UK - Technology Advisory Analyst

Wavestone is a leading global transformation consulting firm known for navigating critical challenges and driving sustainable growth. We aim to deliver lasting change that positively impacts customers, communities, and society. Our journey is defined by a true team spirit, where support, encouragement, and motivation are the keystones of our collaborative environment. 

Drawing on more than 5,500 employees across Europe, North America, and Asia, we seamlessly combine first-class sector expertise with a 360° transformation portfolio of high-value consulting services. 

With our 360° portfolio of high-value consulting services, we seamlessly combine first-class sector expertise with a wide range of cross-industry capabilities. Our clients value us as an independent, critical voice with an outstanding track record and profound technological expertise. During strategic transformations, they place their trust in our consultants to reflect, analyse, and act at their side. That’s how we make change happen. 

Wavestone UK now boasts a team of 300 employees, with ambitions to rapidly grow in the coming years. Our services span, business and digital transformation, cybersecurity, operational improvement, risk advisory, and IT advisory. We exist to provide end-to-end expert advice to clients across industries, with a particular focus on Insurance, Financial Services and Life Sciences helping them to positively transform to become modern, innovative organizations that thrive in a sustainable way. 

Our commitment to excellence and our people is underscored by recognition we have received in the UK’s Great Place to Work accreditation process.  In 2024 we are proud to have been recognised in the following Best Workplaces categories; Large organisations, Wellbeing, Development and a Best Workplace for Women.   

Recognised by the Financial Times as one of the UK’s Leading Management Consultants 2024, Wavestone UK is motivated and energised team with a collective sense of purpose.  

Dedicated to diversity and inclusivity, Wavestone fosters a collaborative and dynamic work environment. Our core values - energetic, responsible and together - shape the foundation of our corporate culture. 

Join us for a rewarding career in management consulting, offering competitive compensation, continuous learning, and ample opportunities for professional growth. 

For more information, visit www.wavestone.com and become part of our journey to shape a positive and impactful future. 

The opportunity :  

As technology, digitalization, and generative AI reshape industries and business operations, organisations need to deliver on their business objectives, run their operations, and generate value for their customers, while being resilient and agile. Wavestone brings an independent, critical voice with an outstanding track record and profound technological expertise to support clients through their strategic transformations. 

As a Technology Advisory Analyst at Wavestone, you will typically support Wavestone engagement teams and our clients by conducting research, building deliverables, helping run workshops, gathering information and requirements, as well as working alongside the client stakeholders to ensure a smooth running of projects.   

As part of the Technology Advisory Analyst programme, you will work on solving key business and technology problems for the clients and support their transformation initiatives across industries. 

You will work across multiple domains, including, but not limited to: 

• Technology Strategy: Assisting clients in building their technology strategy, optimizing their IT capabilities, improving service delivery, managing critical transformation efforts in mergers & acquisitions, and promoting sustainability. 

• Architecture: Helping clients manage technical debt, modernize platforms, build architecture approach, and provide architecture assurance to optimize operating models and performance. 

• Sourcing: Helping clients design, implement, and optimize their IT supply chain by designing effective sourcing approaches, enabling key partnerships, and establishing procurement best practices. 

• Change: Driving delivery of complex technology initiatives through effective project and portfolio management, offering programme assurance and recovery, and enabling agile best practices. 

• Risk: Supporting clients in navigating their complex operational risk landscape by designing impactful risk and controls strategy, establishing a culture of risk, and providing risk and controls assurance. 

• Data and AI: Helping clients drive value out of their data assets and adopt AI confidently and responsibly. 

Your key responsibilities :

• Collaborate with project leads, and clients to solve business challenges. 

• Support the execution of project workstreams and project management activities. 

• Conduct research and data analysis to deliver insights and support client projects. 

• Assist in preparation of presentations, reports, and client deliverables. 

• Stay up to date with industry trends, best practices, and market developments. 

• Participate in training and development programs to enhance consulting skills. 

• Embody our values and act as a responsible ambassador of Wavestone 

• Contribute to various internal activities meaningfully to build your network and enhance Wavestone’s presence in the market. 

What are we looking for?

• Bachelor’s / Master’s degree. We are open to receiving applications from recent graduates as well as people with 1-2 years work experience who have the motivation to build a career in consulting 

• Natural curiosity about how to solve business problems  

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills 

• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills 

• Strong verbal and written communication 

• Ability to take ownership of tasks and projects, and work independently, when needed 

• Ability to foster relationships, build trust, and work collaboratively  

• Proficient in Microsoft Office 365, especially Excel and PowerPoint (experience with data analysis tools is a plus) 

• You need to be eligible to live and work in the UK at the point of joining. Wavestone do not offer visa sponsorship for this position