Consultant

Small Startup seeking a consultant

Under the supervision of the Chief Supply Chain Officer, the Consultant will work closely with the Product Managers on client engagement activities planning and execution and use his/her exceptional analytical, organizational and communication skills to analyse client needs, define product strategies and effectively execute client engagements. S/He will be mostly dedicated to one client engagement at a time.

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in business development activities:

  • Support development and production of client proposals

  • Analyze the customer’s business challenges and functional needs

  • Gather and analyze client information

• Work with Product Managers with engagement management:

  • Engagement management setup

  • Perform project management, including tracking project finances

• Manage engagement execution activities

  • Plan for and manage selected client workshops

  • Prepare project communications materials (e.g., project/steering committee update reports)

  • Prepare for and help conduct client discovery workshops and interviews

  • Synthesize decisions and action plans from internal and client meetings

• Support development of AI strategy and business solutions:

  • Conduct research and support development of business cases/financial models, product roadmaps, AI strategy, operating model/process designs and AI readiness assessments

  • Analyze client’s business challenges and operational issues to define client problems and identify prioritized, high-value use cases

• Support product development activities:

  • Produce analysis reports (e.g., AI model options analysis)

  • Analyze and document client’s needs and requirements

  • Support development of the product roadmap, including conducting market research

  • Participate in agile development activities, including maintaining project activity backlog, project kanban, etc.

• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies.

## Qualifications

• At least 2 years in a customer-facing role, excelling in a management/strategy/technology consulting firm

• A degree in science, technology, engineering or mathematics preferred

• Strong storytelling, communication and presentation skills, especially with technical topics

• Excellent organizational skills with efficient time management and the ability to prioritize work effectively

• Exceptional problem solving skills

• Demonstrated interest in innovative technologies and AI

• Perfectly bilingual (French and English)

• Expert in office productivity and project management tools (slides, spreadsheets, word documents)

• Excellent synthesis ability in the processing of information and data

• Ability to work both independently and within a team in a startup environment

## Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.