Principal Consultant & Practice Lead
Shell — London - Shell Centre
Posted 2026-10-28
, United Kingdom Job Family Group: Information Technology (IT) Worker Type: Regular Posting Start Date: October 28, 2026 Business Unit: Information & Digital Technology Experience Level: Experienced Professionals Job Description: What’s the role Some leadership roles focus on running a team. This one also gives you the opportunity to shape Shell’s most important technology, digital, data and AI choices and build the consulting capability that helps turn them into action. As Principal Consultant & Practice Lead, you will lead Shell’s internal Technology, Data & AI Strategy practice. You will set its direction, portfolio and standards; personally lead the most strategically important engagements; advise senior leaders from IT leadership to the C-suite; and assure the quality and impact of complex enterprise strategy engagements. You will develop a high-performing global team, build strong relationships across Businesses, Functions and IDT, and ensure the practice brings together rigorous problem solving, external insight and practical strategy-to-execution leadership. Unlike traditional consulting, you will stay involved from strategy through mobilisation and execution, see what work