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Director Data Science

Capgemini Invent
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Social network you want to login/join with: As inventive transformation consultants, we blend our strategic, creative and scientific capabilities, collaborating closely with clients to deliver cutting-edge solutions. Join us to drive transformation tailored to our client's challenges of today and tomorrow. Informed and validated by science and data. Superpowered by creativity and design. All underpinned by technology created with purpose. Our Analytics & AI (A&AI) Capability Unit is the home of our experts in data & AI strategy, innovation, transformation and enablement; supporting clients in using advanced data, analytics and AI solutions to solve complex business problems. This is a high profile role in Capgemini Invent, contributing to leadership across both across the Analytics & AI capability unit and across our client engagements. As a Director in our team, you will be responsible for new business focused on clients in all sectors and selling consulting opportunities in excess of £2m per year. You will be expected to contribute to thought leadership and team management activities across multiple capability areas but with a focus on AI Governance and Trust including regulation, ethics, risk management, controls and compliance. In this role, you’ll help set the direction, driving forward the business, model our values and behaviours, and coach and develop junior members of the team. Working as part of the Capgemini Invent A&AI leadership team to grow our AI Governance & Trust capability and develop our AI regulation, ethics and compliance offers Managing the performance and grow teams of data & AI consultants with AI Governance expertise who work cross-sector, supporting individuals’ career growth, guiding L&D priorities and driving recruitment Building long-lasting senior client relationships and creating a sustainable business development pipeline Inspiring our clients on innovating with AI safely with the right governance and controls in place Helping our clients to design their AI strategies and adopt robust AI governance frameworks Selling, leading, and managing large delivery programmes with data and AI at the centre Creating thought leadership and new propositions that reflect Capgemini Invent’s position as a leading AI, data science and analytics consultancy Learning & development – Training to support your career development and the skills demand within the company, certifications etc. You will already be a leader within AI Governance & Trust consulting and you want to take your career to the next level. You will have experience at a similar level leading data and AI teams within a large consultancy, and you will have relationships at senior levels in multiple client organisations. Good existing relationships with Senior Clients, focussed on the areas responsible for AI Governance & Trust Experience of defining data strategies and shaping the AI or data science services and solutions that deliver the client’s vision, integrated across technology and business functions A deep understanding of trends in AI and how these are impacting our clients in terms of Governance & Trust Strong management consulting experience with proven success in AI, Data Science or Analytics and Governance, Regulation and Compliance A proven track record in new business development / account management in clients across the full sales lifecycle; Versatility and collaborative in style, empathetic in nature, confident in content and focussed on outcomes at all levels in the client organisation. A passion to shape, motivate and deliver AI, Data Science and Analytics work At Capgemini we don’t just believe in Diversity & Inclusion, we actively go out to making it a working reality. Driven by our core values and Active Inclusion Campaign, we build environments where you can bring you whole self to work. We aim to build an environment where employees can enjoy a positive work-life balance. We embed hybrid working in all that we do and make flexible working arrangements the day-to-day reality for our people. All UK employees are eligible to request flexible working arrangements. To help support wellbeing we have trained ‘Mental Health Champions’ across each of our business areas. So, we’re working to reduce our own carbon footprint and improve everyone’s access to a digital world. Whilst you will have London, Manchester or Glasgow as an office base location, you must be fully flexible in terms of assignment location, as these roles may involve periods of time away from home at short notice. We offer a remuneration package which includes flexible benefits options for you to choose to suit your own personal circumstances and a variable element dependent grade and on company and personal performance. Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fueled by its market leading capabilities in AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem.

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