Manager / Principal – Data & AI Strategy - Paris

Manager / Principal – Data & AI Strategy

Merittas | Paris, Île-de-France (Hybrid)

Location: Paris

Sector: Strategy Consulting – Data & AI

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We are working with a highly regarded Paris-based strategy consulting firm on the appointment of both a Manager and Principal within Data & AI Strategy.

The firm has built an excellent reputation in the French market for combining high-level strategy consulting with genuine Data, AI and technical expertise, working with some of France's largest and most sophisticated organisations on complex transformation challenges.

Unlike many traditional strategy firms, Data & AI is not simply an adjacent capability. It is at the heart of the firm's proposition, with teams combining strategy consultants, Data Scientists, AI specialists and hybrid profiles who can bridge the gap between business strategy and technology.

The Opportunity

The successful candidates will advise senior executives on how Data and AI can create tangible business value, working from strategic definition through to execution.

Assignments can include:

Data & AI Strategy

Generative AI strategy and transformation

AI-enabled business transformation

Data-driven growth strategy

AI use-case identification and prioritisation

Data strategy and operating models

AI and Data governance

Digital and technology strategy

Business case development

Data-driven performance improvement

AI-enabled operating model transformation

Supporting the implementation and scaling of Data & AI initiatives

The work is focused on solving strategic business problems using Data and AI, rather than simply implementing technology.

Genuine Technical Depth

One of the firm's major differentiators is the technical quality of its people.

The wider team includes significant expertise across:

Python

Machine Learning

Deep Learning

Data Science

Statistics

Natural Language Processing

Computer Vision

Data Analysis

AI and advanced analytics

Candidates do not need to be hands-on Data Scientists or software engineers. However, they should have sufficient Data & AI knowledge to work credibly with technical specialists while translating complex technology into strategic recommendations for senior business leaders.

Profiles combining strategy consulting with genuine technical or quantitative expertise are particularly attractive.

Clients & Sectors

The firm works with major French and international organisations across a range of sectors, including:

Financial Services

Energy

Transportation

Consumer & Retail

Telecommunications & Media

Healthcare & Life Sciences

Industrial sectors

Private Equity

The successful candidates will have exposure to senior decision-makers and some of the most complex Data & AI strategy programmes in the French market.

Culture

The culture is a major differentiator.

The firm has deliberately maintained a collaborative, entrepreneurial and low-politics environment, despite working at a very high level in the market.

There is a strong emphasis on:

Collaboration rather than internal competition

Intellectual curiosity

Technical excellence

Entrepreneurship

Individual responsibility

Developing and looking after people

Giving talented individuals significant exposure and opportunity

It offers an alternative for consultants who want the quality of work and clients associated with leading strategy firms without an aggressive or overly political internal culture.

The Profile

Candidates should ideally bring:

Experience within strategy, management or Data & AI consulting

Strong exposure to Data, Analytics and/or Artificial Intelligence

The ability to connect Data & AI capabilities with commercial and strategic business problems

Experience working with senior clients

Strong problem-solving and analytical capability

Excellent communication skills

An entrepreneurial and collaborative mindset

Fluent French

Strong English

An excellent academic background

The firm has an exceptionally strong academic culture, with its people coming from many of France and Europe's leading engineering and business schools, including HEC Paris, CentraleSupélec, ESSEC, École Polytechnique, ENSAE Paris, Télécom Paris and ESCP.

Manager

Manager candidates should demonstrate the ability to:

Independently manage significant workstreams and projects

Lead and develop consulting teams

Work directly with senior clients

Translate Data & AI topics into clear strategic recommendations

Contribute to proposition and business development

Principal

Principal candidates should additionally demonstrate:

Leadership of major client engagements

Strong senior executive relationships

Commercial and Business Development capability

The ability to originate and develop new consulting opportunities

Experience developing teams and capabilities

Potential to progress towards senior leadership / Partner level

Why Join?

This represents an opportunity to join a firm that combines: Strategy consulting + genuine Data & AI expertise + major clients + entrepreneurial culture + strong progression. xuezdbg

For consultants who want to work at the intersection of business strategy and the AI revolution, while remaining in a collaborative and people-focused environment, this is a particularly compelling opportunity.

If you are interested in discussing either the Manager or Principal opportunity confidentially, please send your profile to