Consulting Director

Artefact is a next-generation consulting firm dedicated to transforming organizations through data and AI. We combine the rigor of top-tier strategy consulting with deep expertise in AI applications to help clients achieve tangible business impact. Our Belgium office advises clients on their most pressing strategic challenges : from AI strategy and governance to digital transformation roadmaps and new business model design. Our inclusive and forward-thinking culture encourages creativity, collaboration, and professional growth.

We have 2000+ employees across 36 offices who are focused on accelerating digital transformation. Thanks to a unique mix of company assets: State of the art data technologies, lean AI agile methodologies for fast delivery, and cohesive teams of the finest business consultants, data analysts, data scientists, data engineers, and digital experts, all dedicated to bringing extra value to every client.

Reporting directly to Chapter Leader, your role will be:

• Manage projects, or commercial proposal preparation process, involving the management of multidisciplinary teams, including Consultants, Data Scientists, Data Engineers, Creatives, Media experts and etc ;
• Handle clients directly on project assignments (run workshops, client meetings, formal presentations and etc) ;
• Bring the best of our expertise from the other chapters to your clients on Data Science, Activation (e.g., media buying, CRM, ...) and Creativity ;
• Impact-driven with real sales abilities, you will have to embark our clients into a transformation of their marketing, CRM, Supply Chain departments and make sure Artefact is their preferred partner in this endeavor.

Among your responsibilities as Consulting Director, you will:

• Develop client portfolio (hunting) ;
• Constantly stay on top of the Data, AI, Marketing content ;
• Support a commercial strategy to develop the country client portfolio through personal contacts, events, cold calls, and etc ;
• Monitor the commercial pipeline ;
• Build proposals supporting the client needs ;
• Deliver the highest standards of quality on your projects ;
• Pilot multidisciplinary teams (consultants, data scientists, strategic planners, media traders);
• Ensure the highest level of quality of output to your clients ;
• Accountable for the success of the projects from a client and team perspective ;
• Develop our Global Knowledge platform ;
• Build stronghold of knowledge through your clients’ engagements (frameworks, methodologies, technologies, ...) ;
• Ensure the spread of the Consulting Department knowledge across the company at local and Global level (in coordination with the Consulting Practice)

• Demonstrated success in your first 6+ years of career at a tier 1 consulting firm and have 4+ years of experience managing projects and/or clients
• Solid experience in data related topics, including but not limited to data transformation program, cloud infrastructure, AI & machine learning
• Strong interest and appetite in Data, Marketing & Technology
• Highly adaptable, able to cope with different topics and situations
• Full professional proficiency in Dutch (native or equivalent)

• Collaboration: People of different background and expertise working closely together;
• Trust & Transparency: Dealing with data topics with integrity and ethics; Realistic and honest with our capabilities and limitations;
• Innovation: Always working on the most trendy and new topics on data and digital; Always on top of the new ways of using data;
• Action: We would rather do than to tell what to do; Has a “building the plane while flying” agile mentality

This position is based in Brussels, with opportunities to collaborate on projects worldwide.

At Artefact Belgium, we value technical leadership, a drive to innovate, and the ability to bring out the best in others. If you're ready to own the technical direction of cutting-edge AI projects and make a tangible impact, we'd love to hear from you.