Senior AI Architect for GenAI & Digital Transformation

Boston Consulting Group; Paris; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

Boston Consulting Group in Paris is seeking a Senior AI Architect to partner with client leadership teams to identify, design, and deliver high-impact AI solutions with strong business relevance. You will help translate strategic ambitions into tangible outcomes—ranging from core system modernization to cutting-edge GenAI use cases.

You will work closely with BCG Platinion teams, shaping digital initiatives, guiding data strategy, model integration, and scalable deployment while applying agile

Qualifications

• 3–7+ years in software engineering, data and AI delivery or technology consulting.
• Hands-on GenAI use cases, ML engineering, data pipelines, or cloud-native work.
• Understanding of translating AI into measurable business value.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver AI-driven solutions with strong business relevance.
• Lead end-to-end AI projects, including data strategy and model integration.
• Guide client teams and ensure delivery quality using agile practices.
• Contribute to GenAI capability diffusion and business development.

Skills

GenAI capabilities

ML engineering

Data pipelines

Cloud development

Software modernization

Education

STEM degree

Job description

Who We Are

Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we help clients with total transformation-inspiring complex change, enabling organizations to grow, building competitive advantage, and driving bottom-line impact.

To succeed, organizations must blend digital and human capabilities. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives to spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting along with technology and design, corporate and digital ventures—and business purpose. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, generating results that allow our clients to thrive.

About BCG Platinion

BCG Platinion's presence spans across the globe, with offices in Asia, Europe, and South and North America. We achieve digital excellence for clients with sustained solutions to the most complex and time-sensitive challenge. We guide clients into the future to push the status quo, overcome tech limitations, and enable our clients to go further in their digital journeys than what has ever been possible in the past. At BCG Platinion, we deliver business value through the innovative use of technology at a rapid pace. We roll up our sleeves to transform business, revolutionize approaches, satisfy customers, and change the game through Architecture, Cybersecurity, Digital Transformation, Enterprise Application and Risk functions. We balance vision with a pragmatic path to change transforming strategies into leading-edge tech platforms, at scale.

Practice Area

BCG Platinion launched in Germany in 2000 to add deep technical expertise to the Boston Consulting Group’s existing capabilities. Today, our presence spans across the globe, with offices in Asia, Europe, and South and North America. Our New York-based North American team began in 2014 and in 2017 acquiredMAYA Design, a Pittsburgh-based digital design and innovation lab, to grow our capabilities around technology and design.

We support our clients’ total digital transformation through technology, design, cybersecurity, and risk management & financial engineering capabilities. And together with BCG, BCG Platinion’s interdisciplinary team of technical experts enable customized technical solutions and accelerate delivery value through new business platforms, application consolidations, and major system implementations.

What You'll Do

As a (Senior) AI Architect, you will partner with client leadership teams to identify, design, and deliver high-impact AI-driven solutions with strong business relevance. You will help organizations translate their strategic ambitions into tangible outcomes—ranging from core system modernization in the banking industry to cutting-edge engineering use cases powered by Generative AI.

• Working closely with BCG and BCG Platinion teams, you will shape and implement digital initiatives that combine advanced technology, software craftsmanship, and business insight. You will design and deliver end-to-end AI solutions, covering problem framing, data strategy, model integration, and scalable deployment while ensuring measurable value creation.
• You will take ownership of key workstreams, guide client technology and business teams, and ensure delivery quality through agile and modern software engineering practices. You will actively contribute to the diffusion of GenAI capabilities across industries, from experimentation to industrialization.
• You will contribute to BCG Platinion’s digital and technology agenda by:
  • Developing innovative AI use cases that accelerate client transformation and competitiveness.
  • Supporting business development through thought leadership, proposals, and client relationship management.
  • Contributing to internal initiatives that strengthen BCG Platinion’s expertise in GenAI and enhance BCG’s positioning as a leader in AI-enabled transformation.
• You will also benefit from structured training programs, mentorship, and continuous learning opportunities, enabling you to grow as both a technologist and a consultant combining deep technical understanding with strategic business impact.

What You'll Bring

• 3 to 7+ years of experience in software engineering, Data & AI delivery, or technology consulting ideally within a top-tier consultancy, a tech company, or an innovation-driven environment.
• Hands-on expertise in one or more areas such as GenAI use case implementation, machine learning engineering, data pipelines, cloud-based development, or software modernization with a demonstrated ability to create measurable business impact.
• Strong understanding of how AI and software solutions translate into business value, from improving customer experience to optimizing operations or enabling new products.
• Analytical and problem-solving mindset able to frame complex challenges, structure pragmatic solutions, and deliver them with technical and operational rigor.
• Collaborative and communicative, capable of working across business and technology teams, facilitating discussions, and aligning diverse stakeholders.
• Experience or familiarity with modern delivery models (Agile, DevOps, MLOps) and a willingness to continuously learn and apply emerging GenAI technologies.
• Entrepreneurial drive and curiosity, proactive ownership, initiative, and contribution to innovation and go-to-market efforts within the team.
• High ethical standards and professionalism, fostering client trust and team integrity.
• Degree in STEM, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Who You'll Work With

• BCG Managing Directors and Partners (MDP's)

• PLA Managing Directors (MD's)

• BCG Consultants at all levels

• PLA Consultants at all levels

• Clients, vendors, partners

Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.
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