Data Science Consultants - Artificial Intelligence - London
Recruiter
PwC
Listed on
8th June 2020
Location
London
Salary/Rate
Excellent
Salary Notes
Excellent
Type
Permanent
Start Date
ASAP
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Background PwC are a trusted adviser to some of the largest organisations around the world, spanning the public, private, and financial sectors. The increasing availability and use of data requires all of these organisations to adapt quickly or face irrelevance. We are no different. Our technology strategy recognises this and aims to keep us at the frontier of change. As part of this strategy, we are currently looking for Associate and Senior Associate Data Consultants to join our Artificial Intelligence (AI) team in London. We are looking for self-starters, quick learners, and technology enthusiasts who can develop and build on our current Artificial intelligence and Data Science propositions. The Role Business is increasingly looking towards Data Science as a solution. As a Consultant in the AI team, you will work with business alongside our data scientists and engineers to use techniques such as machine learning and natural language processing to realise authentic, data-driven change and solutions. The team reports to the board and works with clients and senior leadership across our four business units to enhance performance and create valuable impact. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to Responsibilities Be involved in the design and development of data science projects for PwC and its clients Support senior management with project proposals and developing new business opportunities Participating in constant learning through training and skills development to grow understanding of Data Science/AI concepts Contributing to the strategy and growth of a fast developing data science capability Craft and communicate compelling business stories Presenting findings to senior internal and external stakeholders Establish effective working relationships directly with clients and internal PwC teams Ambition to build Data Science and AI capabilities that deliver lasting impact Essential skills Able to articulate data science concepts to a business audience Work with data scientists and engineers to translate business requirements into solutions Possession of outstanding oral and written communication skills Empathic listener and persuasive speaker Planning, managing and executing the delivery of projects Demonstrable understanding of data science concepts particularly where focused on a business need Demonstrable understanding of statistics Excellent understanding of machine learning techniques and algorithms Proficient understanding of data and business intelligence tools (Alteryx, VBA, SQL, Tableau etc.) Understanding of Agile delivery methods We recognise that it takes a team to deliver AI and so we seek individuals with demonstrable skills in a selection of the below for a number of roles Consulting experience in a strategy house, a Big 4 firm or an in-house strategy/consulting function of a data-driven company Industry Experience in one of our target sectors (e.g. Financial services) Strong academic excellence in a business and/or analytics related degree (e.g. Economics, Business Intelligence and Analytics) Exposure to cloud environments (Azure, GCP, AWS etc) Exposure to programming is desirable but not essential Exposure to business or financial modelling About PwCWe're one of the world's leading professional services organisations. From 158 countries, we help our clients, some of the most successful organisations on the globe, as well as its most dynamic entrepreneurs and thriving private businesses, to create the value they want. We help to measure, protect and enhance the things that matter most to them.
The skills we look for in future employees
All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, ‘The PwC Professional' and are made up of five core attributes; whole leadership, technical capabilities, business acumen, global acumen and relationships.
Diversity
We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool, as well as those who reflect the diverse nature of our society. And we aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. Creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business and as an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we're open to flexible working arrangements where appropriate.
