Senior/Managing Consultant – Defence – 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: We are growing our Defence team, and the opportunities are huge. We work hand in hand with our clients to realise their goals and overcome their most complex challenges. We do this by working very closely with the broader Capgemini group to support our clients as holistically as possible, leveraging a wealth of technical expertise. We believe our technical heritage and ecosystem of ‘know how’ really sets us apart from our competitors. We need people with strong consulting skills as well as skills in areas such as: Strategy & Innovation, P3M, Agile & Hybrid ways of working, Business Technology, Analytics, and Workforce & Organisational transformation. We need good people who are action oriented with a desire to ‘get things done’. We pride ourselves on being able to bring clarity and control to our client’s most complex and challenging programmes.

As a Consultant within the Defence team you will primarily be Delivery focused, spending time with our clients – building relationships, growing trust and delivering tangible improvements and benefits. Our footprint across Defence is increasing all the time, spanning the Military Strategic HQ and the Front‑Line Commands, the NAD Group and the Defence Nuclear Enterprise. We are experiencing significant business growth, fuelled by Defence’s significant ambition to accelerate its adoption of Digital Technologies, like Sovereign Cloud, Agentic AI and Process Automation. Capgemini’s long history and significant experience as a Service Integrator (SI) has been recognised within UK Defence and we need to continue to attract the best talent to support our Defence clients achieve their goals.

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: Have experience in the Defence sector, incl. the Ministry of Defence (MOD), Defence consultancies, and/or Defence suppliers. Have delivery experience within Defence Programmes, e.g. Capability Acquisition, Research & Development, Digital Transformation, Capability planning/Strategy or In‑Service Support. Are self‑sufficient and autonomous, undertaking responsibilities with minimal oversight. Are willing to learn and evolve, applying yourself to tackle new problems. Are willing to work with a broad range of stakeholders, at a range of locations. Have a strong commitment for self‑development.

Desirable technical skills and experience (one or more of the following): Project, Programme, Portfolio Management (P3M) experience, including holding APM and MSP qualifications; HMT Business Case development, including operational analysis and options appraisal; Requirements Management; User research, Business Analysis and Defence Business Change Management; Defence approach to Training Development (incl. DSAT); Cyber & Security Assurance; Digital, Data and Technology (DDAT); Digital Architecture; Warfare Centre.

What you’ll love about working here: You’ll thrive in a collaborative and diverse environment that empowers you to innovate, grow your skills, and make a real impact—whether you’re shaping solutions for clients or driving positive change in society. You will be supported by a culture that values inclusion, continuous learning, and the freedom to bring your authentic self to work every day.

Need to know: At Capgemini we don’t just believe in inclusion, we actively go out to making it a working reality. Driven by our core values and Inclusive Futures for All 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 as 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. We are a Disability Confident Employer: 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.

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.