Principal Technical Consultant in Swansea

Our client is a UK software consultancy. About our client Our client is one of the UK's leading digital technology consultancies, offering services in data, AI, cloud, CX, innovation, design and software engineering. We deliver high-profile, mission critical, and transformational projects for household names across the public and private sectors. Our client was founded on one simple idea: be the outstanding place to work for smart, passionate technologists who want to make an impact. Attract the best, create a culture where people thrive, and offer our customers access to capabilities that are truly market leading. And it seems to be working - we were recently voted number 1 company to work for in the UK at the Best Company awards; we employ outstanding people across all capabilities (typical destinations after our client include Google, DeepMind, start-up founder, algorithmic trading, and AI research roles); and we have helped our clients deliver some of the hardest, most interesting tech programmes, across private and public sectors. A big part of this is our culture and values and we are looking for people who share our core beliefs about what makes a great place to work: That if a job is worth doing, it's worth doing properly. That work should be fulfilling but can also be fun. That kindness matters and should be extended to employees and clients alike. That by being trusting and trustworthy as an organisation and as individuals we can dispense with tedious bureaucracy and rules. When you work with our client, you're not only becoming part of a team with in-depth technical skills and delivery expertise – you'll be working in a high-trust environment alongside skilled, kind, fun people who are passionate about creating amazing services and experiences that solve real problems. The Role We are looking for a data management expert to join us as Principal Technical Consultant: an experienced consultant with equal parts deep data management knowledge and practical experience deploying that to deliver value in a business and industry context. You will help clients fix the data management problems that hold them back, such as unclear data ownership, poor data quality, open regulatory findings, or data that isn't ready for AI. You will design practical solutions across governance, process and technology, and stay with them through to adoption. This is achieved via: Your extensive data management knowledge and experience. An outcomes-first focus on using technology and process to deliver business benefits. Your curiosity and knowledge of our clients' businesses and industries. Your outstanding advisory and client communication skills. We are looking for someone with a technical background. Practical experience in areas such as data architecture, data engineering or data analytics is preferred so you can help clients design and integrate data management solutions as well as define the governance around them. You will build relationships with senior stakeholders based on your personal credibility and ability to add value for our clients. You will hold peer-level conversations with C-suite executives about business and data strategy, and can tell them something they did not already know about how technical and process changes could solve the problem in front of them. Alongside working with clients, you will contribute to our client's future growth, supporting our go-to-market teams with pre-sales, building our client's reputation and brand, and developing your own professional network. A proportion of your time will also be spent mentoring and supporting junior colleagues. This role sits in our Data Capability. Your time will be split between working directly with clients and contributing to the Data Capability via development of propositions, bids and thought leadership. Part of your time will be dedicated to client work, delivering and advising on live data management engagements. Your remaining time will be spent as a data management subject matter expert, leading the technical shaping of bids and pitches and building our client's standing through writing, speaking and industry forums. We want someone who combines data management expertise with deep industry knowledge from at least one of the sectors we operate in – Financial Services, Energy