Consultant, Artificial Intelligence Specialist: Analytics and Quantitative Modelling, Data & Analytics Modernisation, Consulting, London

Job Description

Your OpportunityJoin Deloitte and apply your skills to innovative projects reaching far beyond traditional machine learning and analytics boundaries. Youll work with colleagues and clients in Consulting, Corporate Finance, Tax and Audit - exposing you to cutting edge data science work in a strategic, commercial and business context. Here youll apply an impressive range of broad consulting and technical skills that will enhance your career. Our practice is growing in both breadth and technical depth which is increasingly important in an ever changing market, technology and regulatory landscape. You can expect to be involved in a wide variety of assignments. Strategy, Analytics and M&AHow do you make intelligent, future-proof decisions in a world where change is the one constant Thats exactly what youll help our clients to do. Youll build trusted relationships with business stakeholders - and use the most exciting new technologies available - to create data-driven programmes that transform their organisations. Your advice will help clients position their organisations to succeed in an ever-evolving marketplace. Your roleThe role sits within Deloittes Data & Analytics Modernisations FS Artificial Intelligence team which is a group of data scientists and innovators designed to deliver cutting edge solutions that leverage the latest artificial intelligence and big data technologies for our most advanced clients. We create new and innovative propositions and our experience covers everything from Econometrics and Quantitative Trading to Electrical Engineering and High Energy Physics. We are looking for Data Scientists (Preferably computer scientist or an artificial intelligence research background) to complement our machine learning capabilities and provide deep algorithmic knowledge whilst researching, developing and delivering our innovative client offerings. As one of the junior data scientists / consultants in our FS Artificial Intelligence team, you will:• Apply machine learning techniques creatively to solve complex problems • Research and develop innovative solutions to expand our breadth of offerings • Stay conversant in new machine learning techniques, technologies, architectures and languages where necessary • Assisting in the crafting of responses to client proposal requests and in pitching data science projects to client. As a consultant you will:• Be responsible for the high quality delivery of key parts of our engagements working with our senior data scientists • Suggest practical solutions to clients and work to implement these solutions as a part of larger engagement teams • Be highly aware of regulatory and market developments and be pro-active in identifying the challenges and opportunities they create and helping clients to strategically position themselves in a changing market place Your work, your choiceAt Deloitte we believe the best impact is the value we add, not the hours we sit at our desk. We carefully consider agile ways of working, both formal and informal, that allow for the best impact for our people and our clients. Please speak to your recruiter about the working pattern that works best for you. Location:Your home office will be London, but this client-facing role provides lots of opportunity for travel in the UK and overseas. Work pattern: This is a permanent contract opportunity. Our team members work a variety of agile working patterns. Tell us what arrangement works for you and well try to accommodate. Your professional experienceTo qualify for the role you must have:• A BSc/MSc in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence or other highly analytical/quantative degree subject • Some hands-on experience applying machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques in commercial organisations (including in Insuretech, FinTech etc) • Practical experience with some of the following C++, Java, Python, R, MATLAB • Practical experience with modern AI libraries such as TensorFlow, H2O • Understanding of modern Big Data Engineering technologies • Entrepreneurial & pragmatic mindset • Have superior planning and organization skills so as to work with a high-performance team, handle demanding clients and multitask effectively • High degree of personal motivation and ability to self-manage • Full travel mobility • Right to live and work in the UK There are some core consulting characteristics that we are looking for, including:• Commercial insight • Structured approach to problem solving • Adaptability of skill-set • Strong communication skills • Ability to convey complex and highly technical issues in layman terms identifying a strong commercial application able to enhance the clients profitability • Ability to manage client relationships • Ability to manage engagements • Ability to manage a significant piece of work and/or a team • Show leadership in further developing our analytics offerings for our clients, identifying upcoming areas of demand driven by regulatory and market trends and assisting in targeting clients and working on proposals; • Contribute to practice management, including recruitment and coaching Your service line: ConsultingOur people and the way we work are the two things that set us apart in the consulting universe. For us, collaboration is fundamental to success, along with an unrivalled depth and breadth of expertise. We work closely with our clients and each other, at every stage of every project, solving our clients trickiest problems with a mix of knowledge, creativity and intellectual rigour. A hugely diverse range of clients rely on us to deliver the kind of change that adds genuine, lasting value to their business. Personal independenceRegulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints. This can mean that you and your "Immediate Family Members" are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm. The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process. About DeloitteOur Purpose & StrategyTo make an impact that matters for our clients, our people and society - defines who we are and what we stand for. Our purpose provides the foundation for our strategy and our aspiration to be t