Data & AI Consultant

Location: Bristol, England, United Kingdom; hybrid

Company

hirify.global provides data and AI consulting services to public and private sector clients, helping organisations become data-led and AI-assisted.

What you will do

• Lead client delivery and support the growth of Data & AI consulting engagements with multidisciplinary teams.
• Understand client processes and objectives, identify high-value Data & AI use cases, and recommend appropriate solutions.
• Advise stakeholders and C-suite teams on data governance, responsible AI, enterprise data strategies, and data foundations.
• Develop tailored strategies, business cases, detailed plans, and roadmaps for data-driven initiatives.
• Educate executives, contribute thought leadership, and support data literacy, mentoring, training, and knowledge sharing.
• Contribute to business development by developing offers, proposals, value propositions, and client relationships.

Requirements

• Experience writing data strategies and implementing data transformation.
• Experience setting strategic direction for Data & AI and delivering impactful solutions across business strategy, transformation, and operations.
• Strong foundational knowledge and hands-on career experience in data and AI, including analytical and statistical hirify.global applied in a business or academic setting.
• Ability to explain complex AI and ML concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders and justify evidence-based approaches for specific use cases.
• Understanding of data governance and ethics, including security, privacy, and risk control metrics.
• Strong stakeholder management, leadership, analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
• Experience identifying and implementing Data & AI initiatives and use cases to improve business processes and outcomes.
• Evidence of continuous learning and improvement in Data & AI, including knowledge of recent innovations such as GenAI, Microsoft Copilot, and Microsoft Fabric and/or relevant cloud, data science, AI, or ML certifications.
• Must have or be willing to obtain Security Clearance and complete the Baseline Personnel Security Standard; failure to meet the associated criteria may delay or prevent employment.

Nice to have

• Knowledge and experience of the UK Public Sector.
• Experience in Data Mesh, management consulting, or large-organisational data strategy delivery up to executive level.
• Experience developing winning proposals, bids, and value propositions and expanding the business pipeline.
• Knowledge of recognised data governance and management practices, including data strategy and data maturity assessments.
• Working knowledge of Computer Vision, ML, GenAI, AI and ML frameworks, and data science principles.
• DCAM, CDMP, or equivalent qualification.
• Degree in mathematics, engineering, data science, or computer science.

Culture & Benefits

• Autonomy, professional development, training, LinkedIn Learning access, and a management development programme.
• Supportive and collaborative environment with leadership, mentoring, and work on projects intended to make a difference in society.
• 25 days of annual leave and a pension salary exchange scheme with 4% employer and 5% employee contributions.
• Non-contributory private medical insurance, including spouse and dependants, and life assurance worth four times base salary.
• Wellness support through a confidential 24/7 employee assistance programme and worldwide travel insurance.
• Social events and charitable initiatives.

Hiring process

• Security clearance and Baseline Personnel Security Standard evidence will be discussed during the interview and completed as part of onboarding.