drjobs Principal Consultant Data & AI Strategy

Principal Consultant Data & AI Strategy

Employer Active

1 Vacancy
drjobs

Job Alert

You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Valid email field required
Send jobs
Send me jobs like this
drjobs

Job Alert

You will be updated with latest job alerts via email

Valid email field required
Send jobs
Job Location drjobs

Melbourne - Australia

Monthly Salary drjobs

Not Disclosed

drjobs

Salary Not Disclosed

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

As a Principal Consultant Data & AI Strategy you will shape and guide the strategic direction of our clients data and AI journeys. Your focus will be on unlocking value through a structured lens:

  • Reward Clearly linking AI-enabled opportunities to corporate objectives and strategic imperatives.
  • Real Defining what is truly required (beyond just technology) to realise that value including people processes culture and investment.
  • Reliable Establishing how to execute responsibly with safeguards for ethical secure and scalable deployment.

You will lead high-impact Data & AI Strategy engagements across strategic use case identification future state design capability uplift planning and operating model development. You will work closely with senior executives to co-create a unified strategic vision and influence cross-functional alignment on value delivery pathways.

As a Principal you will bring deep expertise in strategy execution frameworks and play a pivotal role in coaching others and evolving our internal methodologies and accelerators. You will actively contribute to the continuous improvement of our offerings and knowledge base across the practice.

You will assess and uplift clients Data & AI capabilities champion leading practices in data governance and AI ethics and bring a forward-looking lens to help clients navigate emerging trendssuch as Generative AI Data Products and Responsible AIwhile solving complex real-world challenges.

In return for your expertise youll find meaningful work at the heart of our clients most important Data & AI transformations. Youll be immersed in an innovative environment working alongside a team of bright minds and leveraging cutting-edge technology. We are deeply invested in your professional growth offering clear career development pathways along with the benefits and stability of being part of a leading global technology firm.


Qualifications :

Strategic & Commercial Acumen

  • Business Value Focus: Track record of defining how Data & AI initiatives create measurable business valuesuch as revenue growth operational efficiency and risk mitigationaligned to enterprise objectives.
  • Strategic Roadmapping: Extensive experience in leading the development of phased Data & AI strategy roadmaps that drive transformation across medium and large-scale enterprises.
  • Use Case Definition: Mastery in identifying assessing and prioritising high-value feasible and scalable data use cases that unlock competitive advantage.

Consulting & Stakeholder Influence

  • Executive Facilitation: Highly skilled in designing and leading strategic workshops with senior stakeholders to shape vision prioritise outcomes and ensure alignment across business and technology domains.
  • Influencing & Communication: Executive-level communication capabilities with the ability to distil complex concepts into compelling narratives that influence decisions at C-suite.
  • Thought Leadership & Practice Building: Contributes to the refinement of delivery frameworks mentors consultants and elevates the broader consulting community through coaching and knowledge sharing.

Data & Analytics Expertise

  • Capability Assessment: Deep knowledge of the end-to-end data and AI capability landscapeacross strategy governance architecture culture and literacywith experience in maturity assessments and capability uplift planning.
  • Data Governance Leadership: Proven ability to design and embed practical governance frameworks that balance control with agility including roles policies and ethical oversight.
  • Technology & Trend Awareness: Strong conceptual grasp of emerging data and AI trends (e.g. Generative AI AI Governance Data Products) with the ability to credibly engage across business architecture and engineering teams.

Personal Attributes

  • Outcome-Oriented: Maintains a clear focus on delivering impact with a bias toward actionable recommendations and sustainable transformation.
  • Collaborative & Adaptive: Operates effectively in dynamic cross-functional environments and adapts style to different stakeholder contexts.
  • Analytical & Creative: Able to deconstruct ambiguous challenges and develop structured innovative solutions that balance strategic ambition with practical execution


Additional Information :

Why join us: 

NCS Australia is where you can feel at home nurturing your talents and skills as we make tomorrow together one day at a time. Our benefits include paid parental leave initiatives focused on your well-being and discounted health insurance. You will also enjoy discounts on various products and services and be regularly recognised and rewarded for high performance. We are committed to your career development through our Capability Fingerprint industry and partner training programs special interest groups and an AI-driven learning platform. No matter where you are in your career we offer meaningful work and opportunities for growth.

 

NCS Australia is an equal-opportunity employer and we take pride in our commitment to valuing and supporting our people and the communities we are dedicated to attracting retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity ethnicity sexual orientation disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Veterans Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.

At NCS Australia we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process as well as during employment. We actively support and encourage people with disability to apply. 

 

Agencies:

Weve got this. We request that you do not contact NCS employees outside of the Talent Acquisition team. NCS exclusively accepts resumes from agencies on our preferred supplier panel through the NCS Agency Portal. Agencies that submit resumes must have a valid fee agreement and be assigned to the particular requisition by the Talent Acquisition team. Any resumes that are submitted outside of this process will become the sole property of NCS. If a candidate is hired outside of this process no fee or payment will be given.

 

Work rights and background checks: 

To be eligible for a position with us applicants will need to have valid work rights for Australia and be willing to undergo a comprehensive background checking process including probity and police checks


Remote Work :

No


Employment Type :

Full-time

Employment Type

Full-time

Company Industry

About Company

Report This Job
Disclaimer: Drjobpro.com is only a platform that connects job seekers and employers. Applicants are advised to conduct their own independent research into the credentials of the prospective employer.We always make certain that our clients do not endorse any request for money payments, thus we advise against sharing any personal or bank-related information with any third party. If you suspect fraud or malpractice, please contact us via contact us page.