AI Consultant

DEPT®; Rotterdam; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work policy

Learning programs

Health benefits

Global clients

Job summary

DEPT®/AI is seeking an AI Consultant to transform business challenges into AI-enabled strategies without code. You’ll partner with enterprise clients across EMEA, translating complex AI capabilities into actionable roadmaps and ROI-driven plans.

Collaborate with senior stakeholders and a global team of engineers to scale AI adoption. You will shape strategic AI initiatives, guide transformation programs, and drive durable value for leading brands while operating in a hybrid, international

Qualifications

• Experience in an AI, data, or technology consulting role.
• Strong track record working with enterprise clients across EMEA.
• Confident working with senior stakeholders, from C-suite to IT product owners and marketing leaders.
• Ability to build business cases and communicate ROI of AI initiatives.
• Understanding of AI transformation, change management, and enterprise implementation.

Responsibilities

• Lead AI strategy engagements, discovery workshops, and maturity assessments with enterprise clients across EMEA.
• Define AI roadmaps and prioritised use case portfolios, anchored in business case and ROI.
• Design (together with technical experts) and advise on data science and generative AI solutions for complex business problems.
• Guide clients through AI transformation programmes, from vision to implementation.
• Advise C-suite and senior stakeholders on AI adoption strategy and organisational change.

Skills

AI strategy

Client communication

Stakeholder management

ROI analysis

Change management

Tools

Python

SQL

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

DEPT® is a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, our 4,000+ specialists deliver growth invention services across Brand & Media, Experience, Commerce, CRM, and Technology & Data. We’re 50|50 tech and marketing, partner-led, and first to move. Clients include Google, Lufthansa, Meta, eBay, and OpenAI. We have been certified B Corp and Climate Neutral since 2021.

Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Budapest, Zagreb, Skopje, London, Manchester - hybrid

DEPT® is a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, our 4,000+ specialists deliver growth invention services across Brand & Media, Experience, Commerce, CRM, and Technology & Data. We’re 50|50 tech and marketing, partner-led, and first to move. Clients include Google, Lufthansa, Meta, eBay, and OpenAI. We have been certified B Corp and Climate Neutral since 2021.

DEPT®/AI

DEPT®/AI has a single mission: to make the best work in the industry using AI to enhance everything we do. This role sits within our Data & AI practice, which has deep expertise in leveraging AI. The team includes data strategists, consultants, data scientists and analysts that work alongside DEPT® teams around the world across different services – from commerce, to full-funnel media, content engineering to internal operations. You will be solving some of the hardest and most challenging problems facing some of the best loved brands in the world – and doing this alongside an experienced team.

Job Purpose

We are looking for an AI Consultant who not only knows exactly how to create impact with algorithms, big data, machine learning, and generative AI, but can also translate our tech offerings to our current and future clients as well as our wider digital marketing teams internally.

As an AI Consultant, you will work with our excellent portfolio of clients to accelerate their AI initiatives and adoption. You translate business problems into prioritised AI solutions and roadmaps, and guide clients in implementing them with the support from our team of talented engineers and developers. Your role focuses on understanding business challenges and designing strategies based on a deep understanding of AI, rather than writing code.

We are looking for an AI Consultant who can create strategic impact with AI, translating complex technology into business value for our clients. You will work with senior stakeholders to define AI strategies, lead transformation programmes, and design scalable AI solutions.

This role joins an AI practice that spans EMEA and services clients globally.

What You’ll Do

• Lead AI strategy engagements, discovery workshops, and maturity assessments with enterprise clients across EMEA
• Define AI roadmaps and prioritised use case portfolios, anchored in business case and ROI
• Design (together with technical experts) and advise on data science and generative AI solutions for complex business problems
• Guide clients through AI transformation programmes, from vision to implementation
• Advise C-suite and senior stakeholders on AI adoption strategy and organisational change
• Bring emerging technology thinking to client conversations and internal teams

What You’ll Bring

• Experience in an AI, data, or technology consulting role, preferably at a consulting firm or digital agency
• Strong track record working with enterprise clients, particularly across EMEA markets
• Confident working with senior stakeholders, from C-suite to IT product owners and marketing leaders
• Ability to build business cases and communicate ROI of AI initiatives
• Understanding of AI transformation, change management, and enterprise implementation
• Deep understanding of Generative AI, NLP, and MLOps concepts
• Familiarity with Python, SQL, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) is a plus
• Analytical, commercially minded, and a strong communicator

WE OFFER

• A reputation for doing good. DEPT® has been a Certified B Corp® since 2021, has been named a Great Place To Work since 2022 in the Netherlands and named ‘Agency of the Year’ at both The Lovies and The Webby Awards.
• Awesome clients. Whether big, small, local or global — at DEPT® you’ll get the opportunity to work with all of them. And we celebrate all of our successes together!
• A flexible, hybrid working policy (2-3 days from the office, depending on location) and the opportunity to work from abroad for 13 weeks a year.
• DEPT®/YOU Learning Menu and DEPT®/YOU Special Programs. Develop your skills with courses and programs tailored to your needs.
• Stay happy and healthy with a contribution to your health through the OpenUp platform, gym and wellness discounts, and healthy lunches at the office.
• Get a discount on your lease bike and ride in style. You can also enjoy hassle free-commutes with an NS Business Card.
• You can discover even more employee benefits here.

WHY DEPT®?

We are a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, we create what is next by pioneering ideas, acting fast, and moving further because standing still just is not in our DNA.

We are drawn to people who stay curious, move with intent, and never stop inventing. Our culture runs on three values: better together, relentlessly curious, and get sh*t done. It is how we work, how we grow, and how we make things that matter.

At DEPT®, you will find the freedom to explore, the space to collaborate, and the trust to make a real impact for our clients, for each other, and for the world we are helping to build.

DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION

At DEPT®, we take pride in creating an inclusive workplace where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive. We actively seek to recruit, develop, nurture, and retain talented individuals from diverse backgrounds, with varying skills and perspectives.

We also encourage you to reach out to us and discuss any reasonable adjustments we can make to support you throughout the recruitment process and your time with us.

Want to know more about our dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion? Check out our efforts here.