Data & AI Strategist

The Data & AI Strategist helps companies transition from data-aware to data-driven and AI-enabled. This role involves defining strategies and execution paths with C-levels and stakeholders, integrating into the Data & AI Strategy team to leverage data for business objectives. Responsibilities include strategic leadership, AI advisory, identifying opportunities for Data, ML, and Generative AI, roadmapping, and trend analysis. The strategist also facilitates workshops, bridges the gap between business and technical teams, translates requirements, and communicates the business value of AI solutions.

Must Have

• Collaborate with C-level executives to define robust data strategies and AI roadmaps
• Analyze existing value chains to identify high-impact opportunities for Data, Machine Learning, and Generative AI
• Prepare project roadmaps and trajectory reports
• Stay ahead of the latest trends in Cloud BI, Data Analytics, and AI
• Lead client workshops, brainstorming sessions, and meetings
• Work alongside Data Engineers, Cloud Architects, and Change Managers
• Translate high-level business requirements into clear user stories and functional specifications
• Create storytelling presentations demonstrating business value of data and AI solutions
• 4+ years of experience in data-related projects (Data Warehouse, Machine Learning, Cloud Solutions)
• Strategic mindset, managing international stakeholders
• Understanding of data functions, cloud platforms (GCP, Azure, AWS), and AI project lifecycle
• Strong analytical skills
• Excellent client-facing communication skills
• Based in The Netherlands, willing to commute to Amsterdam and travel to customers
• Fluent in spoken and written English

Good to Have

• Practical experience with data governance concepts and their impact on AI ethics and compliance
• Experience supporting change management activities for technology transformation projects, specifically PROSCI ADKAR methodologies
• Practical experience with GCP (Bigquery, Looker, VertexAI, Gemini)
• A Master's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or a related field
• Dutch in a business context

Perks & Benefits

• A permanent contract
• A competitive salary package, in line with your profile & previous experiences, with annual holiday allowance and annual performance bonus
• A competitive extra Benefits package that can include a company car, a phone allowance, a laptop, an internet allowance, a pension fund contribution and a budget for Dutch courses
• A hybrid working environment with 4 weeks of working from abroad also possible
• Continuous training & development of soft and hard skills, including training at several Google locations
• An awesome dynamic team of colleagues & regular team building activities
• A "Googley" well-equipped office in Amsterdam
• An exciting job where innovation in technology is not a buzzword but a reality
• The ability to work with the world’s leading companies in technology and innovation

Company Description

What we do

We are Devoteam, an AI-driven tech consultancy with over 11,000 tech experts across 25 countries in Europe and the Middle East. At Devoteam, we strongly believe in the power of technology, with AI at the core of our approach. We collaborate with leading partners such as Google, Microsoft, AWS, and ServiceNow. In the Netherlands, we have around 300 experts, specializing in Cloud, Cyber, Data, and AI.

Our mission is to build cultures of innovation at companies by transforming the way they work, by modernising their IT infrastructure & apps, and by elevating their customer experiences. As a Premier Google Cloud partner, 5 “Partner of the Year” awards in 2025, we do this by implementing innovative Google Cloud solutions and by leveraging cutting-edge AI & Machine Learning technologies.

You’ll be part of a bunch of Tech Enthusiasts in a fail-safe culture where everyone, from bright talents to experienced rockstars, is encouraged to continuously innovate and grow. We are a community that is proud of who you are and helps you to be the best version of yourself.

Job Description

What will be your role

The role of the Data & AI Strategist is to help companies evolve from being data-aware to becoming fully data-driven and AI-enabled. As companies increasingly shift their focus from traditional data use cases to advanced AI applications, your role is to define the right strategy and execution path together with the C-levels and key stakeholders of our customers.

You will integrate into the Data & AI Strategy team, playing a crucial role in helping customers leverage their data to achieve business objectives. You act as the bridge between business goals and technical execution, ensuring that data and AI investments drive tangible business value.

Your Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & AI Advisory

• Define Strategy: Collaborate with C-level executives to define robust data strategies and AI roadmaps that align with long-term business goals.

• Identify Data & AI Opportunities: Analyze existing value chains to identify high-impact opportunities where Data, Machine Learning, and Generative AI can solve complex business problems.

• Roadmapping: Prepare project roadmaps and trajectory reports in collaboration with business stakeholders and internal technical teams.

• Trend Analysis: Stay ahead of the latest trends in Cloud BI, Data Analytics, and AI to advise clients on how these technologies can enhance business performance.

Execution & Collaboration

• Facilitate Workshops: Lead client workshops, brainstorming sessions, and meetings to gather requirements, define success criteria, and validate proposed data and AI solutions.

• Bridge the Gap: Work alongside our Data Engineers, Cloud Architects, and Change Managers to ensure the defined strategy is technically feasible and executed correctly.

• Requirements Translation: Translate high-level business requirements into clear user stories and functional specifications for technical teams.

• Value Communication: Create storytelling presentations that demonstrate the business value of implemented data and AI solutions to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Qualifications

Qualifications

What we look for

• Experience: 4+ years of experience as a Business/Functional Analyst, Data Strategist, Project & Change Manager, or Consultant with a focus on data-related projects (Data Warehouse, Machine Learning, Cloud Solutions).

• Strategic Mindset: Proven track record of working with longer sales/project cycles and managing international stakeholders.

• Tech Savvy: You are not necessarily a Cloud Architect or Data Engineer by background, but you have a "helicopter understanding" of how data functions, how cloud platforms work (GCP, Azure, AWS), and the lifecycle of AI projects.

• Analytical Skills: Strong ability to analyze business processes and map them to technical data solutions.

• Communication: Excellent client-facing skills with a talent for storytelling, problem-solving, and managing stakeholders at various organizational levels.

• Education: A Master's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or a related field is preferred.

• Location: You are based in The Netherlands, willing to commute to the Amsterdam area to our headquarters once a week, and to travel to our customers.

• Languages: You are fluent in both spoken and written English, Dutch in a business context is a plus.

Nice to haves

• Practical experience with data governance concepts and their impact on AI ethics and compliance.

• Experience supporting change management activities for technology transformation projects. Specifically PROSCI ADKAR methodologies.

• Practical experience with GCP (Bigquery, Looker, VertexAI, Gemini)

Additional Information

What we have to offer

• A permanent contract

• A competitive salary package, in line with your profile & previous experiences, with annual holiday allowance and annual performance bonus.

• A competitive extra Benefits package that can include a company car, a phone allowance, a laptop, an internet allowance, a pension fund contribution and a budget for Dutch courses.

• A hybrid working environment with 4 weeks of working from abroad also possible.

• Continuous training & development of soft and hard skills, including training at several Google locations.

• An awesome dynamic team of colleagues & regular team building activities.

• A "Googley" well-equipped office in Amsterdam.

• An exciting job where innovation in technology is not a buzzword but a reality.

• The ability to work with the world’s leading companies in technology and innovation.

For more information about this vacancy, please contact Leonardo Eugster at: leonardo.eugster@devoteam.com

A background check using publicly accessible information and social media can be part of the process.