Head - Consulting; Data​/AI

Job Description Roles & Responsibilities

• Strong programme delivery, project leadership, and PMO governance capabilities across large-scale Data & AI transformation initiatives.
• Expertise in stakeholder management, executive communication, and structured problem-solving to drive strategic decision-making and business outcomes.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary consulting teams, manage complex engagements, and ensure successful value realisation for clients.
• Strong commercial, operational, and consulting capabilities, including business development, resource planning, risk management, and continuous improvement

• Minimum 10 years of experience leading consulting delivery engagements, with a strong track record of on-time, on-budget delivery.
• Demonstrated experience managing a portfolio of concurrent Data & AI or digital transformation projects at Tier-1 clients
• Hands-on experience with structured delivery methodologies (Agile, waterfall, hybrid) across large-scale technology programmes.

• Strong programme delivery, project leadership, and PMO governance capabilities across large-scale Data & AI transformation initiatives.
• Expertise in stakeholder management, executive communication, and structured problem-solving to drive strategic decision-making and business outcomes.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary consulting teams, manage complex engagements, and ensure successful value realisation for clients.
• Strong commercial, operational, and consulting capabilities, including business development, resource planning, risk management, and continuous improvement

• Define and lead the delivery strategy, operating model, and governance framework for the Consulting unit, ensuring alignment with organizational standards and client expectations.
• Drive continuous enhancement of delivery methodologies, frameworks, playbooks, and toolkits to improve execution efficiency, quality, and risk management.
• Identify and develop emerging consulting and delivery capabilities, including Agile AI delivery, and human-centered design, to strengthen market competitiveness.
• Contribute to the go-to-market strategy by leveraging delivery success stories, client outcomes, and case studies to support business development and pipeline growth.
• Lead workforce planning and capability development initiatives, partnering with HR to attract, develop, and retain high-performing consulting talent.
• Serve as the executive delivery sponsor for strategic client programmes, managing senior stakeholder relationships and ensuring effective governance and communication.
• Build long-term client partnerships that drive account growth, repeat business, and opportunities for service expansion within active engagements.
• Represent the Consulting unit in executive governance forums, providing strategic insights, programme performance updates, and risk mitigation recommendations.
• Own portfolio-level financial performance, including revenue forecasting, margin optimization, resource utilization, and commercial governance across consulting engagements

• Lead end-to-end execution of projects and programmes, ensuring effective team coordination, excellence delivery, and achievement of defined business outcomes.
• Implement and enforce robust project governance frameworks, including milestone tracking, quality assurance checkpoints, and structured delivery reviews.
• Track and report delivery performance across the portfolio using key KPIs such as schedule adherence, budget utilization, quality metrics, and client satisfaction scores.
• Manage escalations from delivery teams and take direct ownership of at-risk engagements by driving structured recovery and stabilization plans.
• Ensure all client deliverables undergo rigorous quality assurance and structured peer review prior to submission and client acceptance.
• Lead, supervise, and develop consulting teams including managers, analysts, and domain specialists to ensure high performance and capability growth.
• Oversee resource planning and allocation across engagements to optimize utilization while maintaining balanced workload distribution and team wellbeing.
• Conduct regular performance…