CAPGEMINI INVENT

At Capgemini Invent, we believe difference drives change. As inventive transformation consultants, we blend our strategic, creative and scientific capabilities, collaborating closely with clients to deliver cutting-edge solutions. Join us to drive transformation tailored to our client's challenges of today and tomorrow. Informed and validated by science and data. Superpowered by creativity and design. All underpinned by technology created with purpose.

Join our Data & AI Strategy team as a Data & AI Value Strategist and be part of the future of AI, where we’re not just advising clients, we’re actively challenging, disrupting and reinventing traditional business models by embedding AI across the full enterprise lifecycle.

We’re seeking professionals who can bridge the gap between business and technology, with a strong focus on value realisation, ROI modelling and strategic planning for data and AI investments. You will lead engagements that quantify impact, secure executive buy-in and ensure organisations achieve tangible benefits from their data and AI strategies.

YOUR ROLE

This role is pivotal in building and leading our new Data & AI Value capability, designed to complement our existing Data & AI Strategy team. You will define the vision, structure and operating model for this capability, ensuring it becomes a core part of how we help clients realise measurable business value from data and AI investments. Working closely with our strategy experts, you will establish frameworks, methodologies and propositions that position Capgemini Invent as a market leader in value-driven data and AI transformation.

We DEFINE Value Frameworks - You will lead the development of robust value frameworks and benefit models to quantify the impact of data and AI initiatives across our clients. This includes identifying key metrics, modelling ROI and ensuring alignment with strategic priorities.

We BUILD Business Cases for Change - You will create compelling business cases that articulate the tangible benefits of data and AI investments. These cases will underpin transformation programmes, secure funding and drive organisational commitment to change.

We ENGAGE Executives and Shape Vision - You will partner with C-suite stakeholders to secure buy-in, shape vision and influence decision-making. Your ability to translate technical concepts into clear business narratives will be critical in driving adoption and embedding data and AI strategies at the highest levels.

We TRANSLATE Strategy into Execution - You will design strategic roadmaps that convert complex data and AI business vision, ambition and high-level capabilities into clear, actionable plans. These roadmaps will guide organisations through transformation, ensuring initiatives deliver measurable outcomes.

We TRACK and MEASURE Realised Value - You will establish mechanisms to monitor and report on the realised value of data and AI investments over time. This includes defining KPIs, implementing tracking tools and advising on continuous improvement to maximise ROI.

We DEVELOP the Next Generation of Value Strategists - As a leader in our Data & AI Strategy practice, you will play a key role in team development and operations. You will coach and mentor consultants to grow as subject matter experts in value realisation and strategic planning, providing day-to-day feedback alongside long-term guidance.

We COLLABORATE with Business and Technology Leaders - You will build, nurture and maintain strong relationships with senior client stakeholders and strategic partners, advising on data and AI strategy implementation and value measurement. Your influence will shape decisions across both IT and business domains, ensuring alignment and impact at the highest levels.

We ESTABLISH and SCALE the Capability - As the founding leader, you will define the operating model, build the team and develop go-to-market propositions. This includes building a strong pipeline of opportunities, leveraging internal networks and market insights to drive growth and positioning the capability as a trusted partner for clients.

YOUR PROFILE

As the founding leader of our Data & AI Value capability, you’ll be entrepreneurial, strategic and passionate about helping organisations unlock measurable business value from data and AI. You will combine strong commercial acumen with deep expertise in value modelling and executive engagement.

Key Skills

Value Realisation & ROI Modelling - Ability to design frameworks and models that quantify the impact of data and AI initiatives.
Business Case Development - Skilled in creating compelling cases for change that secure executive sponsorship and funding.
Benefit Tracking & Governance - Experienced in the design and implementation of benefit tracking frameworks and in supporting clients in embedding value governance into their data and AI programmes.
Executive Engagement - Comfortable influencing at C-suite level, shaping vision and driving adoption of data and AI strategies.
Strategic thinking - You have strong problem solving and analytical skills, with the ability to structure complex challenges and develop clear, actionable recommendations.
Capability Building - Experienced in establishing new functions or propositions, including defining operating models and scaling teams.

