London Office - Head of Data and Analytics - Hybrid (M/F/D)
Location: London Job Description L.E.K. Consulting is a global strategy consulting firm that addresses the most critical commercial issues for the leaders of some of the world's most successful businesses. We specialise in Strategy and Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) support with clients across the full range of corporates and private equity. We are expert in a wide range of industries, including Life Sciences and healthcare, retail and consumer, financial services, industrials, energy and transportation. L.E.K.’s Data & Analytics (D&A) practice is at the forefront of helping clients solve their toughest commercial challenges through data-driven insights. The D&A team delivers projects as part of our D&A service line, as well as supporting case teams across the business in solving a range of analytical problems, enabling L.E.K. to provide clients with the best possible advice. About the Role: We are seeking an accomplished leader to head the ongoing growth of the European Data & Analytics (D&A) Practice and drive ongoing development of L.E.K.’s D&A capability. You will be helping to develop and deliver our D&A service line offerings, as well as working alongside experienced project teams to develop cutting-edge solutions to our clients’ toughest commercial problems. Key Responsibilities Include: Running the European D&A Practice, balancing long and short-term priorities in collaboration with global leaders including developing and rolling out new/upgraded tools and techniques. Develop and lead a highly efficient and effective multi-disciplinary D&A team. Actively support sale of D&A projects and shape the development of client-facing D&A offerings. Manage delivery of complex D&A centric projects. Practice Management: Takes overall responsibility for developing, iterating and enacting our strategy for D&A capability (working collaboratively globally). Work with regional, office and functional management to optimise outcomes for L.E.K. and D&A. Oversee D&A progress and outputs, ensuring outputs are of the highest quality and in line with the annual budget/plan. Ensure that the D&A toolkit and 3rd party partnerships best meet L.E.K.’s needs, informed by competitor and market intelligence. Drive innovation through the IP pipeline and build the team’s capabilities. Own D&A marketing / advocacy (internally and externally) and contribute to its delivery. D&A Team Development: Ensure D&A team are bought into the strategy for D&A at L.E.K., and work to deliver it. Own and enact the D&A career path and work with the People team to enact the remuneration strategy. Lead recruitment efforts to attract top talent to the D&A team across data science, data analytics and data engineering. Coach and mentor team members, supporting their growth and success. Own the professional development programme for the D&A team. Sales Support and Service Line Development: Work with Service Line partners to design and develop market-ready D&A offerings and build the required capabilities to deliver them. Actively support sales efforts including creating client discussion materials and proposals. Monitor market trends to identify opportunities and threats. Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders. Project Delivery: Act as project manager on D&A centric projects taking ownership of the deliverables and overall project execution. Act as a senior advisor on D&A centric projects providing expert input. Focus on complex projects, typically characterised by new techniques, toolkits or extremely large amounts of data. Key Skills and Qualifications: Extensive experience in data and analytics leadership roles within a professional services environment. Expertise in modern Data & Analytics tools, techniques and cloud-based solutions. Experience helping to sell and deliver high value, high impact projects. Demonstrated ability to develop and deliver client-facing service lines. Strong strategic planning skills with the ability to set and deliver long-term objectives. Strong communication and stakeholder management skills. Strong leadership presence with the ability to inspire and motivate teams. Diversity and Inclusion at L.E.K. Here at L.E.K., we appreciate the value of a diverse and inclusive workforce and are committed to a culture that is inclusive and accepting of all people. L.E.K. Consulting is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For Further Information: For further information on the L.E.K. career journey, please visit
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Location: London Job Description L.E.K. Consulting is a global strategy consulting firm that addresses the most critical commercial issues for the leaders of some of the world's most successful businesses. We specialise in Strategy and Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) support with clients across the full range of corporates and private equity. We are expert in a wide range of industries, including Life Sciences and healthcare, retail and consumer, financial services, industrials, energy and transportation. L.E.K.’s Data & Analytics (D&A) practice is at the forefront of helping clients solve their toughest commercial challenges through data-driven insights. The D&A team delivers projects as part of our D&A service line, as well as supporting case teams across the business in solving a range of analytical problems, enabling L.E.K. to provide clients with the best possible advice. About the Role: We are seeking an accomplished leader to head the ongoing growth of the European Data & Analytics (D&A) Practice and drive ongoing development of L.E.K.’s D&A capability. You will be helping to develop and deliver our D&A service line offerings, as well as working alongside experienced project teams to develop cutting-edge solutions to our clients’ toughest commercial problems. Key Responsibilities Include: Running the European D&A Practice, balancing long and short-term priorities in collaboration with global leaders including developing and rolling out new/upgraded tools and techniques. Develop and lead a highly efficient and effective multi-disciplinary D&A team. Actively support sale of D&A projects and shape the development of client-facing D&A offerings. Manage delivery of complex D&A centric projects. Practice Management: Takes overall responsibility for developing, iterating and enacting our strategy for D&A capability (working collaboratively globally). Work with regional, office and functional management to optimise outcomes for L.E.K. and D&A. Oversee D&A progress and outputs, ensuring outputs are of the highest quality and in line with the annual budget/plan. Ensure that the D&A toolkit and 3rd party partnerships best meet L.E.K.’s needs, informed by competitor and market intelligence. Drive innovation through the IP pipeline and build the team’s capabilities. Own D&A marketing / advocacy (internally and externally) and contribute to its delivery. D&A Team Development: Ensure D&A team are bought into the strategy for D&A at L.E.K., and work to deliver it. Own and enact the D&A career path and work with the People team to enact the remuneration strategy. Lead recruitment efforts to attract top talent to the D&A team across data science, data analytics and data engineering. Coach and mentor team members, supporting their growth and success. Own the professional development programme for the D&A team. Sales Support and Service Line Development: Work with Service Line partners to design and develop market-ready D&A offerings and build the required capabilities to deliver them. Actively support sales efforts including creating client discussion materials and proposals. Monitor market trends to identify opportunities and threats. Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders. Project Delivery: Act as project manager on D&A centric projects taking ownership of the deliverables and overall project execution. Act as a senior advisor on D&A centric projects providing expert input. Focus on complex projects, typically characterised by new techniques, toolkits or extremely large amounts of data. Key Skills and Qualifications: Extensive experience in data and analytics leadership roles within a professional services environment. Expertise in modern Data & Analytics tools, techniques and cloud-based solutions. Experience helping to sell and deliver high value, high impact projects. Demonstrated ability to develop and deliver client-facing service lines. Strong strategic planning skills with the ability to set and deliver long-term objectives. Strong communication and stakeholder management skills. Strong leadership presence with the ability to inspire and motivate teams. Diversity and Inclusion at L.E.K. Here at L.E.K., we appreciate the value of a diverse and inclusive workforce and are committed to a culture that is inclusive and accepting of all people. L.E.K. Consulting is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For Further Information: For further information on the L.E.K. career journey, please visit
here .
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