Job Description
About the Company
We were formed by global data experts, to drive data transformation through supporting organisations to improve their data literacy and maturity. Our award-winning models and framework are trusted to deliver real tangible value in organisations around the world, from multi-national enterprises through to start-ups including Governments and niche charities.
We are passionate about data!
Our mission is to advance data literacy and data maturity across the world. We do this by working through data challenges with our partners one small step at a time! We change mentalities of organisations to treat data as an asset, so they can really enable data driven transformation. We assist the risk-adverse by building solid foundations and challenge the value driven to become even more innovative by making every organisation data enabled.
Our education programs are world leading; sharing good practice through our books and rapidly growing data community; widens our impact and ensures we continue to influence the data leaders of the future...
About the Role
As a principal consultant, you will be a highly driven data professional and an effective communicator. You will drive a small team to deliver well-structured and high-impact data initiatives for clients, including but not limited to Data Strategy formation, Data Maturity Assessments, Literacy Initiatives and Governance Programs. You will be the primary client contact and be responsible for delivering projects to an industry-beating standard.
Responsibilities
* Lead the development and delivery of Data Strategy consulting projects, encompassing data maturity assessments, data vision generation, use case & value mapping, data literacy, and data strategy creation and mobilisation.
* Provide expert data strategy and operations guidance and advice to C-levels executives and data leaders.
* Managing the client and senior team throughout early-stage engagement and delivery. Acting as the first point of escalation for the client.
* Ensuring the quality of the project deliverables to clients.
* Presenting quantitative and qualitative information in a manner that is easy to understand and that is structured towards providing useful insights to an organisation.
* Supporting the ideation, planning, execution, and development of new consulting products.
* Supporting pre-sales activities e.g., Leading the creation of client’s proposals and responding to RFPs
Qualifications
Educated from a highly regarded university with a 2:i or above.
Required Skills
* Experience managing complex client-driven projects.
* Experience in creation of client’s Data Strategy
* Experience in Data Projects
* A results-oriented mindset with an eye for detail and a passion for data
* Confident and concise communication skills, with the ability to drive alignment, collaboration and efficiency within teams.
* Experience in the early-stage engagement of potential clients and senior stakeholders
* Awareness of Data Protection legislation and how this might impact how our clients can use Data.
Preferred Skills
Experience in some strategic data work, ideally having written (at minimum been involved in) writing a data strategy. Can talk and lead workshops with senior stakeholders (someone we would be comfortable interviewing C-suite roles). Willing to just get stuck in and involved as needed, might be going into projects they don't have much experience of. Must be comfortable in "novel" situations. Ability to travel/be on site with client as needed.
Equal Opportunity Statement
We are an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to promoting a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. We believe that diversity stimulates innovation, enables us to deliver better outcomes for people and communities, supports the growth of our people, and delivers great results for our customers.