Consultant, ELCA Advisory

About us

Do you want to actively lead Switzerland’s digital transformation in the era of AI and support decision-makers as a trusted sparring partner?

ELCA Advisory is the independent partner for sovereign AI and digital transformation in Switzerland’s key sectors.

We shape Switzerland’s sovereign transformation through AI by advancing strategy, implementation, and change management in unison. Our experienced consultants and coaches work alongside more than 2,000 engineers, experts in sovereign solutions, infrastructure, and AI cybersecurity: what we design with our clients, ELCA can build and deploy at scale.

To support our growth, we are looking for a Consultant with a strong interest in AI-driven digital transformation of business functions to strengthen our teams in Pully/Lausanne and Geneva.

Your missions

Within targeted consulting mandates or longer transformation programmes, you take on responsibilities in consulting, business analysis, facilitation, or work packages within workstreams according to client needs.

Gradually gaining autonomy, you collaborate closely with your ELCA Advisory colleagues and, if necessary, draw on the expertise of the entire ELCA group.

This includes:

• Close collaboration with client decision-makers, from operational level to management
• Building the interface between business and IT: from AI/digital and IT strategy, transformation planning, design and deployment of sustainable operating models, to enterprise architecture and implementation, with our experts and delivery teams
• Taking charge of defined work packages, evolving towards managing your own workstreams
• Supporting the development and maintenance of lasting client relationships, including contributing to proposals and public tenders
• Actively contributing to ELCA Advisory’s development through knowledge sharing and internal initiatives

What we offer

• Real opportunities to shape Switzerland’s digital and AI transformation through challenging projects with significant societal impact
• An active and visible role in a growing consulting business, with a steep learning curve, senior consultant coaching, and the possibility to enrich our consulting offer with your ideas
• Clear career prospects, with a transparent path to Senior Consultant and beyond
• Close collaboration with leading experts and a diverse, inspiring team in a stimulating, dynamic, and open environment within the ELCA group
• Regular and constructive feedback from your colleagues for your personal development, and an open feedback culture experienced daily

Your profile

• Passion for using technology to transform organisations and have a positive impact on people and society, in Switzerland and beyond
• 1 to 3 years of professional experience in management or technology consulting, or in a comparable business/IT role
• Initial consulting experience, ideally on strategic projects within multidisciplinary teams
• Excellent active listening, strong ability to quickly grasp new topics, and solid problem-solving skills
• Strong analytical and methodological skills, and understanding of complex interdependencies
• Ability to work independently on defined tasks and team spirit, with excellent interpersonal skills
• Experience preparing presentations and facilitating workshops with diverse stakeholders
• Interest in or initial knowledge of relevant topics, for example artificial intelligence (including agentic AI), cloud transformation, public procurement, from strategy definition to implementation
• Entrepreneurial spirit and positive, solution-oriented, pragmatic mindset
• Availability for travel according to project needs
• Master’s degree (or equivalent) in business informatics, engineering; a specialisation in management is an asset
• Initial certifications in recognised methods and frameworks (TOGAF, COBIT, SAFe, HERMES, PMP (PMI), CISM, etc.)
• Excellent communication skills in French (spoken and written, minimum C1 level) and English; German is an asset

Are you results-oriented, forward-looking, and passionate about innovation and people? We would be delighted to meet you. Let’s shape together, with our clients, Switzerland’s digital future in the era of AI!