About the role

  • Lead end-to-end consulting engagements from strategy and architecture to delivery and assurance
  • Translate client business objectives into actionable data and AI strategies, solutions, and measurable outcomes
  • Oversee design and build of modern data platforms and accelerators across Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, and cloud environments (Azure, AWS, GCP)
  • Ensure governance, standards, and compliance are embedded in client solutions aligned to industry best practice
  • Manage client relationships at senior levels acting as trusted advisor and escalation point
  • Manage and mentor Senior Data Consultants and other team members providing coaching, career development, and performance feedback
  • Foster a collaborative inclusive high-performance consulting culture
  • Lead recruitment onboarding and ongoing capability development of the consulting practice
  • Shape and promote AI-enabled data accelerators (architecture patterns, dbt frameworks, governance toolkits)
  • Support proposals pitches and client conversations to contribute to business development
  • Develop thought leadership on data and AI trends relevant to specialist industries
  • Help refine service portfolio and go-to-market strategies to align with evolving client needs

Requirements

  • Strong consulting background with experience in data strategy, architecture, governance, analytics, and AI enablement
  • Demonstrated leadership in delivering cloud-first data platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
  • Experience with modern warehouse/lakehouse technologies (Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery)
  • Familiarity with dbt
  • Familiarity with orchestration tools (ADF, AWS Glue, Google Dataflow)
  • Familiarity with CI/CD frameworks (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, etc.)
  • Deep understanding of data governance, metadata, and compliance (GDPR, PCI, etc.)
  • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
  • Strong problem-solving and structured thinking skills
  • (Desirable) Direct experience in higher education, travel and tourism, retail, or hospitality (QSR)
  • (Desirable) Knowledge of real-time data processing (Kafka, Kinesis, Pub/Sub)
  • (Desirable) Familiarity with customer data platforms (CDPs), loyalty systems, or marketing analytics
  • (Desirable) Awareness of AI/ML integration in operational environments

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and pension
  • Company performance bonus
  • Travel allowance
  • Private medical healthcare
  • £40 monthly wellness allowance
  • Gym membership discounts
  • Eye test vouchers
  • 25 days holiday (plus public holidays)
  • Option to buy 5 extra days
  • 1 company day off
  • 1 volunteering day off
  • In-house training and professional development support
  • Monthly 1:1 career path meetings
  • Support for professional certifications
  • Employee assistance program
  • Birthday gift and themed care packages
  • Regular team meet-ups and social events
  • Sustainable company swag

Job title

Manager, Data & AI

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

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