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This job advert was originally written in Dutch.
At adesso, we believe that AI only makes a real impact when technology, business, and people come together. That is why we are looking for an AI Consultant who helps organizations translate the possibilities of AI into concrete business value.
As an AI Consultant, you will work with clients on diverse AI challenges. You will help discover and concretize opportunities, develop use cases and roadmaps, and guide clients in realizing and adopting AI solutions. In doing so, you move between business and IT and know how to make complex technology understandable and practical.
You will become part of our international AI Task Force within adesso: a network of consultants, experts, and innovators that shares knowledge, develops propositions, and collaborates on international AI initiatives.
We are also further expanding our AI practice in the Netherlands. You will get plenty of room to contribute ideas, propose new concepts, share knowledge, and further develop yourself as an AI Consultant.
As an AI Consultant, you help clients apply AI in a practical and valuable way. Depending on the challenge, you will work on strategy and advice, but also on concretizing and realizing solutions.
Your responsibilities include, among other things:
Advising clients on AI and Generative AI
Identifying and developing promising AI use cases
Contributing to AI strategies, roadmaps, and business cases
Translating business challenges into concrete AI solutions
Guiding clients from idea and discovery to implementation and adoption
Facilitating workshops, discovery sessions, and client meetings
Giving presentations and demos that make AI understandable and tangible
Working with technologies such as Microsoft Copilot Studio, Power Platform, Power Automate, and Azure AI Services
Thinking along on topics such as AI Agents, governance, and Responsible AI
Collaborating with technical specialists, architects, and other consultants
Supporting presales and client proposals
Identifying new opportunities and use cases at clients
Sharing knowledge and contributing to the AI community within adesso
Collaborating with our international AI Task Force on knowledge, propositions, and innovative applications
You are a consultant who gets enthusiastic about AI, innovation, and client contact. You are curious about new technology, but you look beyond the technology alone. You want to understand what an organization needs and how AI can actually add value to that.
You can switch easily between business and IT, ask the right questions, and enjoy discovering and shaping new solutions together with clients.
In addition, you have:
A few years of relevant experience as a consultant, business consultant, technology consultant, or in a similar client-facing role
Experience or demonstrable affinity with AI, Generative AI, automation, or digital transformation
The ability to translate client challenges into concrete use cases and solutions
Strong communication and presentation skills
Experience with stakeholder management and client contact
A proactive, curious, and entrepreneurial attitude
The ability to make complex technology understandable for different target groups
Affinity with the Microsoft ecosystem
Knowledge of one or more of the following technologies is a plus:
Microsoft Copilot and Copilot Studio
Power Platform
Power Automate
Azure AI Services
Generative AI and AI Agents
Low-code and automation solutions
Experience with AI strategies, roadmaps, or use-case development
Experience with AI governance or Responsible AI
Experience with presales
Experience with giving or facilitating workshops
At adesso, you get the chance to work on challenging AI problems and grow alongside our AI practice.
You get:
A versatile consultancy role at the intersection of business and AI
The opportunity to help build our growing AI practice in the Netherlands
Collaboration with the international adesso AI Task Force
Plenty of room for your own initiative and ideas
Varied AI projects with different clients and sectors
The opportunity to work on both strategy and advice as well as concrete AI solutions
A strong Microsoft ecosystem and access to technical expertise
Space to further develop your own AI expertise
Training, certifications, and knowledge sessions
Hybrid working and a lot of freedom in how you fulfill your role
An enthusiastic team where collaboration, sharing knowledge, and innovation are central
So, you don't have to be the AI expert who has seen it all. We are primarily looking for a strong consultant who understands AI, knows how to engage clients, and wants to grow further in this field together with us.