Data Strategy Consultant

About the role

The Data Strategy Consultant works with public‑sector and private organisations to translate business priorities into a concrete data vision, roadmap and measurable benefits. You will bridge executive narratives with implementation details, ensuring the strategy is evidence‑based, fundable and monitorable.

Key responsibilities

• Analyse organisational strategies, service priorities and existing data initiatives to define the strategic context.
• Conduct stakeholder interviews and assess current‑state capabilities, pain points and opportunities.
• Facilitate the creation of a clear data vision, strategic objectives, guiding principles and measurable outcomes.
• Identify and structure priority use cases that link data investment to business and public‑value outcomes.
• Develop initiative cards outlining scope, benefits, owners, dependencies, resources, risks and success measures.
• Apply transparent prioritisation criteria and present options for client leadership.
• Design sequenced roadmaps, implementation waves, milestones and investment considerations.
• Define benefits‑realisation metrics and governance arrangements for ongoing monitoring.
• Coordinate strategy content with target operating model, architecture, quality, security, data culture and analytics workstreams.
• Prepare executive presentations, strategy documents, decision papers and supporting evidence.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in strategy, business, information systems, data management or a related field (Master’s preferred).
• Typically 6‑10 years of experience in strategy, transformation, data management, analytics or management consulting.
• Proven ability to conduct research, facilitate strategic workshops and translate findings into actionable roadmaps.
• Strong analytical mindset with experience converting organisational objectives into data‑driven initiatives.

Required skills