Strategy Consultant (Data Focused)

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AtkinsRéalis Digital Data and AI Advisory team is growing and we are looking for experienced enthusiastic people who can help clients make well-informed choices about their technology and data landscape. Our work brings together strategy systems thinking and practical technology insight to help organisations understand their digital maturityidentifyopportunities and risks and make decisions that stand up to scrutiny.

Across our key markets clients are dealing with an explosion of information and are struggling to harness their data to meet theirobjectives whetherthatsimproving service performance modernising critical assets meeting regulatory or security expectations or planning major investment programmes. Many of these issues begin as operational organisational or assurance challenges but success depends on how well data is governed managedsharedand applied. To strengthen our capability in this area we are particularly interested in people with strong data management experience who can help clients build the foundations needed for better assurance analytics improveddecision-makingand responsible adoption of AI.

We aregrowing ourmultidisciplinary team drawn from consultingtechnologyand data-focused may be a data strategist information architect digitalconsultantor someone with broader experience looking to bring a stronger data lens to strategic and the ability to connect digital dataandorganisational context are all important along with the ability to nurture trusted relationships with colleagues and clients.

As aSenior Strategy Consultant youwilldeliver Digital Data and AI advisory services that turn insight intopracticalaction. Youwillleadprojects andworkstreams that shape strategic priorities guiding clients through decisions that balance ambition with feasibility. Your focuswill beonaligning stakeholders around a shared vision and creating clear actionable plans that deliver measurable impact. By combining analyticalrigourstrategicthinkingand an understanding ofclientsoperating environments youwillhelp clients prioritise investments and achieve outcomes that matter most to their business.

• Leadingprojectsandworkstreamsto deliver high-quality outputs and ensuring recommendations reflect our values around inclusionsustainabilityand social value.
• Working with clients to understand how data is createdgovernedand used across their organisation andidentifyingopportunities to improve howstrategicdecisions 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 recommendationsthat help clients prioritiseinvestmentindata-related initiatives.
• Applying systems thinking to uncover the digital and data implications of challenges that may initially appear operational technical or processled.
• Assessing organisational operating models and supporting clients in improving data ownershipstewardshipand governance arrangements.
• Working with colleagues across advisory markets and technical disciplines to create approaches that link digital and data strategy toclientcontext and practicaldelivery.
• Contributing to thought leadership knowledge sharing and capability development activities that strengthen the Digital Data and AI Advisory practice.
• Identifyingopportunities to provideadditionalvalue to clients and supporting business developmentproposalsand bid activities whereappropriate.

• A naturally curiouscollaborativeand practical consulting style with the ability to understand client operating contexts and make sense of complex challenges.
• Strong consulting and stakeholder engagement skills:able to build trusted relationships across diverse stakeholder groups influence decision-making communicate effectively with senior stakeholders and turn analysis into clear recommendations.
• An ability to act as a bridge between business operational and technical teams translating client needs into clear data strategiesroadmapsand practical requirements.
• Experience indata management including data strategy governancestewardshipand approaches for improving organisational data capability.
• An ability to adapt and apply knowledge and experience across different industry sectors and client maturity levels.
• An ability to explainhow emerging technologies and modern digital approaches depend on trusted well-managed data and to apply this understanding when shaping data strategiesroadmapsand recommendations.
• An ability to apply ethical and responsible considerations when shaping data and digital recommendations including how data is governedusedand communicated.
• Anability to applybusiness architecturedata architectureoperatingmodeland organisational design conceptsto shape practicaldata and digital transformationrecommendations.
• Experience in one or more of our key marketsDefence Aerospace Security Energy Utilities HighwaysRailor the Public Sectoris an advantage.

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health wellbeing financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

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Were AtkinsRéalis a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people data and technology to transform the worlds infrastructure and energy systems. Together with our industry partners and clients and our global team of consultants designers engineers and project managers we can change the world. Were committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV details of any current or previously held security clearance.

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