Principal Data & AI Consultant

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Location: UK (Hybrid)
Employment Type: Permanent

Mastek is a global technology and business transformation partner, helping organisations accelerate innovation through cloud, data, digital, and AI solutions. We work across highly regulated sectors including Government, Healthcare, and Financial Services, delivering outcomes that are scalable, secure, and impactful.

Our Data & AI practice helps clients turn emerging technologies into practical business value through a combination of strategic advisory, governance, architecture, and delivery expertise.

We are seeking an experienced Principal Data & AI Consultant to join our growing Data & AI practice. This is a senior advisory role focused on helping clients operating within highly regulated environments shape, govern, and deliver Data & AI initiatives that are practical, compliant, and outcome-focused.

As a Principal Data & AI Consultant, you will act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, leading discussions from strategy and investment planning through to delivery oversight. You will combine consulting excellence, commercial acumen, solution thinking, and stakeholder engagement to help organisations confidently adopt AI and data-driven capabilities.

This role is ideal for someone who can influence at executive level, navigate complexity, and translate AI ambitions into governed and measurable business outcomes.

• Lead Data & AI strategy engagements, roadmaps, operating models, and investment cases for regulated clients.
• Shape AI adoption strategies aligned to organisational objectives, governance requirements, and business outcomes.
• Translate complex business challenges into clear recommendations for executive stakeholders.
• Help clients prioritise investments and realise measurable value from Data & AI initiatives.

• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders across business, technology, risk, compliance, and operations.
• Facilitate executive workshops, strategic planning sessions, and decision forums.
• Communicate complex Data & AI concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Build long-term client relationships based on trust, credibility, and delivery confidence.

• Lead consulting engagements with strong governance, stakeholder management, and delivery oversight.
• Ensure client engagements are evidence-led, auditable, and outcome-focused.
• Work closely with architects, engineers, and delivery teams to align strategy with execution.
• Establish governance, assurance, and decision-making frameworks throughout programme delivery.
• Advise clients on responsible AI adoption and regulatory compliance.
• Support risk, security, compliance, and legal stakeholders in managing AI-related considerations.
• Help organisations navigate emerging AI regulations and governance expectations.
• Balance innovation with robust risk management and operational controls.

• Build and manage a qualified advisory pipeline from opportunity identification through to closure.
• Lead early-stage client discussions, workshops, and discovery engagements.
• Support bids, proposals, RFP responses, and commercial pursuits.
• Partner with sector leadership and sales teams to grow Data & AI consulting services across the UK and Europe.

• Contribute to consulting frameworks, accelerators, methodologies, and repeatable offerings.
• Mentor consultants and support the growth of a high-performing Data & AI practice.
• Produce thought leadership including whitepapers, presentations, blogs, and market insights.
• Represent the organisation at…