AI & Optimisation Solution Strategist

As an organisation, we push the boundaries of data science, optimisation and artificial intelligence to solve the most complex problems in industry. Satalia, a VML Enterprise Solutions company, is a community of individuals devoted to working on diverse and challenging projects, allowing you to flex your technical skills whilst working with a tight knit team of high performing colleagues.

Led by our founder (who is also WPP's Chief AI Officer), Satalia's ambition is to become a decentralised organisation of the future. Today this involves developing tools and processes to liberate and automate manual repetitive tasks, with a focus on freedom, transparency and trust. At the core of our thinking is an approach to wellbeing and inclusivity. We unpack human behaviour and unpick prejudice to ensure a safe and inviting environment. We offer true flexible working and allow our employees to find the working practice that makes them most productive. At Satalia, your opinion matters and your achievements are celebrated.

The Role

As an AI & Optimisation Solution Strategist, you are the client's trusted partner - your strategic guidance shapes and defines their most complex AI and optimisation challenges, ensuring every project starts with crystal-clear problem framing and value hypotheses.

• Lead client workshops and stakeholder interviews to unravel complex operational challenges and crystallise the computationally hard problems that matter most to their business.
• Translate business objectives into optimisation and AI solution blueprints, balancing quick-win pilots with scalable, long-term deployments that maximise ROI.
• Serve as the primary liaison between clients and our data scientists, optimisation specialists, and engineers - managing timelines, budgets, and risks to keep projects on track and on budget.
• Oversee the design, integration, and validation of custom AI and optimisation models - ensuring solutions are robust, performant, and seamlessly embedded into clients' operational environments.
• Implement change-management best practices, deliver training, and build governance frameworks to ensure client teams confidently adopt and sustain new AI-driven processes.
• Define clear success metrics upfront, track performance post-deployment, and lead iterative refinements - leveraging data and feedback loops to continuously enhance solution impact.
• Cultivate long-term relationships by communicating technical concepts in business terms, aligning stakeholders around shared goals, and championing transparency, trust, and inclusivity at every step.
• Continuously expand your expertise in AI, generative models, and combinatorial optimisation, sharing insights and best practices both internally and with clients to drive innovation.
• Help shape our consulting offerings, refine our methodologies, and mentor junior team members - ensuring we consistently deliver world-class talent and unparalleled impact.
• Model and promote our culture of autonomy, transparency, and inclusivity - supporting not only client success, but also the well-being and professional growth of every Satalian.

What we want from you:

• Relevant consulting experience, ideally within management or technology consultancy, with a proven track record of successful end-to-end project delivery.
• Technical understanding of AI, machine learning and combinatorial optimisation methods (e.g., solving NP-hard problems).
• Hands-on experience collaborating with technical experts - data scientists, optimisation specialists and engineers - to translate client needs into robust, scalable solutions.
• Strong workshop facilitation skills, including planning and leading discovery sessions, requirements capture and executive interviews.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts in clear business terms and build trusted client relationships.
• Proven leadership capabilities, motivating and guiding cross-functional teams through ambiguity to deliver on time and within budget.
• Practical knowledge of AI solution lifecycles, including generative AI tools and platforms, from scoping through deployment and change management.
• Analytical problem-solving mindset, capable of decomposing complex operational challenges into tractable optimisation and AI problem formulations.
• Bachelor's degree (2:1 or above) in Business, Management, Economics, Finance, or a closely related field, or equivalent professional experience in a consulting.

If you know some of this, even better:

• Familiarity with AI, Cloud & MLOps.
• Experience on projects deploying AI/optimisation solutions on cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Proficiency in dashboarding and visualisation platforms (Tableau, Power BI, Looker) to craft compelling, data-driven recommendations for stakeholders.
• Certification or experience in Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and Lean problem-solving to drive iterative, customer-centric delivery.
• Prior consulting or industry experience in logistics, retail, finance, or media to bring sector-specific insights and accelerate client alignment.
• Advanced workshop facilitation skills (design thinking, JTBD) and stakeholder-mapping techniques to drive consensus among executive sponsors.

WE OFFER

• Development - annual development budget to upskill yourself.
• Benefits - Health insurance, income protection, life assurance, enhanced pension.
• Annual bonus - when Satalia does well, we all do well.
• Remote working - cafe, bedroom, beach - wherever works.
• Impactful projects - focus on bringing meaningful social and environmental change.
• People oriented culture - wellbeing is a priority, as is being a nice person.
• Truly flexible working hours - school pick up, volunteering, gym - no problem.
• Generous leave - 27 days' holiday plus bank holidays and enhanced family leave.
• Transparent and open culture - you will be listened to and heard.

We aim to respond to all applications within 2 weeks. If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks this means your application has been unsuccessful.

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Good luck!