Lead/Principal AI Tech Architect — Paris | BCG Platinion

Who We Are

Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we help clients with total transformation-inspiring complex change, enabling organizations to grow, building competitive advantage, and driving bottom-line impact.

To succeed, organizations must blend digital and human capabilities. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives to spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting along with technology and design, corporate and digital ventures—and business purpose. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, generating results that allow our clients to thrive.

About BCG Platinion

BCG Platinion's presence spans across the globe, with offices in Asia, Europe, and South and North America. We achieve digital excellence for clients with sustained solutions to the most complex and time-sensitive challenge. We guide clients into the future to push the status quo, overcome tech limitations, and enable our clients to go further in their digital journeys than what has ever been possible in the past. At BCG Platinion, we deliver business value through the innovative use of technology at a rapid pace. We roll up our sleeves to transform business, revolutionize approaches, satisfy customers, and change the game through Architecture, Cybersecurity, Digital Transformation, Enterprise Application and Risk functions. We balance vision with a pragmatic path to change transforming strategies into leading-edge tech platforms, at scale.

Practice Area

BCG Platinion launched in Germany in 2000 to add deep technical expertise to the Boston Consulting Group’s existing capabilities. Today, our presence spans across the globe, with offices in Asia, Europe, and South and North America. Our New York-based North American team began in 2014 and in 2017 acquired MAYA Design, a Pittsburgh-based digital design and innovation lab, to grow our capabilities around technology and design.

We support our clients’ total digital transformation through technology, design, cybersecurity, and risk management & financial engineering capabilities. And together with BCG, BCG Platinion’s interdisciplinary team of technical experts enable customized technical solutions and accelerate delivery value through new business platforms, application consolidations, and major system implementations.

What You'll Do

• Leading the development of new GenAI and software engineering offerings that address emerging client needs.
• Driving business development through client relationship management, proposal leadership, and thought leadership initiatives.
• Contributing to the growth of the Platinion practice through recruitment, training, mentoring, and knowledge sharing.

What You'll Bring

• 7–15 years of experience in technology consulting, software engineering leadership, or AI-driven transformation — ideally within a top-tier consultancy, a tech company, or a leading digital organization.
• Proven leadership in designing, managing, and delivering complex AI and software transformation programs that generate measurable business outcomes.
• Deep expertise across several areas such as GenAI and AI use case delivery, software modernization, data and analytics, digital platforms, and engineering excellence — with a strong ability to bridge strategy and execution.
• Strategic and analytical mindset, capable of framing complex business and technical challenges into actionable transformation roadmaps and value-driven initiatives.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills with senior and C-level stakeholders; comfortable leading strategic discussions, workshops, and steering committees.
• Strong ability to connect technology decisions to business value, ensuring that AI and engineering initiatives directly contribute to client performance and innovation.
• Entrepreneurial and growth-oriented mindset — proactive ownership, initiative, and active contribution to go-to-market activities, client relationship development, and practice growth.
• High ethical standards and professional integrity: trust, confidentiality, and respect in all client and team interactions.
• Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or other STEM fields, or in Business with a strong understanding of technology.

Who You'll Work With

• BCG Managing Directors and Partners (MDP’s)
• PLA Managing Directors (MD’s)
• BCG Consultants at all levels
• PLA Consultants at all levels
• Clients, vendors, partners

Additional info

Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.

Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.
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