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Beyond the obvious.
That starts with who we hire.

Senior practitioners and industry specialists. If you have deep expertise in the sectors we serve — government, defence, FMCG, pharma, technology — and want to bring that experience to bear on genuinely challenging work, we want to hear from you.

Open roles

5 roles currently open

Consulting Senior

Senior Consultant — Government & Public Sector

📍 London / Hybrid

We're looking for a senior consultant with direct government experience — ideally having worked inside a central government department or arm's-length body. You'll lead client engagements, not support them.

Technology Director

Director — AI & Technology

📍 London / Hybrid

A director-level practitioner with hands-on AI delivery experience. You've built and deployed AI systems — not just advised on them. SC clearance required or willingness to obtain.

Talent Manager

Interim Placement Manager

📍 London

You know the government and defence interim market deeply. You have relationships with SC and DV cleared senior practitioners. You understand what good looks like at director level and above.

Consulting Senior

Senior Consultant — Retail & FMCG

📍 London / Hybrid

Commercial strategy and operations background in FMCG or retail. You've sat on the client side, you understand P&L ownership and you know the difference between a growth lever and a vanity metric.

Consulting Principal

Principal — Defence & Security

📍 London

DV cleared. MOD programme experience. You've led complex capability programmes and know how to operate in classified environments. We're building this practice and want someone who can help shape it.

Why Cairn Novaris
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Senior team. No juniors.
You will work with experienced peers on substantive engagements — not manage layers of analysts or support junior delivery.
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Real engagements from day one.
No internal projects. No bench time. You'll be on client work immediately.
Move fast, own outcomes.
We operate without the bureaucracy. You'll have the autonomy to do your best work.
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Cleared work available.
SC and DV cleared opportunities across government and defence for those with or working towards clearance.
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