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About the Role

As an Associate Director within the Business Transformation team, you will design and deliver data solutions using modern cloud-based platforms. You will advise clients on their data landscape and maturity, shaping their data strategies and future roadmaps. You will establish trust and credibility quickly to build effective client relationships, acting as a problem solver, creative thinker, and self-starter. You will contribute to client proposals and presentations, serving as a trusted advisor to identify, analyze, and solve business challenges. In exchange, we offer exciting client opportunities, a clear career development path, and promotion opportunities in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

Leading multiple data engagements end-to-end, owning quality, commercials, risk and client outcomes.
Building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and acting as their advisor on data strategy, migration, analytics and AI.
Shaping and productizing propositions, including dashboard-to-market offerings, deals analytics and AI accelerators, and taking them to market.
Driving business development: originating opportunities, scoping and pricing work, writing proposals and converting pipeline.
Growing the team: recruiting, developing and mentoring consultants and engineers, and building a strong delivery bench.
Establishing the principle that data foundations and operating model design precede tooling, and holding that discipline across engagements.

Requirements

Strong academic record, preferably with a relevant or business-focused degree (such as business, data analytics, computer science, or information systems).
A track record of leading and delivering data and analytics engagements, ideally within a professional services or consulting environment.
Experience managing consulting teams, both on delivery and on people development.
Participate in/lead data analytics assessment engagements, planning and facilitating workshops to confirm objectives and requirements, identifying gaps in data and processes, and developing the client’s data analytics roadmap.
Support clients and prospects in their evaluation of Business Intelligence solutions providing information and demonstrations to help them assess fit for their business.
Demonstrable business development experience: originating, scoping, pricing and winning work, and writing high-quality proposals.
The ability to translate business problems into data requirements and to challenge and shape client thinking on data strategy and readiness.
Strong understanding of the data lifecycle: sourcing, cleansing, transformation, warehousing, ETL/ELT, modelling and visualisation.
Understanding of key finance processes and data objects (GL, AP, AR) and how they inform analytics and reporting.
Excellent communication and presentation skills, able to explain complex ideas to non-technical senior stakeholders.
Effective project and commercial management, able to run multiple engagements simultaneously.
Operates in line with RSM's core values of excellence, teamwork, integrity, respect and stewardship.

Skills

Data strategy
Data migration
Analytics
AI
Dashboarding
Deals analytics
AI accelerators
Data analytics assessment
Business Intelligence solutions
Data lifecycle management
Finance processes and data objects
Communication
Presentation
Project management
Commercial management
Data migration
Warehousing
Source-to-target mapping
Power BI
Alteryx
SQL
Python
R
Databricks
Snowflake
Microsoft Fabric
Azure data stack
Microsoft business intelligence platforms
SQL Server Databases
SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS)
SQL Server Utilities
Azure Data Resources
Azure Data Factory
Azure Data Lake
Azure Data Bricks
Azure Analysis Services
AI deployment
Copilot
Agentic tooling
Agile
Scrum
Lean
Data quality practices
Master data practices

Work Type

Hybrid
Flexible working

Experience Level

Associate Director

Education Level

Relevant or business-focused degree (such as business, data analytics, computer science, or information systems)

Benefits

Flexible reward and benefits package
27 days holiday (with the option of purchasing additional days)
Lifestyle, health, and wellbeing benefits
Financial wellbeing benefits such as financial tools, electric car scheme and access to a virtual GP
Access to a suite of 300+ courses on demand developed by our inhouse talent development team

About the Company

As one of the world's largest networks of audit, tax and consulting firms, RSM delivers big ideas and premium service to help middle-market businesses thrive.
We are a fast-growing firm with big ambitions -- we have a clear goal to become the premium adviser to the middle-market, globally.
Our consulting team brings together diverse advisory experts to deliver our six core solutions: business transformation, forensic, deal services, restructuring, finance function support, and risk and governance.
Our solutions are designed to address the unique needs, challenges, and opportunities our clients face as they strive to achieve their aspirations and organisational goals.
We prioritise simplicity, providing data-driven insights, value-added assurance, and high-quality execution to empower our clients in building sustainable, future-fit businesses.
It’s an exciting time to join our consulting team, as we embark on ambitious growth plans that promise to create diverse career opportunities.
We are committed to enhancing our six solutions, expanding and developing our team of expert consultants, embracing a digital-first approach, strengthening our global presence, and building strong client relationships.

Equal Opportunity

At RSM, inclusion and diversity are central to our values. We have an authentic focus on intentional inclusion, enabling our people to feel they can bring their whole self to work and ensuring everyone feels supported, respected and confident to make a valuable contribution.
At RSM, we want to create a strong sense of belonging so that people of all identities, backgrounds, and cultures feel they can bring their true self to work.
Our clients come from all walks of life. We aim to achieve that same diversity of background, experience and perspective in our own teams, so that we can genuinely understand our client's needs.
Diverse teams bring a broader range of ideas and insights to work.
That's why we're working together to ensure our firm's principles and processes support a firm culture that embraces difference and strengthens inclusion.