Technology Advisor

Thoughtworks Inc.; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Thoughtworks is seeking a Technology Advisor Researcher to guide clients through strategic vision and technical implementation, collaborating with senior leaders to frame challenges and deliver executive-ready insights.

You will blend consulting fundamentals with AI-powered workflows, shaping strategic recommendations and accelerating advisory engagements using GenAI/LLM tools.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years in management or technology consulting, business analysis, strategy, or digital transformation.
• Technical degree or equivalent experience grounding in technology.
• Experience connecting business needs with technology solutions.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking; comfortable with ambiguity.
• Familiarity with GenAI/LLM tools to enhance research and content creation.
• Experience researching industry, markets, and technology landscapes.

Responsibilities

• Drive comprehensive research: industry trends, tech landscapes, processes, benchmarks using AI-enabled tools.
• Translate complex challenges into strategic recommendations with evidence-based patterns and trade-offs.
• Support client engagements: exec-ready presentations, workshops, requirements, roadmaps.
• Apply AI to accelerate advisory work and create repeatable workflows.
• Ensure quality and delivery excellence of all work products for clients.

Skills

Consulting experience

AI tools

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Technical degree

Tools

Claude

OpenAI

ChatGPT

Job description

Technology Advisor Researchers are integral to our AI-native advisory teams, guiding clients through the complex intersection of strategic vision and technical implementation. They collaborate closely with senior leadership and technical specialists, anchoring the advisory process by thoroughly framing challenges, validating hypotheses, and quantifying trade-offs to deliver executive-ready insights. By blending rigorous consulting methodologies with an AI-native workflow, Technology Advisor Researchers empower senior teams to achieve unparalleled speed and depth, ensuring every strategic recommendation is grounded in robust evidence and structural precision.

This role moves beyond traditional documentation, you will help shape strategic recommendations, uncover insights, and accelerate advisory engagements. By combining consulting fundamentals with AI-powered ways of working, you enable teams to deliver deeper analysis, faster execution and greater value for clients. It offers a unique opportunity to apply cutting-edge GenAI/LLM tools and tackle wider, complex business problems beyond pure engineering.

Job responsibilities

• You will drive comprehensive research and analysis, including industry trends, technology landscapes, business processes, and competitive benchmarking, leveraging AI-enabled tools to accelerate insights.
• You will translate complex business challenges into actionable strategic recommendations, synthesizing qualitative and quantitative information to identify patterns, risks, opportunities, and trade-offs.
• You will support client engagements by preparing executive-ready presentations, facilitating workshops, documenting business and technology requirements, and contributing to strategic assessments and roadmap development.
• You will responsibly apply AI to enhance the speed and quality of advisory work, accelerating research, supporting content development, and developing repeatable AI-driven workflows.
• You will ensure the quality and delivery excellence of all work products, reviewing them for accuracy, structure, insight, and evidence before sharing with clients, proactively identifying gaps or inconsistencies.
• You will contribute to the continuous improvement of our Technology Advisory practice by capturing reusable frameworks, sharing lessons learned, and enhancing research approaches and analytical methods.
• You will collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams, including Technology Advisors, architects, designers, engineers, and client stakeholders, fostering a trusted partnership environment.
• You will leverage cutting-edge GenAI/LLM tools like Claude, OpenAI, and ChatGPT to solve complex business problems, shifting beyond pure engineering focus to strategic advisory.
• You will act as an engine of execution, translating high-level strategic intent into measurable, high-impact business outcomes for our clients.
• You will learn, digest, and apply the latest technology thinking and AI advancements to solve client problems and strengthen our advisory capabilities.

Job qualifications

Technical Skills

• You have 4-6 years of professional experience in management or technology consulting, business analysis, technology strategy, product management or digital transformation, data, research, or analytics roles.
• You possess a technical background, demonstrated through a relevant technical degree or prior experience, providing a solid technology grounding.
• You have proven experience working on technology-enabled business initiatives, connecting business needs with practical technology solutions.
• You have strong analytical and critical thinking skills, comfortable working with ambiguity and complex problems.
• You are comfortable using AI tools (e.g., GenAI/LLM tools like Claude, OpenAI, ChatGPT) to enhance research, analysis, and content creation, understanding how to validate AI-generated outputs.
• You have experience in conducting comprehensive research across industry, market, and technology landscapes, alongside business process and data analysis.
• You are adept at structuring complex problems into manageable workstreams and developing evidence-based recommendations.
• You are proficient in creating executive-ready presentations and documentation, effectively translating complex technical concepts for business stakeholders.

Professional Skills

• You thrive in a collaborative environment, effectively working across multidisciplinary teams and building trusted relationships with clients and colleagues.
• You have a continuous improvement mindset, actively seeking to capture reusable frameworks, share lessons learned, and enhance advisory methodologies.
• You possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, capable of explaining complex concepts clearly and persuasively to diverse audiences, including executive stakeholders.
• You have experience from a professional management consultancy background, demonstrating a rigorous and client-centric approach.
• You are resilient in ambiguous situations and can approach challenges from multiple perspectives, always striving for insightful and well-structured solutions.
• You have a passion for learning and sharing knowledge, continuously exploring new ways to improve productivity and advisory outcomes, particularly through AI.
• You are able to think strategically while maintaining attention to detail, breaking down complex challenges into logical components.

Other things to know

Learning & Development

There is no one-size-fits-all career path at Thoughtworks: however you want to develop your career is entirely up to you. But we also balance autonomy with the strength of our cultivation culture. This means your career is supported by interactive tools, numerous development programs and teammates who want to help you grow. We see value in helping each other be our best and that extends to empowering our employees in their career journeys.

Responsible Use of AI in Recruitment

At Thoughtworks, we use AI tools to support our recruitment team with administrative tasks such as drafting communications, scheduling interviews and writing job descriptions.

Crucially, our AI tools do not screen, assess, rank or make hiring decisions. Each application is reviewed by our team and all selection decisions are made exclusively by our interviewers and hiring managers.

We are committed to fairness and responsible AI. We actively manage our AI systems by testing, monitoring for biased outcomes and implementing mitigation measures. We hold our third-party vendors to these same high standards through a rigorous governance process. For additional information, please see our full Thoughtworks AI Policy for Recruitment.

About Thoughtworks

Thoughtworks is a dynamic and inclusive community of bright and supportive colleagues who are revolutionizing tech. As a leading technology consultancy, we’re pushing boundaries through our purposeful and impactful work. For 30+ years, we’ve delivered extraordinary impact together with our clients by helping them solve complex business problems with technology as the differentiator. Bring your brilliant expertise and commitment for continuous learning to Thoughtworks. Together, let’s be extraordinary.

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