Senior Data & AI Consultant — Flexible, Global Impact

Zühlke Group; Wien; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Flexible working hours

Work from home option

Global community & development

Job summary

Zühlke Group in Austria seeks a Principal Data & AI Consultant to ensure our Data & AI projects deliver impact across development, pre-sales and ongoing relationships. You will guide high‑level strategy and governance for client initiatives, aligning business needs with technical delivery.

You will lead interdisciplinary teams, shape engagements, foster collaboration with CxOs to engineers, and contribute to our global thought leadership while driving long-term client value.

Qualifications

• University degree in business or STEM from a leading institution.
• 8+ years hybrid consulting and data & AI-related work experience.
• Strong target-group oriented communication, project management and workshop leadership.
• Experience in verticals like banking, insurance, life science or manufacturing.
• Fluency in German and English; assertive, proactive and customer‑centric.

Responsibilities

• Structure complex engagements and steer project delivery.
• Ensure quality of deliverables and manage customer expectations.
• Foster collaboration between data scientists, data engineers, architects and business stakeholders.
• Support consultants and business developers across the sales pipeline.
• Represent the practice as an ambassador and thought leader.

Skills

Data & AI strategy

Governance

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

University degree in business or STEM

Tools

Data platforms

AI governance

Job description

Zühlke Group in Austria seeks a Principal Data & AI Consultant to ensure our Data & AI projects deliver impact across development, pre-sales and ongoing relationships. You will guide high‑level strategy and governance for client initiatives, aligning business needs with technical delivery.

You will lead interdisciplinary teams, shape engagements, foster collaboration with CxOs to engineers, and contribute to our global thought leadership while driving long-term client value.