Rachel Taylor
Job:
Delivery Consultant - Major Programmes
Company:
Deloitte
I am a delivery consultant currently aligned to public sector but have worked in many other industries.
I am...
Open
Friendly
Tenacious
The skills I use most in my job...
People/stakeholder manager - important for everything you do at work both internally and with clients
Organisation/planning
Analysis/critical thinking
The most interesting thing I've worked on in my career so far...
I was on a project with a life sciences client that was working on genetic sequencing. The project had genomic scientists, delivery consultants, architects all working together to be able to create a mechanism to be able to detect and better predict cancer identifiers in patient data.
What inspired me into digital and tech...
I was inspired by my mum! She was also working in tech at the time I decided to apply for a graduate scheme.
My educational background is...
I studied Psychology at University (University of central Lancashire in Preston) which helped me massively to develop my people skills and how to work with different people.
What advice I'd give to girls thinking about a career in digital and tech...
I would give the advice that you don't have to be a technical person (like a coder) to succeed in a technology/digital world.
Job type tags:
Analysis Business and strategy Data and information People / team management Problem-solving and developing solutions
