequencing and benefits realisation.
• Translate business and regulatory challenges into AI products and agentic platforms.
• Direct AI-ready data foundations, semantic layers and platforms while assuring delivery.

Skills

Programme leadership

Data engineering

Commercial track record

Senior client leadership

Tools

Databricks

Azure

AWS

Snowflake

Job description

Metrica Recruitment is seeking a Senior Data & AI Consulting Manager to own large, multi-workstream programmes across financial services. You will lead client relationships, commercials, delivery and multidisciplinary teams while challenging architecture decisions and guiding engineering leadership.

Your work spans AI-enabled products, data foundations, semantic layers and operating models in regulated financial services. Hybrid London/Manchester/Glasgow bases with flexible client assignments.