Intelligent Industry Consulting Strategy & Transformation - Director in London

At Capgemini Invent, we believe difference drives change. As inventive transformation consultants, we blend our strategic, creative and scientific capabilities, collaborating closely with clients to deliver cutting‑edge solutions. Join us to drive transformation tailored to our client's challenges of today and tomorrow. Informed and validated by science and data. Superpowered by creativity and design. All underpinned by technology created with purpose.

YOUR ROLE

As part of Capgemini Invent’s Intelligent Industry team, you will play a pivotal role in leading complex business transformation initiatives across industries such as Energy & Utilities, Aerospace & Defense, Capital Projects, and Life Sciences. Leveraging advanced technologies—including AI, digital twins, digital continuity, software‑driven transformation, IoT, and edge computing—you will guide clients through their most critical strategic and operational shifts. As a Director in our business, you’ll lead business development, oversee program delivery, build high performing teams, advance thought leadership, and support global offer development.

• Lead Business Development: Drive proposals, RFPs, and bids; develop market propositions; and support events and go‑to‑market initiatives.
• Oversee Program Delivery: Design and deliver complex transformation programs from strategy to implementation.
• Build High‑Performing Teams: Develop and lead teams recognized for deep industry expertise and exceptional client outcomes.
• Advance Thought Leadership: Shape our market position through campaigns, think‑tanks, whitepapers, and external presentations.
• Support Global Offer Development: Contribute to global portfolio strategy and offer management.
• Enable Business Operations: Work with senior executives to shape and run the business effectively.

As part of your role you will also have the opportunity to contribute to the business and your own personal growth, through activities that form part of the following categories:

• Business Development: Leading/contributing to proposals, RFPs, bids, proposition development, client pitch contribution, client hosting at events.
• Internal contribution: Campaign development, internal think‑tanks, whitepapers, practice development (operations, recruitment, team events & activities), offering development.
• Learning & development: Training to support your career development and the skills demand within the company, certifications etc.

YOUR PROFILE

• A naturally curious mindset and the ability to explore and interpret a rapidly evolving intelligent‑industry landscape.
• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering, manufacturing, or a STEM‑related field.
• Strong understanding of operations and product development, asset management across industries such as Automotive, Aerospace & Defence, Industrial Engineering, FMCG, and Life Sciences.
• Proven experience—either in a major consulting firm or industry—across Intelligent Industry, Industry 4.0, AI, digital twins, digital continuity, software‑driven transformation, IoT/edge, data and information management, common data environments, PLM, manufacturing design, and digital construction.
• Skills in business strategy, digital transformation, target operating model development, product management, business case definition, change management, and agile delivery.
• Experience with solutions such as Aveva, Dassault, Siemens, Autodesk, Maximo, and SAP.
• Strong awareness of AI applications and emerging industry trends.
• Demonstrated success in business development with Tier‑1 organizations.

NEED TO KNOW

At Capgemini we don’t just believe in Diversity & Inclusion, we actively go out to making it a working reality. Driven by our core values and Active Inclusion Campaign, we build environments where you can bring your whole self to work. We aim to build an environment where employees can enjoy a positive work‑life balance. We embed hybrid working in all that we do and make flexible working arrangements the day‑to‑day reality for our people. All UK employees are eligible to request flexible working arrangements. Employee wellbeing is vitally important to us as an organisation. We see a healthy and happy workforce a critical component for us to achieve our organisational ambitions. To help support wellbeing we have trained ‘Mental Health Champions’ across each of our business areas. We have also invested in wellbeing apps such as Thrive and Peppy.

CSR

We’re also focused on using tech to have a positive social impact. So, we’re working to reduce our own carbon footprint and improve everyone’s access to a digital world. It’s something we’re really serious about. In fact, we were even named as one of the world’s most ethical companies by the Ethisphere Institute for the 10th year. When you join Capgemini, you’ll join a team that does the right thing.

Whilst you will have London, Manchester or Glasgow as an office base location, you must be fully flexible in terms of assignment location, as these roles may involve periods of time away from home at short notice. We offer a remuneration package which includes flexible benefits options for you to choose to suit your own personal circumstances and a variable element dependent grade and on company and personal performance.

Disability Confidence

Capgemini is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) under the UK Government’s Disability Confident scheme. As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we will offer an interview to all candidates who: Declare they have a disability, and Meet the minimum essential criteria for the role. Please opt in during the application process.