Principal Consultant - AI Consulting - Financial Services in City of Westminster

Principal Consultant - AI Consulting - Financial Services in City of Westminster

City of Westminster Full-Time No working from home possible
Delta Capita

Responsibilities

  • Lead AI‑focused client engagements, serving as the main point of contact and trusted advisor.
  • Deliver high‑quality AI, data, and automation projects across financial services.
  • Own account and project delivery for clients, ensuring successful outcomes.
  • Manage a team of consultants, maintaining high delivery quality.
  • Propose continuous improvement and operational excellence initiatives.
  • Oversee pipeline management of the team/direct reports, including roll‑offs, extensions, new opportunities, and pricing.
  • Stay ahead of AI trends, tools, and responsible AI practices within financial services.
  • Draft and negotiate statements of work, including rates and pricing.

Qualifications & Experience

  • Good knowledge of the capital markets ecosystem and participants (sell side, buy side, market infrastructure).
  • Proven experience advising C‑level clients on practical AI applications in financial services, such as agentic AI, generative AI, automation, and predictive analytics.
  • Strong commercial awareness and excellent delivery track record.
  • Leadership capability across client and internal deliverables, with a history of structuring and planning full engagements, including estimation and balancing client expectations.
  • People‑leadership with proven management of team members.
  • Change‑management expertise covering strategy, design, analysis, project management, build, testing, and go‑live activities.
  • Extensive understanding of financial services products, client lifecycle, and related regulatory developments.
  • Experience drafting and negotiating statements of work and setting rates/pricing.
  • Ability to articulate the value of products, solutions, and teams to clients.

Employment Details

  • Permanent full‑time position based in London with a hybrid working arrangement (minimum 3 days per week in office).
  • Valid UK work permit required.

Delta Capita is an equal‑opportunity employer. We positively encourage applications from all qualified candidates and provide reasonable accommodation for disabilities.

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Delta Capita

Contact Details:

Delta Capita Recruitment Team