Description

Job Title:

Senior Management Consultant - Advisory (IT Transformation)

Location:

Remote-first across the UK, with monthly attendance in the London office and client travel as required.

Background:

Our IT Advisory division supports clients with clear, experience-led guidance across complex technology and business change. We focus on delivering practical, achievable transformation strategies that align technology, people and processes.

The division provides expertise across IT transformation strategy, operating model design, sourcing and vendor selection, and major change initiatives. We are now looking for a Senior Management Consultant with deep IT transformation experience, strong strategic capability and a trusted adviser mindset to lead complex engagements and work closely with senior stakeholders on major technology and organisational change.

Role Overview:

We are seeking an experienced Senior Management Consultant to join our IT Advisory practice. You will specialise in IT transformation strategy, operating model design, sourcing and outsourcing, and pragmatic change delivery.

This is a senior advisory leadership role focused on shaping transformation direction, guiding executive decision-making and ensuring successful outcomes across complex programmes. You will lead engagements, oversee multi-workstream initiatives and provide strategic clarity in environments where direction is not yet defined.

You will also play a key role in strengthening client relationships and supporting the growth of the advisory practice. This includes developing trusted client partnerships, contributing to new opportunities and supporting the expansion of advisory engagements.

Key Responsibilities:

IT Advisory and Transformation Strategy

• Lead advisory engagements supporting major IT and business transformation programmes.
• Define transformation direction and strategic roadmaps aligned to business priorities.
• Lead the design of Target Operating Models (TOMs) and organisational change strategies.
• Advise on business and IT function consolidation, capability uplift and operating model maturity.
• Assess current IT landscapes and define future-state strategies and improvement pathways.

Sourcing, Outsourcing and RFP Management

• Lead sourcing and outsourcing strategy engagements, including vendor operating models and service design.
• Oversee end-to-end RFP and vendor selection processes, ensuring alignment with strategic and commercial objectives.
• Advise leadership teams on sourcing decisions and long-term vendor strategy.

Transformation Leadership and Delivery Oversight

• Lead complex transformation initiatives spanning multiple workstreams.
• Provide strategic oversight to ensure alignment between operating model design, sourcing decisions and programme delivery.
• Identify risks, dependencies and strategic trade-offs, enabling informed decision-making.

Client Engagement and Executive Advisory

• Act as a trusted adviser to senior stakeholders including CIO, CTO, COO and transformation leadership.
• Lead executive workshops and decision forums to shape transformation direction.
• Build and maintain senior client relationships, acting as a strategic partner across advisory engagements.
• Identify opportunities to extend advisory support and contribute to account growth.
• Present strategic insights and recommendations with clarity and authority.

Practice Growth, Sales and Capability Leadership

• Support the growth of client accounts by identifying advisory opportunities and contributing to revenue expansion.
• Support RFP responses and bid development, including shaping solutions and client value propositions.
• Contribute to proposals, sales pursuits and client growth initiatives.
• Contribute to the development of advisory capabilities, methodologies and service offerings.
• Provide thought leadership through client insights, industry perspectives and internal knowledge sharing.
• Lead or support the development of capability areas aligned to transformation and advisory services.
• Lead and mentor consultants and workstream leads, supporting capability development within the practice.

Required Qualifications and Capabilities:

Experience

• Typically 10+ years in IT consulting, technology advisory or transformation leadership roles.
• Strong experience shaping and leading IT transformation or business change initiatives.
• Experience designing operating models and guiding organisational transformation.
• Proven leadership of sourcing, outsourcing or vendor strategy engagements.
• Experience advising executive stakeholders on strategic technology decisions.
• Experience leading multi-workstream programmes or complex transformation initiatives.
• Experience contributing to or being accountable for client growth and account development, including revenue growth targets and sales pursuits within a consulting environment.

Core Skills and Mindset

• Strategic thinking with the ability to shape direction in complex environments.
• Executive-level advisory capability and confidence engaging senior leadership.
• Strong leadership and team guidance skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence decision-making.
• Strong analytical capability and structured problem-solving approach.
• Ability to bridge business priorities and technology strategy.
• Pragmatic, experience-led consulting style focused on outcomes and value.

Backgrounds that typically do not fit

• Delivery-only roles without strategic advisory exposure.
• Profiles lacking experience influencing senior decision-makers.
• Roles focused solely on operational programme execution.
• Generalist strategy backgrounds without IT transformation depth.