Principal - Strategy and Execution Amsterdam, Netherlands

Metyis; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Adaptfy is seeking a Principal to lead client engagements and drive data-driven strategies across diverse industries. You will manage end-to-end projects, oversee multiple work streams, and coach teams to deliver pragmatic insights and value. Strong leadership, stakeholder management and analytical skills are essential.

Fluency in English is required; Dutch is a plus. This role offers an opportunity to influence senior client decisions and contribute to Adaptfy’s growth in a fast-growing

Qualifications

• 8–11 years of consulting experience, with at least 3+ years in project lead roles.
• Strong management and communication skills; ability to persuade senior clients to act on advice.
• Experience managing client engagements and project teams, with oversight of multiple streams.

Responsibilities

• Manage and nurture client interactions and relationships as a principal.
• Provide end-to-end project management to meet client expectations across work streams and senior stakeholder groups.
• Develop strategic data-enabled hypotheses and perform advanced analyses of client, competitor and industry data.
• Coach and develop team members; contribute to internal capability and content development initiatives.

Skills

Consulting experience

Project leadership

Client engagement

Communication skills

English fluency

Dutch language

Education

High academic achievement

Job description

Adaptfy is a turnkey data & analytics solution for the SHV family of companies. We support multiple SHV Groups with advanced Data & Analytics in all areas, elevating their operations in diverse industries across international markets and throughout entire valuechains.

Adaptfy is a joint venture formed by SHV and Metyis. Metyis embodies visionary thinking in the digital world, while SHV is a globally established family of companies built on the values of integrity, trust, curiosity, passion, and inclusivity.

SHV has a presence across four continents, with businesses spanning energy, heavy lifting and transport, animal nutrition & aquaculture, testing, inspection & certification, and more. The organisation’s history reflects its courage to care—for people, for performance, and for future generations. Their success is a testament to constant reinvention through innovation.

At Adaptfy, we play a pivotal role in bringing SHV’s digital vision to life. From optimising supply chains across Europe to enhancing operational efficiency in South America, we connect the dots for SHV, shaping a data-driven future for the entire family of companies.

What we offer

Develop and maintain strong business relationships with C-level stakeholders at our clients, to drive their business towards impactful change.

Lead and develop your teams and individual team members in creating new business solutions via data-driven insights.

Identify and seize opportunities at the client and at Adaptfy in our entrepreneurial environment.

Become part of a fast-growing international and diverse team.

What you will do

As a Principal, you are responsible for managing client interactions and play a key role in building and maintaining client relationships.

While supervising projects, you apply knowledge of business and organisational principles to develop pragmatic strategies, design actionable insights, drive change management and develop and execute value accurate business cases.

You provide end-to-end project management required to meet client expectations. Responsibilities may include oversight of different work streams, initiatives and senior stakeholder management.

You oversee the formulation of strategic data-enabled hypotheses and the subsequent advanced data analyses of the client, competitor and industry data.

You play a critical role in the personal development and growth of your team members providing on the job coaching, continuous feedback, performance evaluation and help with personal development planning.

You will participate in internal initiatives, company wide capability and content development.

What you’ll bring

Demonstrated expertise aligned with one of Adaptfy’s practice areas.

8-11 years of consulting experience, potentially in combination with relevant industry experience, with at least 3+ years at a project lead level, managing both client engagements and project teams

Strong management and communication skills. The ability to bring together all stakeholders and persuade senior clients to act on the advice given.

Proven ability to manage client engagements, client relationships and provide guidance to teams, owning the responsibility for the quality of the engagement.

Strong analytical skills and a high capacity for conceptual thinking, proven by a high level of academic achievements.

Ability to develop leading-edge business models, frameworks for analysis and long-term business strategies that maximize shareholder value.

Genuine appetite and interest in driving Adaptfy’s business development agenda using interpersonal and commercial skills.

Fluency in English, Dutch is a plus.

In a changing world, diversity and inclusion are core values for team well-being and performance. At Metyis, we want to welcome and retain all talents, regardless of gender, age, origin or sexual orientation, and irrespective of whether or not they are living with a disability, as each of them has their own experience and identity.

We are united by our differences

At Metyis, we are driven by curiosity and collaboration. We value diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) in all its forms as it makes us stronger as an organisation and promotes creativity and innovation. We welcome all talents and are committed to creating a workplace where every employee can make a meaningful impact and grow.

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