Strategy & Consulting Experience

Data & AI Strategy Leadership - Proven experience in shaping and delivering data and AI strategies aligned to business priorities.
Value Measurement Expertise - Strong background in benefit tracking, ROI modelling and embedding value frameworks into transformation programmes.
Consulting & Commercial Acumen - Skilled in advisory roles, project scoping, budgeting and managing complex stakeholder relationships to deliver high-impact outcomes.
Transformation Leadership - Track record of leading change programmes and embedding value-driven approaches at scale.
AI Thought Leadership - Skilled in driving proposition development and creating market-leading go-to-market offerings, leveraging thought leadership to influence industry direction and client strategies.
SC Cleared / Eligible

Desirable Experience

Cross-Industry Experience - Ability to work across a diverse range of industries, including the public sector (e.g. Central Government and Defence) and private industries such as Manufacturing, Automotive, Life Sciences, Consumer Products & Retail and Financial services.
Technical Knowledge - Good understanding of the technology capabilities required to deliver AI solutions, including cloud / hyperscaler platforms and services.
Agile Delivery Leadership - Proven track record of applying Agile methodologies and leading cross-functional teams to deliver complex data and AI solutions at scale.
Business development (Senior Manager) – Skilled in leveraging organisational relationships, company networks and your own connections to generate c. £1m in consulting revenues

Personal Attributes

Growth mindset and curiosity - Always learning, experimenting and pushing boundaries.
Excellent Communication & Collaboration - Confident engaging with stakeholders at all levels, translating complex ideas into clear, compelling narratives.
Passionate about driving change through data and AI.
T-Shaped Expertise - Deep specialisation in data and AI value strategy combined with broad consulting experience across adjacent areas such as data strategy, AI operating models, change management and transformation delivery. This enables you to contribute effectively beyond valuation and collaborate across multi-disciplinary teams.

WHAT YOU'LL LOVE ABOUT WORKING HERE

Our team drives business transformation by designing the organisations of the future, delivering end-to-end blueprint for AI-enabled enterprises. We are at the cutting edge of the 4th industrial revolution and are uniquely placed to leverage the broad, market-leading capabilities of Capgemini Group.

We work across a wide range of industries, delivering outcomes that make a real impact on society. You’ll have the freedom to experiment, innovate and shape your own career path, supported by mentoring from our leading experts in data and AI.

We are delighted to have received the “Glassdoor Best Places to work UK’ accolade for 5 consecutive years. To see what it’s like to work at Capgemini Invent, visit our Glassdoor page.

NEED TO KNOW

At Capgemini we don’t just believe in inclusion, we actively go out to making it a working reality. Driven by our core values and Inclusive Futures for All campaign, we build environments where you can bring you whole self to work.

We aim to build an environment where employees can enjoy a positive work-life balance. We embed hybrid working in all that we do and make flexible working arrangements the day-to-day reality for our people. All UK employees are eligible to request flexible working arrangements.

Employee wellbeing is vitally important to us as an organisation. We see a healthy and happy workforce a critical component for us to achieve our organisational ambitions. To help support

wellbeing we have trained ‘Mental Health Champions’ across each of our business areas. We have also invested in wellbeing apps such as Thrive and Peppy.

WE ARE A DISABILITY CONFIDENT EMPLOYER

Capgemini is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) under the UK Government’s Disability Confident scheme. As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we will offer an interview to all candidates who:

Declare they have a disability, and
Meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.

Please opt in during the application process.

CSR

We’re committed to using technology as a force for good. That means reducing our own carbon footprint and expanding access to the digital world for everyone. This isn’t just a statement; it’s a core part of who we are. In fact, Capgemini has been recognised by the Ethisphere Institute as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies for 10 consecutive years. When you join us, you become part of a team that does the right thing.

Your base location will be London, Manchester, or Glasgow, but flexibility is essential. These roles may require travel and short-notice assignments away from home.

We offer a remuneration package which includes flexible benefits options for you to choose to suit your own personal circumstances and a variable element dependent grade and on company and personal performance.

ABOUT CAPGEMINI

Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 350,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fuelled by its market leading capabilities in AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem. The Group reported 2024 global revenues of €22.1 billion.