Principal Consultant - Data Transformation

Join Us at a Defining Moment

At Intelligen, we're building something different. Over the past three years, we've evolved from a bold startup to a trusted partner for some of Australia's most complex data transformations. We've helped organisations move from legacy to modern platforms, embedded governance into decision-making, and brought AI into the hands of the business responsibly and at speed.

As we continue to grow, we're expanding our presence in South Australia and looking for experienced consulting leaders who can help clients navigate complex transformation challenges while building lasting organisational capability.

We're seeking a Principal Consultant to lead strategic data transformation engagements across enterprise organisations. This is a role for someone who can operate comfortably in the boardroom and the delivery room, helping clients shape vision, align stakeholders, establish operating models, and deliver measurable business outcomes.

About the Role

We are seeking a Principal Consultant who can help us grow our team, create IP and lead complex transformation programs from strategy through execution.

This role combines advisory leadership, consulting expertise, and delivery oversight. You will work closely with executives, business leaders, and delivery teams to help organisations unlock value from data, analytics, and AI while building the capabilities required for long-term success.

You will act as a trusted advisor to clients, helping them navigate organisational change, operating model design, capability uplift, governance, prioritisation, and transformation delivery. While a strong background in data and technology is important, success in this role is driven by your ability to influence stakeholders, solve complex business problems, and lead meaningful change.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in ambiguity, enjoys building trusted relationships, and is motivated by helping organisations transform how they operate, make decisions, and create value.

What You'll Do

• Partner with executive stakeholders to define transformation strategies, roadmaps, and investment priorities
• Lead complex consulting engagements across data, analytics, governance, and AI initiatives
• Design and implement operating models that improve delivery effectiveness, accountability, and organisational capability
• Facilitate alignment across business, technology, risk, and executive stakeholders
• Provide trusted advisory services to senior leaders navigating transformation, organisational change, and capability uplift
• Guide clients through prioritisation, governance, funding, and delivery decisions
• Lead multidisciplinary teams across strategy, architecture, engineering, governance, analytics, and change functions
• Translate complex business challenges into practical, executable solutions
• Build strong client relationships and act as a trusted long-term advisor
• Mentor and support consultants and delivery teams while contributing to capability development across the business
• Develop IP and collateral to support our growing practices
• Support business development, thought leadership, and growth initiatives across the Adelaide market

Examples of the work you may lead include:

• Enterprise data transformation programs
• Data operating model and organisational design initiatives
• Data governance and AI readiness programs
• Capability uplift and centre of excellence establishment
• Modern data platform and analytics transformations
• Data product operating model implementation

Requirements

• 8-10+ years' experience in consulting, transformation delivery, or advisory leadership roles
• Proven experience leading complex enterprise transformation programs
• Strong understanding of data, analytics, governance, and AI ecosystems
• Experience designing operating models, governance structures, and organisational capability frameworks
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement skills with experience working directly with executive leadership teams
• Strong facilitation, communication, and influencing capability
• Demonstrated experience managing ambiguity and creating clarity in complex environments
• Commercial acumen and a strong focus on delivering measurable business outcomes
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and large-scale delivery engagements
• A collaborative leadership style focused on building capability and creating lasting impact

Nice to Have

• Experience within utilities, infrastructure, government, financial services, or other complex regulated industries
• Experience leading data platform modernisation or enterprise data capability programs
• Exposure to organisational change management and transformation methodologies
• Experience working within consulting or professional services environments

Core Principles for This Role

Trusted Advisor: Building credibility through expertise, integrity, and a genuine commitment to client success.

Leadership Through Influence: Creating alignment and momentum without relying on hierarchy or authority.

Systems Thinking: Understanding how people, processes, technology, governance, and culture work together to create outcomes.

Capability Building: Leaving organisations stronger than you found them through knowledge transfer, coaching, and sustainable change.

Value Creation: Maintaining a relentless focus on measurable business outcomes and lasting organisational impact.

Benefits

We’re not just delivering AI and data projects.. we’re humanising them. That means we care deeply about the how, not just the what. We value curiosity, creativity, and a willingness to challenge the status quo. We look for people who are driven to build a business, get curious, and offer opinions and ideas.

You’ll join a team that’s smart, kind, and ambitious. You’ll have real influence - in your projects, your practice, and the broader business. And as we grow, so will you. Here’s what that looks like:

Grow With Purpose

• Structured development pathways so you always know what you’re working toward.
• Paid certifications across all major cloud and data technologies (mastery matters)
• Weekly training and knowledge exchanges where practitioners share real project insights.
  

Support That Helps You Thrive

• A dedicated support lead to mentor, guide and help you navigate your career
• Regular 360° feedback loops, giving you clear direction and honest insight into your progress.
  

A Community You’ll Enjoy Being Part Of

• Innovation days where you can experiment, prototype and sharpen new skills.
• Team days, social catchups,  many new community clubs…
• Opportunities to lead, influence and shape our growing practice as we expand across the region.
  

If you want to be part of a team that cares just as much about how we deliver as what we deliver; where curiosity is valued, ideas matter, and your impact is felt - drop us a message and start the conversation today.