Senior Manager/Associate Director - Data Analytics - Scaling consultancy

Milburn Lewis
London
1 year ago
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Data Science Associate Manager

Our client is an award-winning data consultancy, and one of the fastest growing companies in its sector. They help clients get data right, by providing expertise across data strategy, data science, data engineering and BI. They do this across a range of industries, including manufacturing, energy, public sector, automotive and FMCG. The work is varied and interesting, and has won awards for innovation.


An opportunity has arisen to join their Client Delivery function as a Senior Manager/Associate Director. This is a senior role, that will play a pivotal part in how projects/programmes are delivered across the business.


Key responsibilities will include overseeing delivery of a range of different data programmes (i.e data science, data engineering, BI etc), across different industry sectors, with an initial focus on FMCG. You will be part of the client leadership team, and will be responsible for building and maintaining, long-lasting, solid relationships with clients, built on trust. You will lead and direct the technical project team to ensure value is being created for clients. You will also be involved in proposal submissions, business development initiatives and road-mapping of analytical projects.


The ideal candidate will have deep experience in delivering a diverse range of data projects across multiple industries, and formal consulting experience is essential for this role. Ideally you will have FMCG exposure but other sectors may be considered. Those of most interest include Energy, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Automotive etc (they are less active within the FS space). You will have very strong Agile delivery and project governance experience within a commercial setting, and familiarity with Scrum ceremonies. You will have outstanding commercial awareness and excellent stakeholder managements skills with demonstrable experience in driving business value.


This is a fantastic opportunity to join one of the fastest growing consultancies in the data world, as they continue to scale, and be part of this exciting growth journey.

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