Purpose of Role: 

To empower businesses to leverage the full potential of their data by providing expert data strategy advice and business analysis. This includes establishing strong data governance foundations, delivering high-quality data insights and business intelligence, and contributing SME knowledge to enhance Leading Resolutions’ data-related products, services, and marketing campaigns. 

 Key Responsibilities: 

• Collaborating with clients to understand their business objectives and formulating data strategies that align with their goals. This involves assessing current data capabilities and identifying areas for enhancement. 

• Designing and implementing efficient processes for data gathering, storage, and management. Ensuring data governance, accuracy, completeness, and security is paramount. 

• Analysing complex datasets to extract actionable insights. This includes identifying trends, patterns, and anomalies that can inform business decisions. 

• Ability to provide guidance and advice to complex data driven projects through Proof of Concepts or the during a full Project Management lifecycle 

• Developing dashboards and reports using data visualisation tools to present insights clearly to stakeholders.  

• Identifying inefficiencies in business operations through data analysis and recommending data-driven solutions to enhance productivity and reduce costs. 

• Establishing data governance frameworks to ensure data quality, consistency, and compliance with relevant regulations. This includes defining data ownership, accountability, and usage policies. 

• Providing training sessions and ongoing support to clients to enhance their data literacy and enable them to effectively utilize data tools and insights in their daily operations. 

• Keeping abreast of the latest developments in data analytics, tools, and best practices to provide clients with innovative solutions. 

• Collaborating with technical teams to design, develop, and implement data solutions. 

• Representing Leading Resolutions at industry forums and conferences, particularly those focused on data and analytics. 

Skills and Competencies: 

• Proficiency in analysing complex datasets to extract actionable insights and presenting them through clear visualisations, using tools and software to interpret data effectively.  

• Ability to align Data projects with business objectives and industry best practices.    

• Ability to provide Data SME advice to project plans, setting realistic timelines 

• Strong organisational skills are essential to balance multiple assignments and priorities 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to convey complex data insights to non-technical stakeholders and articulate project objectives clearly. Building strong relationships  

• Effective leadership to guide cross-functional teams, motivate members, and promote a collaborative environment. This includes delegating tasks appropriately and ensuring team alignment with assignment goals.  

• Proficiency in identifying and mitigating risks, data governance, data protection and relevant laws     

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to develop creative solutions to data challenges. 

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in business administration, or a related field. A master’s degree or MBA is preferred. 

• Experience: Over 5 years of experience in data management and analysis, with a proven track record of managing complex data-driven projects. 

• Certifications: Relevant certifications in Business Analysis and Microsoft or Google data analytics accreditation.  

Salary Dependent Upon Experience: 

£65,000 – £80,000 

With a portfolio of clients ranging from SME to Enterprise & Public Sector organisations, we are looking to grow our Principal Consultant team.

The role

Driving results, utilising sales, relationship management and market knowledge to support the management and growth of our clients.

The Principal Consultants key responsibility is to manage and grow their portfolio of clients in order to achieve the financial targets of the business.

Responsible for managing existing customers expectations and working alongside the relevant Consulting and delivery teams to ensure that not only are we delivering the best possible outcomes for our customers, but also to establish and develop additional opportunities.

To partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders and utilise market dynamics to develop a view of current and new Business Development opportunities.

Who are we looking for? 

We are looking for those who share our values and approach and bring subject matter expertise, passion and a desire to do the right thing for our clients. Someone who will leverage our excellent capability and reputation to identify and win high-value additional programmes of work within our client portfolios.

To be successful in this role you will need to be strategic, commercial and have previous experience developing and embedding the sales strategy for professional services, ideally within a digital or technology consultancy environment.

You may already be working in a similar environment and have a Business Development background or perhaps you come from a consulting background looking to move into a more commercial role as well as previous experience of selling consulting services.

A bit about you

• You are a strong relationship builder and demonstrate our core values fairness, honesty and transparency
• You understand a consultative sales approach within a service environment
• You have a hands-on and entrepreneurial mentality with a strong drive and eagerness to learn
• You’re a creative thinker with the ability to execute in a detailed manner and always follow through process

Your skills and experience 

The minimum criteria we look for, in order to be most successful

• 7 years plus experience within a similar role within a senior level
• Understanding of the professional services industry, ideally within digital transformation
• Strategic thinker with great commercial skills
• Entrepreneurial mentality with the ability to create a business development culture through teams and individuals
• Excellent communication and presentational skills
• Senior stakeholder management experience