Deployment Strategist – AI & Business Transformation

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Germany.

📋 Description

• Assess clients’ strategies, business models, processes, and technology landscape to pinpoint relevant areas for improvement.

• Gauge the potential value of AI, agents, automation, and Microsoft technologies, prioritizing use cases based on value, feasibility, and risk.

• Create long-term collaboration perspectives and illustrate how HSO can facilitate clients’ transformation.

• Convert complex challenges into actionable initiatives with defined objectives, measurable success criteria, and an agreed functional scope.

• Formulate business cases and outline initial solutions to evaluate value and scalability potential.

• Rank initiatives and backlogs according to business value.

• Cultivate trusted relationships with business and IT leaders, enabling strategic C-level discussions.

• Clearly articulate technological possibilities, recommendations, and outcomes, aiding in well-informed decision-making.

• Align business objectives with sustainable solutions in collaboration with Engineering and Architecture.

• Adjust scope and backlog based on new insights, utilizing HSO and Microsoft solution components.

• Integrate processes, technology, and personnel while considering change management, training, and actual solution adoption.

• Establish baselines and KPIs, monitoring the achievement of objectives during and post-implementation.

• Make business value evident to decision-makers and operational leaders, identifying necessary adjustments.

• Leverage proven successes to uncover additional opportunities and subsequent initiatives.

• Transform project experience into reusable methodologies, value models, and implementation guides.

• Disseminate knowledge across regions, business units, and industry teams, enhancing HSO’s capabilities.

• Assist other Deployment Strategists and contribute to the evolution of the consulting practice.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience leading complex analysis, transformation, consulting, or implementation projects in large organizations, delivering measurable business value.

• Strong business acumen with the capability to structure complex issues and make well-founded decisions.

• Experience in product development, including defining MVPs, clarifying requirements, and prioritizing based on business value.

• Familiarity with business cases, ROI models, value assessments, or similar methodologies.

• Comprehensive knowledge of the Microsoft technology platform, including Azure, Microsoft Fabric, Dynamics 365, Power Platform, and the Microsoft AI ecosystem.

• Understanding of the integration of Microsoft technologies and their application to business challenges.

• Technical proficiency to collaborate with engineers as equals and to evaluate architecture and implementation strategies.

• Confident demeanor, persuasive communication skills, and the ability to facilitate challenging discussions with clients.

• Experience in stakeholder management and engaging with executives at the highest decision-making levels.

• Proficient in both German and English.

• Willingness to travel for project commitments.

• Industry experience in Manufacturing, Retail, or Professional Services is an advantage.

🏝️ Benefits

• Direct engagement with executives regarding their critical business challenges.

• The chance to influence AI initiatives.

• Practical experience with Microsoft’s AI, data, and cloud technologies.

• Tangible impact from strategic concepts through to operational solutions in production.

• Collaborate within the Microsoft AI ecosystem as part of a Microsoft Frontier Partner.

• Opportunity to develop offerings centered on measurable business outcomes.

• Participate in shaping a new consulting and implementation practice as HSO expands globally.

• Ability to transform successful client projects into repeatable methodologies.

• Join an experienced, practical, and customer-centric team.

• Commitment to diversity and inclusion, alongside a discrimination-free work environment.

• Empowerment, agility, and opportunities to influence outcomes.