Join our senior leadership team to lead, grow and develop our Decision Support capability – a team of digital and data specialists delivering insight-driven services to some of the most complex and critical challenges facing the UK’s Defence and wider public sector landscape.
Since our establishment in 2018, Whitetree has been on a mission to empower clients, make lasting impacts, and provide unmatched career growth opportunities. We're passionate innovators driven by our values of Trust, Integrity, Innovation, and Excellence.
The role
You will lead and develop both the people and the business growth agenda: doubling the size of our technical consulting team of 15, significantly expanding our footprint across Defence, and unlocking new opportunities in Health, Energy, and Nuclear sectors. You’ll shape a high-performing consulting team, lead strategic engagements, and help us expand our reputation as a trusted partner in digital and data transformation.
What you’ll do
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Grow the Business: Build out our Data & Digital consulting offerings, lead strategic bids, develop new service lines, and drive pipeline growth across sectors
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Double our Team and Revenues: Develop and grow headcount from 15 to >30 and corresponding revenues from £2m to >£4m within two years.
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Lead the Team: Lead, coach and develop our existing Decision Support team while recruiting new talent to support delivery and growth.
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Deliver Impact: Lead high-value consulting projects where actionable insight, data science and digital innovation unlock real-world impact.
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Shape Strategy: Work with our executive and capability leadership teams to refine and execute Whitetree’s strategic direction in data and digital services.
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Champion Innovation: Foster a culture of curiosity, continuous improvement, and applied innovation to maintain our edge in a competitive market.
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Leadership: Define a clear vision for Decision Support that delivers on our Whitetree strategic objectives, align our people, and live our values through your actions, building a highly engaged, world-class data and analytics capability.
What you bring
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Senior leadership experience in data and digital services, preferably in Defence, Government, Energy, Nuclear or Health.
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Proven business development and client relationship skills – comfortable building strong client pipelines, leading bids, shaping compelling proposals and capturing contracts.
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Track record of building or scaling successful technical consulting teams and capabilities.
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Strategic understanding of the UK public sector and/or regulated industries and the ability to align data-driven services to their challenges.
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Strong commercial acumen – managing performance across utilisation, revenue, and profit margins.
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Experience in one or more of:
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Data Science, Analytics, and Digital Transformation
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Business Intelligence & Data Visualisation
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Operational Research / Operational Analysis
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Data Governance & Strategy
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Current right to live and work in the UK, and ability to obtain SC clearance.
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Willingness and ability to work from home and travel for client engagements, including overnight stays away from home around the UK when required
Life at Whitetree
At Whitetree, we are proud to provide a collaborative and supportive environment in which you can grow and develop your career, with the chance to work alongside some of the best people in the industry.
We are one of a select few Chartered Management Consultancies in the UK. This accreditation reflects our commitment to the highest standards of professional practice and ethical conduct in consulting. As part of our dedication to your professional growth, we're sponsoring many of our team to become Chartered Management Consultants themselves.
Whitetree’s success hinges on hiring great people and creating an environment where we can be happy, feel challenged, and do our best work. Apply today to find out more.
Our competitive benefits package includes:
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Competitive salary + management bonus
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25 days holiday + bank holidays + birthday off
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Flexible working + early finish Fridays (client-dependent)
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6% matched pension + private family medical insurance
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Career development funding (incl. chartership & training)
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4 charity half-days per year
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£1000 referral bonus
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Electric car, cycle-to-work & tech salary sacrifice schemes
Our commitment to you
We're proud of our Silver Defence Employer Recognition Scheme Award, reflecting our commitment to fostering an inclusive environment and supporting diverse communities, including the Armed Forces.
Whitetree values the differences that a diverse workforce brings to the organisation and will not discriminate. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all applicants and employees, building a culture that values openness, fairness, and transparency.
We are a disability confident employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email
talent@whitetree.co.uk.
I don’t meet the criteria?
If you don’t meet the role criteria and are still interested in Whitetree careers, contact
talent@whitetree.co.uk.
Compulsory National Security Vetting
Whitetree jobs are subject to national security vetting. Your eligibility for Security Clearance may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held, or any time you have spent outside of the UK. Please check your eligibility: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-national-security-vetting-solution-guidance-for-subjects
Are you ready to join us? Click the apply button now or email talent@whitetree.co.uk for more information.