Director, Strategic Data Analytics

Director, Strategic Data Analytics (Public Sector)

Office base typically London, Manchester, or Glasgow

Excellent Salary depending on profile

About the Consultancy

We are working with a world renowned, global consultancy that partners with senior leaders to shape and deliver digital transformation. Guided by a purpose led commitment to an inclusive and sustainable future. Its multidisciplinary teams across strategy, data, AI, design, and engineering build new digital products, services, and operating models that help organisations modernise, scale, and grow responsibly.

The Role

Senior leadership position within an established Enterprise Data Analytics practice, focused on UK Public Sector clients. You will shape growth, build trusted senior relationships, and lead complex programmes that deliver measurable outcomes, with strong governance and responsible use of AI.

Key Responsibilities

• Own Director level commercial performance, shaping pipeline, converting opportunities, and delivering sustainable account growth
• Lead account strategy and senior stakeholder engagement, becoming a trusted advisor across data, analytics, and AI agendas
• Sponsor major programmes, setting clear direction, strong governance, and delivery quality across multi disciplinary teams
• Contribute to propositions, bids, and practice direction, supporting repeatable, scalable offerings
• Lead one or more areas: Operational Analytics, Data and AI Strategy, Data and AI Innovation, Data and AI Factory
• Build inclusive, high performing teams through mentoring, progression support, and coaching led leadership

Candidate Profile

You will be, or have the experience to operate as, a senior consulting leader with deep UK Public Sector experience across data, analytics, and AI, operating credibly at Director level within a large consultancy environment. You bring a collaborative, inclusive leadership style, and you are confident owning commercial outcomes while developing talent and delivering high-quality work.

Essential experience:

• senior Public Sector relationships
• enterprise data or AI strategy
• leadership of complex transformations
• ownership of commercially significant growth
• translating AI and analytics into practical change
• effective leadership in matrixed environments

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Need to Know

• Travel is client led and planned where possible, with flexibility depending on engagement needs
• Competitive base salary, flexible benefits, and performance linked variable compensation