baringa.ai Fellowship

About Baringa 

Baringa is a global consulting firm that partners with leaders to drive change and create value. With deep industry expertise, and enabled by advanced technology, the firm helps clients to deliver with greater confidence and certainty. With over 2,000 people across the UK, Europe, North America, Asia and Australia, the firm combines global insight with local understanding.

The firm works across energy and resources, financial services, government and public sector, consumer products and retail, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, manufacturing, and technology, media and telecoms, with capabilities spanning strategy, transformation and operational excellence – all powered by advanced technology, data, AI and digital innovation.

Clients value Baringa’s collaborative approach and the way its teams integrate seamlessly – all working with a shared understanding of what matters most. The firm is known for its kind, curious experts who listen closely and care deeply about client success as they help clients transform energy markets, modernise financial platforms, expand telecoms and digital networks through advanced data analytics, enable digital services in government, and unlock growth in consumer sectors.

Certified as a Great Place to Work around the world, Baringa has been recognised by the Financial Times in 22 categories of its UK Leading Management Consultants rankings, and by Forbes for four consecutive years as one of the World’s Best Management Consulting Firms.

Introducing the baringa.ai Fellowship - A selective cohort for exceptional postgraduate talent.​ 

At Baringa, we blend technical expertise with real-world insight to make an impact. Work with experienced engineers and experts on real client challenges from day one. We seek curious, technically skilled individuals who can translate complex ideas into clear, practical solutions.  

We’re looking for people talented individuals who have recently completed their Masters or PhD, who want to take their technical depth and apply it to interesting and cutting edge challenges. We expect that you might have spent time in research, built something outside your studies, or developed deep expertise in a particular area. What matters most is how you think, what you can do, and how quickly you can turn that into something useful.​ 

Join a select cohort built around exceptional technical talent, with the chance to grow together and make an impact. You’ll work on challenging problems, learn from people at the top of their field and build a career at the forefront of AI. 

Who We're Looking For​

We're particularly interested in postgraduate talent with backgrounds in:​

• Computer Science, Maths, Physics, Engineering, Statistics and related STEM disciplines​
• Machine learning, Artificial Intelligence, data science, software or systems engineering​
• Research, modelling or computational work​
• Strong coding ability​
• Industrial placements, fellowships or substantial technical projects​

You don't need to have followed a traditional consulting path. We care about technical depth, curiosity, judgement and your potential to grow.​

What You'll Get​

• Comprehensive Training​  
  Each fellowship undertakes our comprehensive training across our AI offerings including Deterministic and Probabilistic Machine Learning, Optimisation, Agentic AI and Enterprise AI Platform Engineering 

• Real-world technical depth​  
  Work on challenging problems in real client engagements that stretch your skills and let you see the impact of your work.​ 

• Support and mentorship​ 
  Get hands-on guidance and mentorship from AI and Industry experts.​ 

• Accelerated development​ 
  Build technical, consulting and commercial skills grounded in real client projects. 

• Progression​ 
  Your level and progression are based on what you demonstrate, not how long you've been working.​ 

The Cohort​

We recruit a small group of Fellows each round, with the next fellowship starting in January 2027. 

The cohort gives you a group of peers from day one and gives us a regular way to bring exceptional technical talent into Baringa. It sits between traditional Early Careers and experienced hiring: you don't need years of experience, but you do need the technical depth to contribute from the start. 

How To Join

1. ​Apply​ - Tell us about your background, technical interests and the work you’re proud of.

2. Technical assessment - A  focused assessment designed to understand how you approach technical problems, not just what you already know.

3. Meet the team - An assessment day with people from our AI team to explore your technical thinking, consulting potential and fit.

4. Join the cohort - Successful candidates join the next available intake.​

What a career at Baringa will give you 

Putting People First.

Baringa is a People First company and wellbeing is at the forefront of our culture. We recognise the importance of work-life balance and flexible working and provide our staff amazing benefits. Some of these benefits include: 

• Generous Annual Leave Policy: We recognise everyone needs a well-deserved break. We provide our employees with 5 weeks of annual leave, fully available at the start of each year. In addition to this, we have introduced our 5-Year Recharge benefit which allows all employees an additional 2 weeks of paid leave after 5 years continuous service. 

• Flexible Working: We know that the ‘ideal’ work-life balance will vary from person to person and change at different stages of our working lives. To accommodate this, we have implemented a hybrid working policy and introduced more flexibility around taking unpaid leave. 

• Corporate Responsibility Days: Our world is important to us, so all our employees get 3 every year to help social and environmental causes and increase our impact on the communities that mean the most to us. 

• Wellbeing Fund: We want to encourage all employees to take charge and prioritise their own wellbeing. We’ve introduced our annual People Fund to support this by offering every individual a fund to support and manage their wellbeing through an activity of their choice. 

• Profit Share Scheme: All employees participate in the Baringa Group Profit Share Scheme so everyone has a stake in the company’s success. 

Diversity and Inclusion

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging is central to our culture and that diversity is paramount to driving creativity, innovation, and value for our clients and for our people. 

An award-winning workplace

You can be a part of our ‘Great Place to Work’ – with our commitment to women and well-being in the workplace for all. Click here to see some of our recent awards and how we’ve achieved this. 

Using business as a force for good. 

We maintain high standards of environmental performance and transparency, which can be seen through our commitment to Net Zero with our SBTI-verified Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions reduction targets and our support of the Better Business Act. We report our progress publicly and ensure that we are also externally assessed and scored through organisations like CDP and EcoVadis - helping us to continually identify where we can improve. 

We have a long legacy of supporting the communities in which we work, and offer a variety of ways to contribute, by putting people first and creating impact that lasts. Our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) agenda is about giving back to the communities in which we live and work by sharing our skills, talent and time. In essence, we aim to empower and encourage everyone in the firm to contribute to the things we care about, and support registered charities and organisations with a clear social or environmental purpose to increase the positive impact they can have.

Join us

All applications received will be reviewed by a member of our Talent Acquisition team. We never rely solely on automated screening or AI tools to make hiring decisions. Your application will be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, age, faith or social background. We do not filter applications by university background and encourage those who have taken alternative educational and career paths to apply. We would like to actively encourage applications from those who identify with less represented and minority groups. We operate an inclusive recruitment process, ensuring reasonable adjustments where needed. Please contact a member of our Recruitment Team to discuss further.

Baringa Privacy Notices

For UK & EU

Your personal data will be retained by Baringa for up to two years, in accordance with our UK Recruitment Privacy Notice / EU Recruitment Privacy Notice, to evaluate your application and meet our legal and reporting obligations. In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the right to request access to, rectification, or erasure (subject to legal limitations) of your personal data. For more information, please contact us at [email protected]

For the USA

Your personal data may be retained by Baringa for up to two years, as outlined in our Recruitment Privacy Notice (AMER & APAC), to support the recruitment process and internal reporting requirements. Where applicable, and in accordance with relevant federal and state laws, you may have the right to request access to or correction of your personal information. For further details, please contact [email protected]

For Australia & Singapore

Your personal data will be retained by Baringa for up to two years, in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice (AMER & APAC), to assess your application and meet applicable reporting and legal obligations. In line with the Australian Privacy Act and Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), you may have rights to access, correct, or request limited deletion of your personal data. For more information, please contact us at [email protected]