Lead / Principal Consultant (AI and Data Science)

I''m hiring multiple senior hires to join a growing AI and Digital Transformation consulting practice within a premium consultancy. This team has recently secured significant investment and is scaling quickly, with multiple hires across Lead and Principal level.This is a role for people who want to own and deliver real AI transformation, not just advise on it.The companyA high-end consultancy working across defence, consumer, and public sector clients, known for delivering complex, high-impact programmes.They''ve built a strong reputation on delivering measurable commercial outcomes, not just strategy - and are now investing heavily in expanding their AI capability to stay ahead of competitors.Where you fitYou''ll sit within the Digital / AI Consulting practice, working directly with clients to:Identify opportunities for AI and advanced analyticsDesign and deliver solutions end-to-endEmbed those solutions into real business operationsThis is a hands-on leadership role - combining delivery, client engagement, and mentorship of other consultants.What you''ll be doingLead the design and delivery of AI and data science solutions (LLMs, NLP, ML, etc.)Work directly with senior client stakeholders to shape and deliver solutionsBuild and deploy end-to-end AI products, not just prototypesApply technologies such as LLMs, RAG systems, and agentic workflows to real business problemsTranslate technical outputs into clear commercial value and measurable impactMentor and develop ..... full job details .....