Lead Advisor - Strategic AI Transformation

SQUER Solutions München GmbH; Wien; Hybrid; EUR 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ownership & Responsibility

Learn & Grow

Exciting Challenges

Flexibility for Performance

Tailored Tools

We Value You

Team Culture

Perks-Packed Workplace

Job summary

Lead Advisor – Strategic AI Transformation at SQUER works with CIOs, CDOs, CPOs and boards to reshape strategy and drive AI-native transformations. You craft roadmaps, redesign operating models, and lead enterprise-wide AI adoption programs that move beyond experiments to scalable, governance-aligned change.

You’ll enable leaders with change narratives, design workshops, and shape EU AI Act-aligned governance while identifying growth opportunities within client engagements.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in strategic consulting or transformation roles with direct C-level exposure.
• Comfortable in technical conversations: software delivery, CI/CD, AI-assisted engineering.
• Fluent in AI concepts: LLMs, Agents, RAG; use AI tools beyond ChatGPT.
• Conviction that AI changes org-wide operations across business, people and technology.
• Knowledge of ADKAR and operating model design; strong communication skills in German and English.
• Familiar with EU AI Act, risk assessment approaches, and AI ethics principles.

Responsibilities

• Assess clients' AI readiness, develop AI vision and a prioritised transformation roadmap.
• Design AI-native operating models—rethink teams, ownership, value streams and workflows.
• Design and drive enterprise-wide AI adoption programs across business units.
• Lead change enablement for executive audiences and board-level stakeholders.
• Facilitate strategic workshops and Big Picture Event Storming with senior leaders.
• Shape AI governance in line with EU AI Act requirements and ethics guidelines.
• Identify and pursue new transformation opportunities within client engagements.

Skills

Strategic consulting

C-level engagement

AI literacy

German & English fluency

Change management (ADKAR)

Operating model design

Tools

AI governance frameworks

Job description

Innovative technologies, MVP mindset, AI-first - everyone is talking about it. With us you are right in the middle of it. Together with established clients, we develop efficient software solutions, move along product development and share our knowledge with the world. We consider ourselves AI-native: we are curious about how AI is reshaping our field and actively explore and integrate it into our daily work, from ideation to delivery. Making a real impact and delivering high standard quality while staying authentic and treating each other with respect and fairness are prerequisites for all our projects and a core value within the team.

As Lead Advisor – Strategic AI Transformation at SQUER, you are the person clients turn to when they want to fundamentally change how their organisation operates — not just to run AI experiments, but to become truly AI-native. You work directly with CIOs, CDOs, CPOs, and board-level stakeholders to shape strategy, redesign structures, and drive the kind of transformation that sticks. The impact you create here is not incremental — it's structural.

Your Tasks

• Assess clients' AI readiness, develop their AI vision and target picture, and translate both into a concrete, prioritised transformation roadmap.
• Design AI-native operating models — rethinking team structures, ownership, value streams, and ways of working to make organisations genuinely fit for AI.
• Design and drive enterprise-wide AI adoption programs — from governance setup and enablement strategies to managing resistance and scaling AI initiatives across business units.
• Lead change enablement programs that drive real adoption: transformation narratives, leadership coaching, and communication strategies tailored to CxO and board audiences.
• Facilitate high-stakes strategic workshops, including Big Picture Event Storming, AI Readiness Assessments, and AI portfolio prioritisation sessions with senior stakeholders.
• Shape AI governance frameworks in line with EU AI Act requirements — covering risk classification, ethics guidelines, and auditability.
• Identify and develop new transformation opportunities within ongoing client engagements, and help shape SQUER's advisory offering in the AI space.

Your Qualifications

• 5+ years in strategic consulting or transformation roles, with direct exposure to C-level stakeholders (CIO, CDO, CPO, or board level) — from financial services, insurance, or beyond.
• Comfortable in technical conversations — you understand modern software delivery, CI/CD, AI-assisted engineering, and architecture concepts.
• Fluent in AI — you don't just understand LLMs, Agents, RAG, and data architecture concepts, you actively use AI tools in your own work: custom workflows, agents, or automation that go well beyond ChatGPT. You translate between business and technology with confidence, without needing to build production systems yourself.
• You have arrived at a clear conviction: AI doesn't just change IT — it changes how entire organisations operate. You think in terms of parallel transformation across business, people, and technology, not sequential rollout.
• Solid command of change management frameworks such as ADKAR, and organisational design methods including Team Topologies, Value Stream Mapping, or Operating Model Design — the broader your toolkit, the better.
• Familiar with AI governance requirements, including the EU AI Act, risk assessment approaches, and ethics principles for AI deployment.
• A track record of identifying and shaping new opportunities within client relationships, and the confidence to drive these forward independently.
• Outstanding written and spoken communication skills in German and English — both are required.

Why You’ll Love Working at SQUER:

• Ownership & Responsibility: at SQUER, we believe in empowering our team. In our flat hierarchies, your ideas and actions matter more than titles. Take the reins, make an impact and grow with us.
• Learn & Grow: Tap into a € 5.000 annual training budget to sharpen your skills and take advantage of our in-house Leadership Academy. Join and be part of our active tech community through meetups, hackathons and training sessions. Get up to 40h/year additional time off for your personal education.
• Exciting Challenges & Real Impact: Dive into diverse projects where your work truly makes a difference – for our clients and for SQUER.
• Flexibility for Performance: Benefit from hybrid work options, flexible hours, workations within the EU, and additional vacation days – giving you the freedom to perform at your best.
• Tailored Tools for Success: Choose your preferred hardware configuration and leverage our suite of AI tools and licenses (Anthropic, OpenAI, and more) to suit your working style.
• We Value You: Beyond perks and benefits, we offer a competitive annual salary to recognize your exceptional contributions.
• Be Part of a Thriving Team Culture: At SQUER, collaboration and connection are at the heart of what we do. Through open communication, shared successes, and meaningful team events – including our annual SQUER offsite – we cultivate a culture where everyone feels valued and inspired to grow together.
• A Perks-Packed Workplace: Work in a central office with a spacious terrace and BBQ, enjoy free lunch in the office, MyClubs sports membership, and either a free “Wiener Linien” ticket or a partial contribution to the “Klimaticket”. Plus, benefit from free massages, referral bonuses, Corporate Benefits, and JobRad. Annual employee presents and a monthly team breakfast add extra value to your work experience.

We believe in transparent and fair compensation. For this role, the annual gross salary ranges between € 75.000 and € 95.000 – the exact placement depends on the seniority level we assess together during the process.