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If you share our values and are excited by shaping the future of strategy consulting services in an AI-shaped world, while learning, growing, and teaching us a thing or two along the way, you’ll fit right in.

We are now looking for a Principal, Strategy & Renewal, who will act as the Service Area Lead for our Strategic Planning in the AI Era offering within the Strategy & Renewal Service Line.

This is not only a senior consulting role. It is a business leadership role with end-to-end ownership of a strategically critical service area.

Read more about the role and apply by 2nd of March 2026.

About the role

As a Principal, Strategy & Renewal, you work at the intersection of executive strategy consulting, AI-enabled transformation, business development, and internal leadership. In addition to hands-on consulting work with clients, the role requires active involvement in sales, shaping opportunities, and contributing to internal development and leadership within the service line.

In client work, you help organizations to lead an AI transformation by designing the strategies, building an impactful business, and co-developing effective and sustainable operating models and the capabilities. Your work typically begins by understanding the client’s current state, defining an ambitious yet realistic target state, and creating a feasible AI strategy and /or roadmap for what AI means for our customers' business. You act as a trusted advisor to senior C-level stakeholders and lead multidisciplinary teams.

In this role, responsibilities and opportunities are broad and include, among others:

• Developing, owning and growing the strategy services offering within the Strategy & Renewal Service Line, including go-to-market, end-to-end ownership and service revenue growth

• Taking lead responsibility within the Strategy & Renewal service line, including people leadership and line management

• Driving strategic sales, especially related to visioning how AI transforms our customers business, AI strategy, emerging technologies and technology-driven business transformation

• Working primarily with C-level executives as a trusted strategic partner

• Building data- and AI-enabled services that fundamentally change how management consulting is done

• Applying the traditional strategy consulting toolkit and augmenting it with data and AI, acting as a delivery lead and leading multidisciplinary teams in these engagements

Our client base spans many of Finland’s largest companies across diverse industries offering a wide variety of impactful and high-level strategic projects. Your home base will be Helsinki or Tampere, with a flexible hybrid setup and some travel to client sites when needed.

Our team & typical project topics

We’re a tech-native, people-centric, outcome-driven strategic advisory team. Our work blends business and technology, and typical project topics include:

• AI & technology strategies

• Vision and consulting on for how AI transforms business

• AI-ready Operating model renewals

• Transformation planning and management

• Digital and AI-driven business model creation 

• AI and data opportunity identification and value assessments

• Enterprise architecture & capability development in AI era

You don’t need to master all of these areas, but we expect you to feel comfortable taking a leading role across several of them.

What helps you succeed

• 7–10+ years of experience in management consulting or in a senior in-house role driving digital, technology, data or AI strategy

• Proven ability to develop a strategy service offering end-to-end: offering development, go-to-market, and full ownership of growth and revenue impact

• Experience taking lead responsibility for a strategy offering within a service line, including people leadership and line management

• Strong sales capability in strategic services, especially around AI strategy and business transformation driven by emerging technologies (opportunity shaping, proposals, executive storytelling)

• Confidence working with C-level stakeholders: advisory presence, stakeholder management, and facilitating executive-level decision making

• Ability to combine a strong “classic” strategy consulting toolkit (problem structuring, business case thinking, operating model work, roadmapping) with the ability to augment it with data and AI to drive better outcomes

• Capability and curiosity to build data- and AI-enabled strategy services that meaningfully evolve how management consulting is delivered (methods, tools, accelerators, reusable assets)

• Strong storytelling and PowerPoint skills — you can turn complex topics into clear, compelling executive-level narratives

• Solid experience designing and facilitating workshops that bring structure, clarity, and alignment

• Experience acting as a delivery lead, leading multidisciplinary teams and ensuring quality and outcomes

• A relevant university degree (business, technology, industrial engineering, etc.)

• Familiarity with business design, service design, lean startup or agile approaches is a plus

• Strong communication skills in English and Finnish

You are structured, curious and comfortable with complexity. You enjoy working closely with clients, can confidently engage with senior stakeholders, and are motivated by building both client impact and internal capabilities.

Futurice offers you

We support your growth with a wide range of projects, tools, and learning opportunities. Our client portfolio is diverse, offering a variety of challenges and problem spaces that give you room to explore new areas and develop your skills in meaningful ways. You’ll be encouraged and inspired throughout your journey by a community of motivated, multidisciplinary colleagues across development, design, data, AI and strategy.

Perks include: 

• A hybrid work model that supports flexibility and collaboration

• Free choice of work gear — laptop, phone, tablet, headphones, and more

• Sports and lunch benefit

• Comprehensive healthcare and additional health insurance

• Futurice clubs and free-time activity groups

• Learning events and internal communities

• Certification programs to support your continued development

You’ll get a thorough local and global onboarding, plus your very own Futubuddy to support you throughout your journey with us. And to top it off, you’ll have the chance to join our Onboarding Camp.

Compensation

Your complete compensation package will be discussed in detail during the recruitment process. Our salary model is designed to offer a range of levels based on three factors: skills, responsibilities and impact. We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and supportive work environment where every employee has the opportunity to thrive and advance in their career and become better versions of themselves.

During the initial interview round, we will discuss the salary range for this position. We offer a fixed salary with the possibility of performance-based bonuses and additional benefits.

Next steps

Does this sound like the opportunity you’ve been looking for? If yes, that’s great news – please submit your application by 2.3.2026.

Our application form is about as easy as it gets, just enter your contact information and upload your attachments. We’re hoping to see at least your CV and a few lines about yourself and why you want to join Futurice. You can also submit a link to your LinkedIn profile and share other attachments relevant to the application.

We are reviewing applications continuously and will contact you once we are able to share an update. Those selected to an interview round can look forward to:

1. Get-to-know call (30min): A quick intro chat to learn about you, your interests, and give a feel for life at Futurice.
   

2. Case interview (90min): A case study (shared in advance) where you can demonstrate your thinking, problem-solving, and teamwork with our consultants.
   

3. Business discussion (60min): A deeper talk with our Sales and Strategy & Renewal lead to align on the role, client work, and any open questions.

After these, we’ll proceed with reference checks.

If you would like to discuss the role further, please contact Vice President, Strategy & Renewal Anna-Mari Fagerström at +358407018824. She will be available for a conversation on Thursday, 19th February, between 14:00 - 15:00 or Tuesday, 24th February between 13:00-14:00.

What’s it like to work here

Ever since Futurice was founded, we’ve focused on creating a workplace people genuinely enjoy, Mondays included. We’ve built a welcoming culture where trust, kindness, and well-being matter as much as great work. Our atmosphere is open and warm, whether you’re in the office or working remotely. You’ll quickly feel part of the community where coffee chats, virtual fikas, or after-work hangouts happen naturally.

Because our culture is shaped by all of us, every day, you’ll have an opportunity to influence how we work, connect, and evolve as a community. Across countries, teams, and time zones, everyone brings their own character, helping shape how we work, connect, and evolve together.

At Futurice, new joiners aren’t expected to fit into a mold. Come as you are, whatever your background. We believe in the power of different perspectives, and diversity is a key part of our success at delivering customer value when they trust us with some of their most challenging and inspiring challenges. You can read more about our DE&I commitment here.