Management Consultant (Artificial Intelligence)

NCS Group; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

NCS is seeking an analytical and forward-thinking (Senior) AI Management Consultant to help clients identify AI value and translate opportunities into tangible outcomes. You will partner with senior leaders, engineers, data scientists, and product teams to move from business problem to AI-powered solutions with measurable impact.

This role emphasizes building prototypes, running rapid experiments, and balancing speed with enterprise governance, security, and reliability across projects.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in business, engineering, CS, or related field.
• 2–6 years in management/strategy consulting or AI consulting.
• Experience in AI strategy or digital transformation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage stakeholders and lead engagements independently.
• Excellent communication and client-facing skills.

Responsibilities

• Assess AI readiness, data maturity, processes, and operational challenges.
• Identify AI, automation, and transformation opportunities by value and feasibility.
• Develop AI strategies, business cases and roadmaps.
• Redesign processes to embed AI into operations.
• Define KPIs to track impact and adoption.
• Lead engagements and workshops with stakeholders, including C-suite.
• Turn AI opportunities into prototypes, MVPs, and deployable solutions.
• Advise on AI investment priorities and build-versus-buy decisions.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Strategic thinking

Structured problem solving

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Python / AI tooling

Education

Master's degree

Tools

AI tools

Job description

NCS is a leading AI Tech Services company. With a 15,000-strong team across the Asia Pacific, NCS scales its platforms and capabilities to provide clients with greater agility and AI expertise across a range of Industries. Embracing a strong ecosystem of global partners, NCS transforms technology services delivery combining AI with digital resilience to drive real business impact. NCS is a subsidiary of the Singtel Group

Job Description

ABOUT AI CENTRAL

AI Central (AIC) is NCS’s enterprise AI capability spine — responsible for building, productising, and deploying AI capabilities and reusable assets across regulated and mission-critical sectors.

We work at the intersection of AI, business transformation, and real-world client environments, turning opportunities into solutions that create measurable impact and can scale across sectors and markets.

THE ROLE

We are looking for an analytical and forward-thinking (Senior) AI Management Consultant to help clients identify where AI can create meaningful business value and translate those opportunities into tangible outcomes.

This is not a traditional advisory role. We are looking for AI-native consultants who combine structured problem solving and business acumen with a builder mindset — using AI as a force multiplier across research, analysis, solution design, and prototyping.

You will work closely with senior client leaders and multidisciplinary teams to move from business problem → AI opportunity → solution → measurable impact.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Assess client AI readiness, data maturity, business processes, and operational challenges
• Identify and prioritise AI, automation, and transformation opportunities based on business value and feasibility
• Develop AI strategies, business cases, transformation roadmaps, and implementation plans
• Redesign processes and operating models to embed AI effectively into business operations
• Define KPIs and success measures to track business impact and adoption

Build & Validate

• Translate ambiguous business challenges into clear solution hypotheses and actionable plans
• Work with engineering, data science, and product teams to turn AI opportunities into prototypes, MVPs, and deployable solutions
• Use AI tools actively across research, analysis, prototyping, and delivery
• Drive rapid experiments to validate desirability, feasibility, and business value
• Balance speed and experimentation with enterprise requirements around security, reliability, and governance

Client Engagement & Delivery

• Lead client engagements and manage delivery with a high degree of independence
• Facilitate workshops and engage stakeholders across all levels, including C-suite executives
• Translate effectively between clients, business requirements and AI-native build teams
• Advise clients on AI investment priorities, solution approaches, and build-versus-buy-versus-partner decisions
• Build trusted client relationships through structured thinking, sound judgement, impartial advisory and practical problem solving
• Contribute reusable frameworks, methodologies, and solution patterns that help scale NCS’s AI capabilities

Qualifications

WHAT YOU SHOULD POSSESS

• Master’s degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related discipline
• 2–6 years of relevant experience in management/strategy consulting, AI consulting, forward deployed engineering, digital transformation, or related fields
• Experience in AI strategy, process transformation, operational excellence, or digital transformation
• Strong analytical, strategic, commercial, and structured problem-solving capabilities
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders across all levels, and independently lead engagements
• Excellent communication, presentation, facilitation, and client-facing skills
• Strong interest in AI with demonstrated ability to use AI tools effectively in your work
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, take proactive ownership, and deliver outcomes at pace

WHAT WILL MAKE YOU STAND OUT

• Experience taking AI opportunities beyond strategy into prototypes, pilots, or implementation
• Hands-on exposure to Python, analytics, automation, AI development, or low-code/no-code tools
• Understanding of GenAI, LLMs, AI agents, automation technologies, and their practical business applications
• Experience working closely with engineering, data science, or product teams
• Experience in regulated or complex enterprise environments
• Deep sectoral expertise in a specific industry

Additional Information

WHY JOIN NCS

• Lead high-impact AI transformation programmes for major enterprises and public-sector organisations
• Move beyond traditional advisory work to help turn AI strategies into working solutions and measurable outcomes
• Work alongside multidisciplinary teams spanning consulting, AI, engineering, data science, product, and design
• Help build reusable AI capabilities that can scale across NCS and Asia Pacific

WHY SINGAPORE

• Asia’s innovation hub: Build your career in a leading global technology and AI ecosystem.
• Regional exposure: Work on impactful projects with opportunities spanning Asia Pacific.
• Global & multicultural: English-speaking, internationally connected, and home to talent from around the world.
• Exceptional quality of life: Enjoy a safe, clean and well-connected city with excellent public transport, healthcare and infrastructure.
• Gateway to Asia: Exceptional connectivity makes travelling across Asia and beyond easy.
• Work, live & explore: A vibrant city with world-class food, culture, nature and experiences