Data & AI Consulting Lead (Bern, Switzerland)

Who We Are

Founded in 2017, Unit8 is a fast-growing Swiss AI and data analytics consulting and services company dedicated to solving complex problems of traditional industries like automotive, chemical, financial services, manufacturing and pharma. We work with some of the biggest organisations in Europe to solve the challenges that directly affect their business - be it operations, finance, manufacturing or R&D. Since our foundation, we have successfully delivered more than 150 projects and have grown to 100+ talented individuals across 5 offices in Switzerland and Poland.

Unit8’s mission is to drive the adoption of AI and Data Science in the non-digital industries and to help accelerate their digital transformation. Among its activities, Unit8 dedicates a part of its resources and time on projects that deeply matter to us - that includes collaboration on pro-bono and “engineering for good” causes.

Are You the team member we are looking for?

Unit8 is looking for a Data & AI Consulting Lead to join our growing Data & AI Consulting Practice in Zurich. Purpose of our Practice is to work alongside our data scientists and data engineers and advise clients with a holistic data & AI consulting offering, ranging from technical-operational to conceptual-strategic. You will have the opportunity to accompany state of the art data, AI & analytics projects with our clients. You will be involved in the whole lifecycle from business development and pre-sales to project implementation and client relationship building. You will become a core team member and take responsibility for scaling up the Data & AI consulting practice within Unit8.

What You’ll Do
Your role can evolve and will depend on our clients’ and internal challenges. In general, you will:

• lead consulting projects with clients on their path to become a data-driven company, e.g. by assessing the client’s data and machine learning maturity, identifying data-driven use cases, defining an impactful implementation roadmap, provide guidance on data and model governance, develop target operating models for analytics organisations or benchmark different analytics tools & platforms
• contribute to the growth of our Data & AI Consulting Practice via business development activities along all stages of the sales funnel (e.g., from prospecting new leads to answering to RfPs and closing new consulting contracts)
• work closely with the head of our Data & AI Consulting practice as part of a small, high-performing team to co-develop the growth strategy and concepts and methodologies for new data & AI consulting offerings
• collaborate with our data & AI consultants, data scientists, data engineers and other specialists s on the implementation of impactful data-based solutions and machine learning use cases
• lead the creation of white papers and industry thought leadership on data science & AI-related topics

You are

Must have:

• a fluentGerman and Englishspeaker both written and spoken
• equipped with 5-8 years of work experience in a reputable management consultancy at the intersection of business & technology
• experienced in successfully leadingtechnical, operational and strategicclientprojects within data, AI & analytics
• able to quickly identify and prioritise business challenges and provideinnovative and relevantsolutions, either during an ongoing client project or in business development activities
• an outgoing and convincingpersonality who is talented at establishing, maintaining and growingcommercial relationships with clients
• holding a Swiss passport or a valid EU/EFTA work permit

Good to have:

• familiar with the Swiss/Germanbusinesslandscape and can tap into an existing network of decision makers
• a Bachelor’s or Master’s graduate in IT/ computer science, engineering, business, mathematics or natural sciences
• willing totravel (on average no more than 40%, primarily Switzerland, with some activity across Europe possible, mainly Germany & France)

What We Offer

• A young, high growth services company which grew from 1 to 100+ employees since its foundation in 2017
• Entrepreneurial environment with highly team-oriented culture and the chance to co-build Unit8
• Competitive compensation incl. base salary and variable compensation dependent on both individual + company performance and the option to become shareholder of Unit8
• Work on cutting-edge data, AI & analytics topics (e.g., Generative AI) that have real impact across industries
• A culture that is performance-oriented but at the same time friendly & supportive, incl. regular company-wide events
• Above the norm flexibility regarding when and from where you work as long as both client and internal commitments are met
• High emphasis on learning & personal development (Unit8 support with both time and budget)
• 30 vacation days