Company Description
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 teams of interdisciplinary experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results. We are over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers and technologists. We have deep expertise in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences and transport. Our teams operate globally from offices across the UK, Ireland, US, Nordics and Netherlands.
Job Description
We challenge where it matters and own the outcome. We combine strategic thinking, customer‑centric service design and agile engineering practices to accelerate innovation in a tech‑driven world.
Why consider joining our Digital & Data community?
- Join our Digital & Data team working alongside product, design and a wide range of other experts and cross‑disciplinary teams to bring ideas to life through innovative software solutions.
- Grow a flexible and unique career within a trust‑based, inclusive environment that values excellence, innovation, and curiosity. You have the option to progress with us on a technical career track.
- Hybrid working – our approach is to be in the office or on client site a minimum of 2 days per week.
- Work on a broad variety of projects and tech stacks for clients across seven sectors – no project is ever the same.
- Join other experts within our supportive and collaborative tech community through knowledge‑sharing and peer‑level support, coaching and mentoring.
- Deepen your expertise through our culture of learning and growth – you’ll have a budget to take courses (technical and non‑technical training) and gain certifications.
Our tech stack
While we advocate for using the right tech for the right task, you can expect to work with the following technologies to ensure scalable, high‑performance applications: Data Bricks, Python, PySpark, R, Excel, Palantir Foundry and PowerBI.
What You Can Expect
- Work to agile best practices and cross‑functionally with multiple teams and stakeholders. You’ll be using your technical skills to problem‑solve with our clients and on internal projects.
- Live in‑person white‑boarding sessions to problem‑solve as a team, alongside asynchronous communication on Teams.
- Hybrid working with the team on client site or in our office a minimum of two days per week, with up to five days on a client site.
- An environment that deeply cares about its values.
Qualifications
Essential requirements
- A degree, Masters or PhD from a leading university in data science, mathematics, operational research, physics or statistics.
- Experience conducting analysis for evidence‑based decision making, designing and developing models and supporting data‑centric decision making.
- Experience working with clients to translate business needs into analytical approaches and solutions, and communicating findings to technical and non‑technical audiences.
- Experience across the full analytics and modelling lifecycle – problem formulation, exploratory data analysis, model design, build, testing and hand‑over.
- Experience with common tools such as Python, SQL, Excel and data visualisation solutions for modelling and analysis.
- Experience leading and delivering solutions that involved one or more of the following specialisms: advanced analytics and data science, algorithm design and development, operational research models, data engineering, big data and cloud platforms, data visualisation or dashboard development.
- A genuine affinity for problem solving – an inquisitive mind who wants to solve the trickiest challenges whilst working with incredible colleagues.
Familiarity in the following will also be advantageous
- Stakeholder management, project management and communication skills; experience working in or providing consulting and advisory services to stakeholders.
- Experience in the software or product development lifecycle for analytical solutions, e.g. managing analytical solutions across discovery, development/prototype, rollout, implementation and managed‑service stages.
- Experience in the business process through client presentations and developing data and behavioural science propositions.
Assessment process
Please note that the interview stages may be subject to change based on the specific requirements of the role.
- Quick call with one of our Tech Recruiters – to discuss your application, the role and PA.
- Round 1: Either a competency or technical interview (60 minutes).
- Round 2: Either a competency or technical interview, whichever you didn’t do at first round (60 minutes).
- Final round: Meeting with a PA leader – a mini case study and discussion around your client‑centricity (60 minutes).
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 are committed to advancing equality. 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 any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. 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 on recruitmentenquiries@paconsulting.com.
Job information
Firm: PA Consulting
Location: Belfast, United Kingdom
