AI Strategy Manager

Netcompany Group A/S; Kentucky; Hybrid; USD 101,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Buddy onboarding

Competitive compensation & benefits

Health & life insurance

Meal and commuting allowance

Well-being activities

Udemy for Business

Career development plan

Job summary

Netcompany Group A/S in Athens is seeking an AI Strategy Manager to own a portfolio of enterprise AI projects. You will define client AI strategies, shape use cases, and lead delivery with our engineers and architects, ensuring value realization across organisations.

You will build relationships with senior stakeholders, manage proposals, and drive the commercial side of bids. This is a client-facing leadership role requiring broad business and technology insight.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS, engineering, business, or related field.
• 8+ years of consulting/delivery with at least 4 years in a client-facing management role.
• Proven record of growing client accounts and winning new work, including proposals.
• Experience leading teams of 5+ across several projects.
• Experience presenting to senior executives.
• Knowledge of Financial Services, Telecoms, or Energy & Utilities domains.
• Strong GenAI understanding; hands-on coding not required.
• Fluency in Greek and English.

Responsibilities

• Define client AI strategy: value from AI, start with use cases, move pilots to production.
• Build and manage relationships with senior clients and advise on AI adoption.
• Shape opportunities into concrete proposals and lead bid with sales and architecture.
• Own delivery: scope, plan, staffing, quality and satisfaction.
• Staff projects with right mix of seniority across clients and keep teams utilized.
• Lead, coach and develop teams; run workshops and steering meetings.
• Explain AI capabilities/limits in business terms and manage risks.
• Report portfolio health to AI Leader: pipeline, revenue, margin, utilization.

Skills

AI strategy

Client mgmt

Proposal writing

Team leadership

Executive comms

GenAI knowledge

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in CS/Eng/Business

Job description

Are you ready to shape the future technological landscape in Europe?

We are dedicated to responsible digitalisation, building innovative, inclusive solutions that drive meaningful impact. With over 8,900 professionals across Europe, we help EU institutions, public and private organisations thrive in a rapidly evolving digital world. Are you ready to shape the future through technology? Your journey starts here. Take a look at some of our impactful projects here: https://netcompany.com/cases/

Job Description

So, what are the main responsibilities of the AI Strategy Manager in Netcompany's Enterprise Solutions?

Joining us as an AI Strategy Manager, you will own a portfolio of clients and the AI projects we deliver for them. You will be the person these clients call first. You will help them decide where AI creates value in their business, and you will be accountable for turning those decisions into projects that our team delivers.

This is a client and management role first. We are looking for someone who understands how large organisations work, where AI creates real value for them, and how to turn that understanding into projects that reach production and lead to further work.

You will report to the AI Leader and lead the engineers on your projects. You will work with our shared pool of architects on solution design and proposals, and you will rely on them for technical depth when a project needs it.

As the AI Strategy Manager, you will:

• Help clients define their AI strategy: where AI creates value in their business, which use cases to start with, and how to move from pilots to production.
• Build and manage relationships with senior stakeholders at our clients, from business owners to C-level, and act as their trusted advisor on AI adoption.
• Identify new opportunities with existing and new clients, shape them into concrete proposals, and lead the commercial side of the bid together with sales and the architecture team.
• Own the delivery of your projects: scope, plan, staffing, quality and client satisfaction.
• Staff projects with the right mix of seniority and keep the team utilised across your clients.
• Lead, coach and develop.
• Run client workshops, discovery sessions and steering meetings, and explain what AI can and cannot do in terms the business understands.
• Manage risks, escalations and difficult conversations with clients before they turn into problems.
• Report on the health of your portfolio to the AI Leader: pipeline, revenue, margin, utilisation and delivery status.

Qualifications

What would make you a fit for the role:

• A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in consulting, systems integration or technology delivery, with at least 4 years in a client-facing management role such as engagement manager, delivery manager or account lead.
• A proven record of growing client accounts and winning new work, including writing and leading proposals.
• Experience leading teams of 5 or more people across several projects at the same time.
• Experience presenting to and negotiating with senior executives.
• Good knowledge of at least one of Financial Services, Telecommunications or Energy & Utilities, including how organisations in that sector make decisions, buy technology and operate under regulation.
• A working understanding of GenAI and AI delivery (LLMs, RAG, agents, evaluation, governance) that is deep enough to challenge a technical design and to judge whether a project is on track. Hands‑on coding is not required.
• Fluency in Greek and English.

It would also be a plus if you match some of the following:

• An engineering background before moving into management.
• Experience with AI governance, responsible AI or the EU AI Act in a client context.

Additional Information

Being a part of the Netcompany team, you will be provided with:

• The opportunity to work in a modern environment & in a hybrid working model
• A seamless onboarding experience and a buddy to support you on your first steps
• A competitive compensation & benefits package
• Health and life insurance program
• Meal and commuting allowance
• Well‑being activities (on premises)
• Continuous learning opportunities using the most modern methods (unlimited access to Udemy for Business, ad‑hoc trainings)
• A personalized development plan for targeted career growth

If you are looking forward to be part of a diverse environment, and have the opportunity to work alongside well‑experienced professionals, on challenging, large‑scale projects that directly impact millions of citizens around the globe, then this is the place to be!

By joining Netcompany in Athens, you will be part of a vivid team of 2,300+ tech professionals. When at the office, you'll have the flexibility to work from our three modern, sustainable, and state‑of‑the‑art offices!

We ensure equal opportunities, treatment, and consideration to all candidates. Discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age, sexual orientation or marital status, physical or mental disability, or any other factor protected by applicable laws and regulations is prohibited. As part of the Netcompany culture, we respect human rights and focus on creating a positive workplace, where all employees are valued, and where diversity and inclusion are a vital part of our everyday working experience.