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Photon

Principal Consultant

On site

Paris, France

Senior

Freelance

15-12-2025

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Skills

Communication Leadership Tableau Jira Salesforce Workday SAP Stakeholder Management Negotiation Change Management Problem-solving Facilitation Architecture Enterprise Architecture power bi Azure AWS Project Management Confluence Analytics Google Analytics GCP

Job Specifications

Key Responsibilities:

Client Leadership & Strategy:

Serve as a strategic advisor to C-level stakeholders, helping define and drive business and technology transformation.
Lead the development of engagement strategies, roadmaps, and solution recommendations tailored to client needs.
Build and maintain long-term client relationships based on trust, results, and strategic guidance.
Identify and pursue opportunities to expand client accounts and deliver additional value.

Project Delivery & Oversight:

Oversee end-to-end project execution, from discovery to delivery, ensuring timelines, budgets, and quality standards are met.
Manage cross-functional teams of consultants, analysts, designers, developers, and subject matter experts.
Conduct executive presentations, workshops, and stakeholder interviews.
Ensure all solutions align with client goals, industry best practices, and emerging trends.

Thought Leadership & Innovation:

Develop and share intellectual capital through white papers, case studies, frameworks, and speaking engagements.
Contribute to practice development, including methodologies, templates, and service offerings.
Stay informed on industry trends, technologies, and innovations relevant to client industries.

Required Skills & Competencies:

Proven experience managing large-scale, high-impact consulting engagements.
Exceptional stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
Strong business acumen with the ability to link solutions to business outcomes.
Analytical mindset with a structured approach to problem-solving.
Experience in one or more of the following: digital transformation, IT strategy, change management, enterprise architecture, cloud adoption, or data strategy.

Tools & Technologies (As Applicable):

Proficiency in project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira, Asana)
Familiarity with data and analytics platforms (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, Google Analytics)
Experience with enterprise platforms (e.g., Salesforce, SAP, Workday, Azure, AWS, GCP)
Comfort with collaboration and documentation tools (e.g., Miro, Notion, Confluence, MS Teams)

Qualifications:

10+ years of experience in consulting, professional services, or relevant industry roles
Demonstrated success leading complex projects and client relationships
Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field (MBA or Master’s preferred)
Strong leadership, facilitation, and negotiation skills

About the Company

Photon, a global leader in AI and digital solutions, helps clients accelerate AI adoption and embrace DigitalHyper-expansion® to ‘make tomorrow happen today’. We work with 40% of the Fortune 100, enabling them to stay agile and future-ready in an era of converging digital and AI boundaries. Powering billions of touchpoints a day, Photon combines AI management, digital innovation, product design thinking, and engineering excellence to drive lasting transformation for F500 clients. We employ several thousand people across doze... Know more