Data Management Consultant (Senior Consultant/Principal Consultant)
Location: London (Hybrid) | Practice Area: Data & Analytics | Type: Permanent
Help financial institutions design intelligent, trusted and future-ready data ecosystems.
The Role
As a Data Management Consultant, you’ll join Capco’s Data Strategy & Advisory team, part of our global Data Practice of 1000+ data professionals. You’ll work with leading financial services clients to design, implement and embed modern data management capabilities that support scalable, sustainable and data-driven transformation.
This role blends strategic advisory with hands-on delivery, supporting clients as they move toward intelligent, automated and adaptive data management models.
What You’ll Do
- Design and implement AI-enabled modern data management frameworks, including defining AI use cases and detailed requirements, orchestrating workflows, defining and working with technology to configure AI-driven Data Management agents
- Enable AI-ready data by defining standards for metadata, data taxonomies, data products and semantic layers that support both human understanding and model consumption.
- Collaborate with architecture and engineering teams to design target state architectures that enable AI data management solutions
- Define guardrails and governance approaches for safe and effective use of AI for Data Management activities
- Define and embed data governance, ownership, and operating models aligned to business and regulatory objectives
- Deliver core data management capabilities, including data quality, metadata and lineage solutions
- Support the rollout and adoption of data management frameworks, working with stakeholders across business and technology
- Contribute to Capco thought leadership, exploring how agentic and automated data management is shaping financial services
What We’re Looking For
- Strong experience in data management, data quality or data strategy
- Experience of working within Financial Services, ideally within data teams
- Practical knowledge of data governance frameworks such as DAMA, DCAM or CDMC
- Experience designing and standing-up data management capabilities, including DQ, lineage and metadata management
- Familiarity with data management tooling such as Collibra, Solidatus, Ataccama or Informatica
- Clear communication skills, with the ability to translate complex concepts for a range of stakeholders
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to drive adoption, influence senior stakeholders and embed data management as a business priority
- Understanding of modern data and AI platforms
- Ability to bridge data management and architecture discipline, translating business problems into scalable and technology-enabled AI solutions
Bonus Points For
- Exposure to AI-enabled or automated data management solutions
- Understanding of regulatory drivers such as GDPR, BCBS 239, EU AI Governance Act or ESG reporting
- Experience supporting vendor selection, roadmaps or business cases for data initiatives
- Experience working in a Product Ownership role, with exposure to backlog management, prioritisation and stakeholder alignment for the development of in-house solutions
- Consulting experience in dynamic, cross-functional environments
- Experience supporting small teams or workstreams
- Knowledge of AI risk, governance and model controls, particularly in regulated environments (e.g. explainability, traceability, model validation)
Why Join Capco
- Deliver high-impact data and analytics solutions for Tier 1 financial institutions
- Work in a collaborative, flat, and inclusive consulting culture
- Access continuous learning, training, and industry certifications
- Be part of a team shaping the future of intelligent data management
- Help define next-generation data capabilities across financial services
We offer a competitive, people-first benefits package designed to support every aspect of your life:
- Discretionary bonus, competitive pension, health insurance, life insurance and critical illness cover
- Mental health support including CareFirst, Unmind, Aviva consultations and trained first aiders
- Family-friendly policies including enhanced parental leave and paid leave for key life events
- 5 weeks of annual leave with the option to buy or sell days
- Minimum 40 hours of learning annually, plus a Business Coach assigned from day one
Inclusion at Capco
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