AI Strategist in Belfast

We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future. As strategies, technologies and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity. Our diverse teams of experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough use of technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results. An innovation and transformation consultancy, we are over 4000 specialists in various sectors including consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport.

We operate globally from offices across the UK, US, Netherlands and Nordics. Flexible working - We are currently operating a discretionary hybrid working model which is designed to help you plan your work and your life. We want our people to come into the office at least two days a week.

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior AI Strategist to join our team and to lead and shape the AI vision for our clients across private and public sectors.

Who you’ll work with

You will join PA Consulting’s AI practice in our London office. This group brings together the best of PA’s capabilities to help our clients use AI to transform their businesses. As part of this global team, you’ll be working on everything from advising clients on how to get started with their AI journey to standing up industry-first AI solutions.

Your role is at the intersection of business strategy and technology, focusing on identifying high-impact AI use cases, evaluating return on investment, and designing end-to-end AI roadmaps that align with our clients’ objectives. As a key member of our team, you will play a central role in delivering large-scale transformation programmes, guiding clients through the AI implementation lifecycle, and ensuring AI solutions meet both strategic and operational goals.

You’ll typically work on projects across all industries and functions and will be fully integrated with the rest of our global firm. You’ll also work with colleagues from across PA Consulting to help our clients deliver breakthrough solutions, experiences and businesses.

Your impact within our firm

You will work with C-suite and senior executives to problem-solve on their key issues and provide actionable recommendations leveraging your AI & technology know-how and business sense. You'll lead teams of typically 3 to 10 consultants, coordinating the day-to-day management of our client project teams while keeping the high-level goals of the project in mind. This includes gathering and analysing information, formulating and testing hypotheses, and developing and communicating recommendations for client presentations. You’ll also have the opportunity to present results to client management and advise on their implementation in collaboration with client team members.

Beyond the problem-solving tasks of a typical client project, you'll lead a team of general consultants and experts of all tenures, including AI / GenAI experts, software developers, designers, data engineers, agile coaches and others in their work, guiding and developing individual team members. Additionally, you’ll be involved in business development activities, working closely with the AI leadership team to build and nurture new client relationships and win exciting work at the forefront of this technology.

You will receive training as well as frequent coaching and mentoring from colleagues on your teams. This support includes a partner assigned to you to help guide your career as well as formal training.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategy Development: Collaborate with client stakeholders to assess business challenges, identify strategic AI use cases, and define AI roadmaps tailored to meet business objectives.
• Use Case Identification: Analyse business processes to discover impactful AI applications, develop ROI estimates, and prioritise AI projects based on feasibility and strategic value.
• AI Roadmap Creation: Design and document comprehensive AI implementation roadmaps, outlining key milestones, resources, and timelines to guide clients’ AI journey from concept to execution.
• Performance Measurement: Develop frameworks to track the performance of AI initiatives, ensuring measurable outcomes aligned with expected ROI and business value.
• Transformation Oversight: Lead large transformation programmes by integrating AI solutions into business processes, ensuring alignment with client business goals, and managing cross-functional teams.
• Stakeholder Communication: Serve as a trusted advisor to client leadership, presenting strategic recommendations, addressing risks, and providing guidance on AI best practices.
• Industry Trends & Insights: Stay informed of emerging AI trends and technologies, evaluating their applicability to client industries and proactively identifying new opportunities for AI adoption.
• Due Diligence: Lead commercial and technical due diligence of AI target companies.

Qualifications:

• Master's degree preferably in engineering, science or another technical or related field; advanced degree or MBA is advantageous.
• 8+ years of post-university technology- and strategy-related experience, in a professional services, blue-chip, industry or start-up environment with a proven record of high performance.
• 2 years of managerial experience in top-tier strategy consulting or senior managerial experience in IT consulting.
• Combination of strong strategic and analytical abilities with a passion for technology.
• Willingness to travel.

We know the skill-gap and ‘somewhat need to tick every box’ can get in the way of meeting brilliant candidates, so please don’t hesitate to apply – we’d love to hear from you. Apply today by completing our online application.

Additional information

Life At PA encompasses our peoples' experience at PA. It’s about how we enrich peoples’ working lives by giving them access to unique people and growth opportunities and purpose-led meaningful work. We believe diversity fuels ingenuity. Diversity of thought brings exciting perspectives; diversity of experience brings a wealth of knowledge, and diversity of skills brings the tools we need. When we bring people together with diverse backgrounds, identities, and minds, embracing that difference through an inclusive culture where our people thrive; we unleash the power of diversity – bringing ingenuity to life.

We are dedicated to supporting the physical, emotional, social and financial well-being of our people. Check out some of our extensive benefits:

• Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare for you and your family.
• 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days.
• Generous company pension scheme.
• Opportunity to get involved with community and charity-based initiatives.
• Annual performance-based bonus.
• PA share ownership.
• Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn).

We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief veteran status, or other by any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We are on a journey towards ensuring our workforce is diverse at all levels and that our firm is representative of the world around us. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups.

Adjustments or accommodations - Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us.