Accelerate Graduate Programme - Analytics & AI

2025 Accelerate Graduate Programme - Analytics and Artificial Intelligence

Intakes:

• Glasgow - April 2025

What is the Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Accelerate Programme Pathway?

The Analytics and AI (A&AI) pathway of the Accelerate programme is designed for talented graduates who are passionate about data strategy, data science and data analytics. In A&AI, we develop and apply technical skills to help clients solve complex business challenges.

The Accelerate Programme consists of 2 parts:

1. The Institute (circa 3 months)
2. The A&AI Academy (circa 18 months)

Your first 3 months of the Accelerate Programme will be spent within The Institute, where you will learn core consulting skills and gain a broad understanding of everything we do at Capgemini Invent within a feedback-rich environment.

Following your time in The Institute, you will join the Analytics & AI Academy. Please refer to the relevant entry route webpage for further details on team structure and information on alignment with your skills and interests.

The Focus of Your Role

As an Associate Consultant you will primarily learn to become a strong consultant, providing a wealth of knowledge and wide-ranging skills for your clients. You will build your core consulting skills through having early responsibility on interesting and challenging work that influences how our clients evolve the way they work, perform, and achieve their goals. There will also be opportunities to work on large scale transformation programmes, whereby you will ensure the smooth delivery of end-to-end projects by working flexibly, demonstrating intellectual capability, and delivering innovative solutions for clients. Finally, you will gain opportunities to help grow the business through a wide variety of internal projects which can further develop your skills and deepen your interests e.g., thought leadership, propositions, and event management.

What you will need

We are particularly interested to learn if you have experience or are interested in working in the industries we operate in and are keen to start a career in an environment where you can drive change.

Ideally, you will have some (or all) of the following:

Strong interpersonal skills including:

• Teamwork skills, demonstrating effective communication (written & verbal)
• Ability to drive work independently and adapt to changes in an agile way
• Time management and organisation, with the ability to prioritise and balance various tasks
• Problem solving skills and the ability to think strategically
• Ability to communicate technical subjects to non-technical stakeholders

A passion for applying analytics and data science to solve business challenges

Previous experience or a strong desire to further your own personal development in at least one of the following:

• Programming languages used for Data Science (i.e. Python, R, SQL)
• Data visualisation tools (i.e. Power BI, Tableau, Looker)
• Digital Analytics tools (i.e. Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics)
• Analysing, drawing insight, and identifying trends from various types of data sets
• Data Management & Governance
• Data Architecture
• Data Strategy

The ability to work away from home

At Capgemini Invent, although academics form part of our overall hiring decision, we do not select candidates purely on academic performance. We will assess your suitability for a role using several tools including video interviewing and assessment centres (all currently being held virtually).

Note: You will have lived in the UK for the last 3 years with no more than 6 consecutive months residence outside the UK (to meet security clearance requirements).

Learning and Development

When you enter the Analytics & AI Academy, there is a heavy emphasis on your personal development and being able to learn a variety of skills in a multitude of learning environments, not only during the Accelerate Programme but throughout your career as well.

There is a robust support system in place to help guide you through the process, where you will benefit from wider learning opportunities that are flexible and tailored to your interests as well as client requirements.

1. Develop your core consulting skills:

• Agile @ Scale: (Scrum Master, Product Owner)
• Business Analysis: (Client Needs & Software Requirements through Coursera)
• Core Consulting Skills Pathways on effective meeting management, consulting guard, managing resistance, storytelling, design thinking and many more (manage your own learning and development regardless of capability or sector alignment)

Develop your technical skills:

• No code low code courses in Alteryx and Microsoft Power Platform
• Online accreditations in Python, SQL and other programming languages
• Data Visualisation accreditations in Microsoft PowerBI, Tableau and Looker
• Cloud Accreditations in Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform
• Process Automation including UIPath
• Access to licenses for Coursera with the opportunity to complete further qualifications in the skills above
• Further develop the skills you have acquired by joining the various working groups that are available and led by Invent colleagues
• Unique opportunity to sign up and take part in Hackathons

What you can expect

Working alongside a world-class team with a wealth of consulting and industry experience, you will begin to create relationships across the organisation and acquire a foundation of consulting skills, tools and methodologies to help you accelerate your career. You will be part of a project team, building trust-based relationships at the heart of a client's organisation, helping them change the way they work and transforming their business to achieve their goals. You'll get early responsibility and build your skills through interesting and challenging work.

Why Capgemini Invent?

As a team, we value:

Engagement: We believe in providing a stimulating working environment where our consultants are empowered to share their values and are engaged in purposeful work.
Inclusiveness: We are building a diverse and inclusive environment that embraces and values different points of view. We run regular meetups, alumni events, and away days - all as chances to connect with the team, have fun and learn something new.
Diversity: Capgemini positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. We are committed to hiring, developing, and retaining the best people to deliver innovative, world-class solutions for our clients. We foster an inclusive culture that enables everyone to achieve their full potential and enjoy a fulfilling career with us. Our comprehensive flexible benefits package and lifestyle policies enable our employees to balance their individual, family, and work-life needs.

Within the Analytics and AI Academy there are a variety of roles you may take on:

Business Analyst:

As a Business Analyst, you will be responsible for understanding user needs, working closely with stakeholders to identify challenges and opportunities for growth, translating requirements into user stories, and defining acceptance criteria.

Data Analyst:

As a Data Analyst, you will be responsible for analysing and interpreting data to meet user requirements, find trends, and solve problems.

Report Developer:

As a Report Developer, you will design and build Business Intelligence/Management Information reports in line with visualisation best practice to drive insight and decision making.

Data Scientist:

As a Data Scientist, you will design and build models to obtain data-driven insights, make predictions that solve key business problems and learn how to present the benefits of these models to clients in clear, simple terms.

Performance Analyst:

As a Performance Analyst, you will be responsible for developing performance measurement frameworks and analysing the performance of a service or product against them.