Senior Consultant (m/f/d) Digital Strategy & AI

Senior Consultant (m/f/d) Digital Strategy & AI

Permanent 

 

 

About Heraeus

Making displays foldable? Helping hearts beat with medical innovations? Or breathing new life into precious metals? As a family-owned global technology group we help our customers to always being one step ahead. Whether production, research, sales or administration - we love being the invisible force behind innovation. We deliver world-class quality in the areas of Metals & Recycling, Healthcare, Semiconductor & Electronics and Industrials. As one of the top 10 family-owned companies in Germany, we employ around 15,200 employees in 40 countries. 

About our Corporate Consulting Team

As Corporate Consulting and Digitalization team at Heraeus, we know the challenges today's global manufacturing and service companies face. We work on key topics that are highly relevant for the performance of the Heraeus Group and thus create real added value side by side with our colleagues in the Operating Companies. We have deep expertise in Supply Chain Excellence (e.g., Operations, Lean Six Sigma) and Commercial Excellence (e.g., Marketing and Sales). We drive digital innovation in our Operating Companies in many different areas, such as Digital Customer Experience (e.g., eCommerce, Web, CRM, Customer Analytics), IoT (e.g., Machine Connectivity, Robotics, Automation, Metrology) and Data Science (e.g., AI, Data Engineering, Optimization). In our Consulting team, we are always in close contact with each other. Openness and trust create room for personal and professional development. GROW with us and let’s get EXCELLENT together. More information about our Corporate Consulting team can be found at www.heraeus-consulting.com/careers.

 

The following challenges await you: 

• As a Senior Consultant (m/f/d) Digital Strategy & AI, you will work closely with our business units to drive tailored, innovative, and strategically aligned concepts and solutions that leverage digital capabilities and AI potential to optimize processes and sustainably enhance customer experiences.
• You will take responsibility for the strategic design and leadership of complex projects across all digital customer touchpoints. Based on in-depth analyses and customer insights, you will identify opportunities and develop user-centric, economically viable recommendations for action.
• You will evaluate and support the implementation of innovative digital and AI-based solutions in the B2B customer and employer experience environment (e.g., for Sales, Marketing, or Customer Service), assess their business impact, and take joint responsibility for their execution together with our implementation partners.
• You will collaborate closely with interdisciplinary teams from IT, Data Science, and Data Engineering to understand business requirements and successfully deliver solutions.
• With your proactive, strategic mindset and strong understanding of technological trends, you will play a key role in driving Heraeus’ customer-centric digital transformation and positioning AI as an enabler for efficient processes and outstanding customer experiences. 

What is required for this role: 

• A completed university degree in a business, technical, or business-related field (e.g., Business Administration, Business Informatics, Statistics) or a comparable qualification.
• More than 5 years of hands-on experience in digital transformation, conceptual design, strategic development, and implementation of innovative solutions (ideally across multiple customer touchpoints in a 2B environment).
• The ability to present (Gen)AI use cases clearly and convincingly to different management levels, applying appropriate presentation techniques for each audience.
• In-depth knowledge in the design and/or implementation of relevant systems (e.g., SAP, CRM, service and commerce systems) as well as a strong understanding of related processes.
• Expertise in customer experience solutions and tools, along with practical experience in AI-based approaches (e.g., Conversational AI, Agentic AI).
• Excellent project and stakeholder management skills, including experience in leading complex transformation and strategy projects.
• A confident demeanor, very strong communication skills in both German and English, and a high level of assertiveness, ownership, and independence. 

What you can look forward to at our Consulting Unit:

• Empowerment & Career Development - value-adding projects including multiple insights, high visibility and a cross-functional network enabling a future transition into a management or leadership role within the Heraeus Group
• Top projects with high impact - You will always work on key topics that are highly relevant for the performance of the Heraeus Group and thus create real added value side by side with our colleagues in the business units
• Strong salary package - attractive basic salary, performance-related components & profit-sharing and support for private pension plan
• Hybrid working and regular time off - a combination of remote and on site working, 30 days annual leave plus up to 6 additional days off (company closures on bridge days and between years), special leave for special occasions, life phase account for paid time off (e.g. sabbatical, earlier retirement)
• Additional benefits - on site- subsidized public transport, company medical service with comprehensive vaccinations and preventive medical check-ups, sport offers at our Heraeus Balance Point, delicious and healthy dishes in our canteen and social counseling to foster and ensure mental health