Data & AI Strategy Consultant - Manager/Senior Manager

You’ll collaborate with C-suite clients to shape their strategic AI ambitions, aligning data and AI capabilities with competitive differentiation. You will: 

• →Act as a subject matter expert on emerging technologies, staying at the forefront of technological innovation and advising clients on how to strategically harness them 

• →Lead the definition of data and AI strategies and unlock new value propositions by identifying high-impact data & AI use cases.  

• →Transform operating models to become more adaptive, autonomous, and insight-led shifting from traditional decision-making to AI-enabled ways of working 

• →Lead executive-level workshops and visioning sessions, aligning stakeholders around a strategic north star and unlocking cross-functional engagement 

• →Develop strategic narratives and board-level business cases that build consensus and secure investment 

• →Creating compelling strategy narratives and business cases that drive investment and executive alignment 

• →Collaborate across Capco’s cross-functional teams (e.g. Engineering, Architecture, Risk, Product & Innovation, Data) to ensure strategic recommendations are actionable and grounded 

Beyond client delivery, you will help build Capco’s data and AI propositions by: 

• →Contributing to Capco’s perspective on how AI is reshaping the financial services value chain 
• →Leading business development conversations, shaping proposals, and positioning Capco as a thought leader 
• →Mentoring colleagues and embedding strategic thinking across the wider team 
• →Developing strategy methodologies and accelerators to enhance Capco’s delivery capability 

• 5+ years in strategy consulting or corporate innovation ideally with FS exposure

• Strong understanding of data and AI domains, including GenAI, ethics and operating model design

• Ability to craft compelling PowerPoint narratives and influence senior audiences

• Experience in workshop design, facilitation, and executive-level alignment

• Comfortable working in ambiguity, with a collaborative and outcomes-driven approach

• Strategy experience within Financial Services (banking, insurance, asset management)

• Familiarity with GenAI, AI legislation (e.g. EU AI Act), or AI governance practices

• Understanding of data tooling and analytical techniques at a strategic (not technical) level

• Experience mentoring consultants and developing strategy accelerators

• Demonstrated thought leadership or business development in the AI space