Principal Consultant - Data & AI (Melbourne)

Principal Consultant - Data & AI (Melbourne)

15 Aug
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Brennan IT Intranet
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Melbourne

15 Aug

Brennan IT Intranet

Melbourne

24th July, 2026

Brennan. Where true performance thrives.

At Brennan, we believe that how technology is delivered is every bit as important as what the technology is. We focus on creating real and relevant value for customers with solutions that fit their specific needs and always reflect their true interests.

It’s a claim backed by our True Performance System – a way of working engineered to get us closer, and deliver better, for our customers and their actual experience of technology.

Why join Brennan
True performance for our customers starts with a true belief in our people.
It’s why we’ve structured our business to help our teams, and their talents, shine bright. It's why we’ve created a workplace where people of all backgrounds, beliefs and experiences are welcomed and empowered. And it’s why we’ve built an organisation where real innovation makes a genuine impact and generates true rewards for our team members.

True rewards

In addition to competitive remuneration, Brennan offers extensive benefits, including:

- Training and certification bonuses
- Culture Awards that recognise excellence
- Brennan Daredevils – our annual, all-expenses paid trip awarded to our top performers and outstanding contributors
- Vibrant, fun social activities
- Discounted hardware and software
- An environment that embraces learning and development

The Role:

- Be a trusted and senior advisor and technical leader who shapes data strategy, manages major analytics and AI client projects, and bridges complex business problems with technical execution
- Provide high-level guidance on implementation of solutions
- Mentor, lead and coach team members

Role Responsibilities:





- Lead client engagements and build client relationships to develop an understanding of the right fit of consulting offerings to help our clients take their next step.
- Lead customer workshops to capture business and cybersecurity requirements that are used to deliver maturity assessments, roadmaps and strategies.
- Communicate technical and non-technical solutions and their business advantages to diverse stakeholders.
- Develop and maintain consulting market offerings.
- Promote consulting market offerings and generate client discussions, leads and opportunities to achieve consulting objectives.
- Develop proposals, assist with tender responses and provide support to Account Managers and Business Development Managers.
- Provide quality control and management oversight for all consulting engagements.
- Manage budget and forecasted effort for client engagements.
- Assist in maintaining team utilisation rates, resource planning, and proactive engagement management to achieve consulting targets.
- Provide guidance and mentoring to the consulting team that uplifts the quality of deliverables and provides proactive, constructive feedback on areas of development.
- Develop and provide thought leadership in primary area(s) of expertise and look for opportunities to broaden knowledge into other supporting areas through training, coaching/mentoring, and personal research.

Skills/Experience required:





- Extensive Data Management, Analysis, Analytics and client-facing consulting experience.
- Deep knowledge across modern data engineering, cloud analytics (Azure, AWS, Snowflake), governance, or generative AI
- Good commercial acumen and awareness.
- Experience in a consultancy or service delivery environment.
- Proven experience in developing and delivering effective presentations
- End-to-end engagement lifecycle management experience, from pe-sales and account management activities to billing.
- Strong experience in successfully leading consulting engagements that have produced positive and tangible business outcomes.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, with a focus on clarity and precision.
- Ability to develop, lead and facilitate stakeholder workshops to identify problems and develop solutions using contemporary approaches.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with a proven ability to communicate and build confidence at every level of an organisation.
- A strong client focus and a strength in taking ownership to proactively monitor customer satisfaction while negotiating mutually beneficial outcomes.
- Highly developed conceptual, analytic, and system thinking skills.
- High level of organisation and time management to enable you to prioritise effectively and to successfully deliver multiple client engagements concurrently.
- Ability to work autonomously and proactively, while still being a strong team contributor.
- Methodical approach to analysis and problem-solving.
- Attention to detail with the ability to discern checkbox compliance from security control intent and efficacy.
- Champion Brennan’s values inside and outside of the workplace.

📌 Principal Consultant - Data & AI (Melbourne)
🏢 Brennan IT Intranet
📍 Melbourne

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