Consulting Partner Romandie (Strategy & Data/AI Transformation)
Artefact
Artefact is a global data and AI consulting firm. We help organisations turn data and AI into measurable business impact across the value chain, from strategy and operating model to data platforms, AI products and marketing. More than 2,500 consultants, data scientists and engineers work for over 1,000 clients worldwide, including Samsung, L’Oréal, Orange and Sanofi.
- Location
- Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
- Source checked
- October 15, 2026
▣ Role summary
Artefact is a global data and AI consulting firm. We help organisations turn data and AI into measurable business impact across the value chain, from strategy and operating model to data platforms, AI products and marketing. More than 2,500 consultants, data scientists and engineers work for over 1,000 clients worldwide, including Samsung, L’Oréal, Orange and Sanofi.
▮ Aptiora signal profile
☰ What you would do
- We are looking for a Partner to take over and grow Artefact’s commercial business in Lausanne. The office already serves clients across Romandie, and its Tech chapter is led by a Partner on site. You will take over an established client portfolio and grow it against ambitious targets: deepen existing relationships, win new accounts in industry, retail and luxury, and grow the team that delivers them.
- Your role will encompass:
- Taking over existing client relationships in Romandie through a structured handover, and growing them into broader, multi-year partnerships.
- Opening new accounts with business leaders (CEO, COO, CMO, Chief Digital Officer, heads of business units) at industrial, retail, consumer and luxury companies in Romandie, and at the regional headquarters of international groups around Lake Geneva.
- Growing Artefact’s Lausanne office with the Swiss Managing Partner and our Lausanne Tech Partner: more clients, more revenue and a larger team. You will also strengthen Artefact’s visibility in the French-speaking business and academic ecosystem.
- Leading client executives through data and AI transformation, so that Artefact becomes their partner of choice for it.
- Among your responsibilities as Partner, you will:
✦ Why this role matters
- Work on a core product area for the next era of AI.
- Bridge product ambition with research and infrastructure reality.
◔ What the employer asks for
- –15 years of experience, mostly in consulting: technology consulting, strategy consulting, transaction services/due diligence, or a large consulting and technology services firm. A move in-house after a consulting career is welcome.
- Currently Director, Principal or Associate Partner with a personal sales target, ready for the step to Partner.
- A track record of growing client relationships: you can name accounts you expanded and the revenue you sold, including clients you opened yourself.
- Sector experience in industrial goods, retail, consumer or luxury, and a network among decision-makers in Romandie.
- French at native or full professional level, and fluent English.
- Working fluency in data and AI: you can discuss what an AI use case needs from data, what it costs and when it pays back, without being an engineer.
- Based in or willing to relocate to the Lausanne area.
△ Where the uncertainty is
- Exact team size, reporting line, and near-term mandate are not fully visible from the public posting.
- Compensation, equity, or leveling details are not explicit yet.
- Working model and location flexibility still need verification.
- The balance between research, product, and infrastructure responsibilities may still be broad.
♛ Evidence this role rewards
- Hands-on comfort with modern AI or multimodal product stacks.
- Leadership experience in fast-moving or high-ownership teams.
- Track record of turning complex ideas into shipped products.
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▮ Aptiora decision signals
- The role shows strong leverage rather than generic volume hiring.
- The posting contains enough substantive detail to justify deeper analysis inside Aptiora.
- Public evidence is still not the same as your personal fit or decision quality.
☑ What to verify before acting
- Team mission, size, and what success looks like in the first months.
- Reporting structure, level expectations, and decision authority.
- Whether the real scope is product, research, infrastructure, or a blend.
- Working model, compensation, equity, and interview process.
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