Principal Consultant - Programme & Project Delivery (Data & AI) in London

As part of the Transform Together Consulting team, you will lead impactful change primarily in the area of Data and AI by partnering with industry‑leading companies to shape strategy and drive operational excellence. You will be working across organisational levels, depending on your comfort and experience, from SMEs to C‑Suite to help provide structure, knowledge and insight into the best methods to deliver their transformation agenda. This typically involves taking a business objective from discovery through to adoption into BAU, utilising a combination of agile and traditional project and change management techniques. You will get real responsibility and accountability from the outset - you tell us how far you want to go; it's our job to get you there!

Our mission is to enable people to live and work to their greatest potential. We are a consultancy full of business and technology transformation specialists who share the same values, attitude and work ethic. We believe that we do our best work with clients when we collaborate, feel truly valued and put happiness at the forefront of our operating model.

At Transform Together, we help clients define, design, assess and deliver their transformation initiatives. But make no mistake, delivery and measurability are at the forefront of our consulting model. Our fresh, innovative viewpoint and delivery discipline create a competitive advantage, which is evident in our growth rate; we have maintained a triple‑digit growth rate year on year.

We are a delivery and team‑oriented firm looking for like‑minded individuals who have a passion for value creation. In return, you will be rewarded in ways that other consultancies don’t: all‑inclusive weekends away to the world’s best cities, a fantastic array of benefits and most importantly, you’ll always be treated with respect.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Minimum of 3 years of consulting experience
• Minimum of 4 years financial services experience, specifically Wealth, Asset Management, Investment and Insurance
• Minimum of 6 years total professional experience
• University degree in Business Management or Administration, Economics, Technology or Engineering, or a related field; a Master’s degree is a plus
• A passion for leading projects, programmes or portfolio delivery for clients
• Strong understanding of agile ways of working and cadences to support collaboration between business and technology teams
• Ability to translate strategic goals into executable delivery plans that can be automatically tracked and managed
• Excellent understanding of RAID and cross functional dependency management
• Capability to design and implement Scrum agile practices from a standing start - understanding of agile tooling such as Azure DevOps, JIRA and Confluence is a necessity
• Understanding of Budgeting and Return on Investment modelling to support technology investment decision‑making
• Excellent communication, presentation and stakeholder management skills
• A naturally collaborative approach to your work – able to bring consensus within challenging stakeholder groups
• Enthusiasm and comprehensive understanding of the business and modern technological landscape in data and AI, and an ability to translate that knowledge to solve client problems
• Experience of implementing data or AI‑based solutions for clients and proactively utilising AI in your day‑to‑day activities
• A positive, can‑do attitude, strong team ethos and ability to work in an entrepreneurial environment
• Proactive approach to your work, maintaining high‑quality standards while embracing innovative approaches to solve complex challenges

Desirable Skills and Experience

• Experience leveraging AI tools to automate business processes and enhance operational efficiency is highly desirable
• Working with Private Equity‑backed businesses
• Understanding of data and AI ecosystem (cloud providers, agentic and generative AI, data platforms and architecture)
• Experience managing post‑merger integration in the Finance, Wealth or Asset Management sector
• Professional certifications such as PMP, PROSCI PRINCE2, or Agile (PSM, NeXus, SAFe) are highly desirable

Benefits and Perks

• Highly competitive base salary and industry‑leading bonus scheme
• Shareholding in Transform Together (opportunity to be part of a growing scale‑up boutique consultancy)
• Training opportunities and incentives – improving yourself through experience and knowledge is one of Transform Together’s top priorities
• Life Assurance (4 x annual salary)
• 25 days annual leave plus