PA Consulting
AI Strategist
Job Description
Salary: £52,000 - 92,000 per year
Requirements:- Masters degree preferably in engineering, science or another technical or related field; an advanced degree or MBA is advantageous
- 8+ years of post-university technology- and strategy-related experience in a professional services, blue-chip, industry, or start-up environment with a proven record of high performance
- 2 years of managerial experience in top-tier strategy consulting or senior managerial experience in IT consulting
- Strong strategic and analytical abilities combined with a passion for technology
- Willingness to travel
- Collaborate with client stakeholders to assess business challenges, identify strategic AI use cases, and define AI roadmaps tailored to business objectives
- Analyse business processes to discover impactful AI applications, develop ROI estimates, and prioritise AI projects based on feasibility and strategic value
- Design and document comprehensive AI implementation roadmaps, outlining milestones, resources, and timelines
- Develop frameworks to track the performance of AI initiatives and ensure measurable outcomes aligned with expected ROI and business value
- Lead large transformation programmes by integrating AI solutions into business processes and managing cross-functional teams
- Serve as a trusted advisor to client leadership, presenting strategic recommendations, addressing risks, and providing guidance on AI best practices
- Stay informed on emerging AI trends and technologies, evaluate their applicability to client industries, and proactively identify new opportunities for AI adoption
- Lead commercial and technical due diligence of AI target companies
- Work with C-suite and senior executives to problem-solve key issues and provide actionable recommendations leveraging AI and technology expertise
- Lead teams of typically 3 to 10 consultants, coordinate day-to-day management of client project teams, and present results to client management
- Guide and develop team members across general consulting and specialist roles
- Support business development activities by building and nurturing new client relationships and helping win new work
- AI
- Support
- Security
- REST
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We are an innovation and transformation consultancy with over 4,000 specialists across consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport. We operate globally from offices across the UK, US, Netherlands, and Nordics. You will join our AI practice in our London office, working in a discretionary hybrid model with at least two days in the office each week. We support our people with training, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of benefits including private healthcare, 25 days annual leave plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve, the option to buy five additional days, a generous pension scheme, annual performance-based bonus, share ownership, and tax-efficient benefits. We also value diversity, inclusion, and community involvement, and we support the physical, emotional, social, and financial well-being of our people.
last updated 36 week of 2026
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This salary is 31% above the UK median for UK tech roles (£55,000/yr).
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