Data & AI Consulting Leader - Delivery
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About the Role
A leading organization seeks a senior delivery leader to oversee a portfolio of strategic Data & AI consulting engagements. You will lead high-performing teams, manage client relationships, and drive operational excellence.
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Responsibilities
- Lead the successful delivery of multiple Data & AI consulting engagements, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget and to a high standard
- Define and evolve delivery frameworks, governance models and best practices to improve consistency, quality and efficiency
- Partner with senior client stakeholders to provide programme oversight and maintain strong executive relationships throughout engagements
- Oversee programme governance, delivery performance, financial management and risk across a portfolio of consulting projects
- Drive continuous improvement through delivery reviews, lessons learned and the adoption of modern delivery methodologies
- Lead, mentor and develop multidisciplinary consulting teams, supporting capability growth, performance and engagement
- Manage resource planning and allocation across multiple projects to maximise utilisation while maintaining delivery excellence
- Support business growth by contributing to proposals, client presentations and expansion opportunities within existing accounts
Requirements
- 10+ years' experience leading consulting delivery, digital transformation or enterprise technology programmes
- Proven track record managing multiple concurrent Data & AI, analytics or technology transformation engagements
- Strong experience delivering complex programmes using Agile, Waterfall or hybrid delivery methodologies
- Demonstrated success leading cross functional consulting teams and delivering measurable value for enterprise clients
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, with experience engaging senior executives and business leaders
- Strong commercial awareness, including portfolio management, resource planning, financial oversight and risk management
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline
- Fluent Arabic and English communication skills are essential
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Overview
- Partnering with a leading organisation undergoing significant growth within its consulting division.
- Seeking a senior delivery leader to oversee a portfolio of strategic Data & AI engagements.
- Role suited to someone who thrives in complex delivery environments and can balance operational excellence with commercial success.
Responsibilities
- Lead the successful delivery of multiple Data & AI consulting engagements, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget and to a high standard.
- Define and evolve delivery frameworks, governance models and best practices.
- Partner with senior client stakeholders to provide programme oversight.
- Oversee programme governance, delivery performance, financial management and risk.
- Drive continuous improvement through delivery reviews and lessons learned.
- Lead, mentor and develop multidisciplinary consulting teams.
- Manage resource planning and allocation across multiple projects.
- Support business growth by contributing to proposals and client presentations.
Requirements
- 10+ years' experience leading consulting delivery, digital transformation or enterprise technology programmes.
- Proven track record managing multiple concurrent Data & AI, analytics or technology transformation engagements.
- Strong experience delivering complex programmes using Agile, Waterfall or hybrid delivery methodologies.
- Demonstrated success leading cross functional consulting teams.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills.
- Strong commercial awareness, including portfolio management, resource planning, financial oversight and risk management.
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline.
- Fluent Arabic and English communication skills are essential.
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