Senior Strategy Consultant - Data, AI & Digital Strategy

slihrms; Manchester; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis’ Digital, Data and AI Advisory team is seeking an experienced Senior Strategy Consultant to lead projects that align data strategy with business needs. You will guide clients through data governance, stewardship and analytics initiatives, connecting digital and organisational context to practical delivery.

The role emphasizes collaboration across advisory, markets and technical disciplines, with a focus on turning insight into actionable plans and measurable outcomes for complex

Qualifications

• Experience in data management, governance and stewardship.
• Ability to translate client needs into clear data strategies and roadmaps.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Leading projects and workstreams to deliver high-quality outputs, and ensuring recommendations reflect our values around inclusion, sustainability and social value.
• Working with clients to understand how data is created, governed and used across their organisation, and identifying opportunities to improve how strategic decisions are supported by data.
• Developing data-focused strategies, visions and roadmaps that improve data quality, strengthen governance and support future analytics and AI initiatives.
• Developing structured business cases and providing recommendations that help clients prioritise investment in data-related initiatives.
• Applying systems thinking to uncover the digital and data implications of challenges that may initially appear operational, technical or process-led.
• Assessing organisational operating models and supporting clients in improving data ownership, stewardship and governance arrangements.
• Working with colleagues across advisory, markets and technical disciplines to create approaches that link digital and data strategy to client context and practical delivery.
• Contributing to thought leadership, knowledge sharing and capability development activities that strengthen the Digital, Data and AI Advisory practice.
• Identifying opportunities to provide additional value to clients and supporting business development, proposals and bid activities where appropriate.

Skills

Data governance

Data strategy

Stakeholder engagement

Data stewardship

Systems thinking

Job description

AtkinsRéalis’ Digital, Data and AI Advisory team is seeking an experienced Senior Strategy Consultant to lead projects that align data strategy with business needs. You will guide clients through data governance, stewardship and analytics initiatives, connecting digital and organisational context to practical delivery.

The role emphasizes collaboration across advisory, markets and technical disciplines, with a focus on turning insight into actionable plans and measurable outcomes for complex