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.

The Business Technology practice is one of the leading CIO & CTO advisory and technology innovation teams in the UK and Europe. Our consultants deliver tangible outcomes across business and IT-oriented environments, working collaboratively with major FTSE 100 and government clients to help them achieve their strategic goals and leverage technology as a key driver of sustainable growth and ambitious change.

YOUR ROLE

Our IT Strategy & Performance team is one of the fastest growing teams in the Business Technology practice. We are structured across three core disciplines: (i) Technology Strategy; (ii) IT Cost & Value; and (iii) IT Mergers and Acquisitions. We are seeking Senior and Managing Consultant level candidates with a breadth of experience that will enable them to deliver across our three core disciplines. The ideal candidate will have expertise in Technology Strategy and IT Cost & Value, but IT M&A experience is also desirable. You will have the opportunity to work across a range of sectors.

The responsibilities of the Senior/Managing Consultant role in IT Strategy & Performance typically includes:

Client delivery, leading workstreams and project teams in complex technology engagements including Technology Strategy & Transformation and technology cost transformation.
Driving cultural and organisational change with clients to align IT and business stakeholders around strategy, cost and value objectives. Advising on the strategic role of technology within organisations and how to operationalise the capabilities.
Advising clients on translating complex technical findings into actionable commercial insights and deliverable strategies, focusing on value to the client.
Contributing to the development of our offerings and supporting capability building within the IT Performance team, supporting the growth of our offers across market units and developing winning proposals for our clients.
Providing leadership on emerging technologies and digital capabilities: AI, advanced analytics, cybersecurity and cloud-native architectures - evaluating scalability, interoperability, and alignment with the client’s long-term strategy.

As part of your role, you will also have the opportunity to contribute to the business and your own personal growth, through activities that form part of the following categories:

Business Development – Leading/contributing to proposals, RFPs, bids, proposition development, client pitch contribution, client hosting at events.
Internal contribution – Campaign development, internal think-tanks, whitepapers, practice development (operations, recruitment, team events & activities), offering development.
Learning & development – Training to support your career development and the skills demand within the company, certifications etc.

YOUR PROFILE

We are looking for Senior/Managing Consultant level candidates who can demonstrate the following:

Consulting experience (4+ years) across Technology Strategy and/or IT Cost & Value.
Evidence of strong track record delivering on Digital Strategy & Transformation projects and/or technology cost transformation.
Evidence of technical and strategic expertise across Technology Strategy, Target Operating Model Design, Transformation Roadmapping, Business-IT Alignment, IT Financial Management, Total Cost of Ownership, Application Portfolio Rationalisation, Benchmarking and Optimisation.
Evidence of managing teams/workstreams in complex delivery environments and the ability to build and maintain trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders.
Experience in identifying real world application of technology to drive value from technology investments.

Desirable Experience

Currently working in a major consulting firm, and/or in industry with a consulting background, possibly including within an in-house strategy function.
Proven ability to be successful in a matrixed organisation, and to enlist support and commitment from peers in selling and delivering consulting solutions.
Experience of supporting proposition building/development and growth.
Business development – utilising a combination of the organisation’s broader pre-existing relationships, company relationships and your own network to generate revenue.

WHAT YOU'LL LOVE ABOUT WORKING HERE

You’ll be free to make your role and your career what you want it to be.  Proactivity and ambition flourish at Capgemini Invent. There are countless opportunities available to propel your development forward: seek out those that suit you, and we will back you all the way.  In summary, we believe the following make this a great place to work: 

The opportunity to be an “intrapreneur”, defining the direction of our team and offerings as we mature, grow and build relationships with new clients and in additional sectors.
Show how single minds make for better teams:  Work alongside fierce intellects who love to collaborate. 
Be comfortable outside your comfort zone:  Self-stretchers thrive in our environment. 
Build momentum in your career: Make your role and your career what you want it to be. 
Stay true to who you are: Play to your strengths and bring your individuality. 
Aim for nothing less than leading edge: We thrive on the knowledge that the Digital work we do has impact. 
Give your curiosity freedom and focus:  A place where inquisitiveness and entrepreneurial thinking are encouraged.

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 also focused on using tech to have a positive social impact. So, we’re working to reduce our own carbon footprint and improve everyone’s access to a digital world. It’s something we’re really serious about. In fact, we were even named as one of the world’s most ethical companies by the Ethisphere Institute for the 10th year. When you join Capgemini, you’ll join a team that does the right thing.

Whilst you will have London, Manchester or Glasgow as an office base location, you must be fully flexible in terms of assignment location, as these roles may involve periods of time away from home at short notice.

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 340,000 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.