Company Description We Elevate. Digitally. As a Lead CX & Digital Transformation Consultant, you play a dual role at the heart of SQLI Consulting: you help clients pull ahead of their competitors through ambitious transformation programmes, and you help SQLI win against the competition by building the strategies that land new business. Working closely with C-level executives, business leaders, and digital teams, you define customer-centric strategies, design innovative experiences, and drive transformation initiatives that create measurable value for clients.
At the same time, you act as a connector across SQLI's service lines — orchestrating multidisciplinary delivery teams and spotting opportunities to bring the right expertise into an account — making you a key link between our practices. SQLI Netherlands is part of one of Europe’s leading digital groups, with more than 2,100 specialists across 12 countries. In the Netherlands, we have over 30 years of experience helping ambitious brands improve how they do business and connect with their customers.
We are also proud to be recognised in the Emerce 100 as one of the leading full service digital agencies in the Netherlands. That’s where you come in. Job Description Pillar 1 — Client success: strategy, CX and transformation delivery Assess digital, customer experience, and organisational maturity.  Analyse business challenges, customer needs, and market opportunities.  Define transformation visions, strategic objectives, and operating models.  Benchmark clients against best-in-class competitors and industry leaders to define ambitious, differentiated strategies.  Push clients beyond incremental improvement: design strategies and experiences that set them apart from their competitors.  Lead Customer Experience transformation initiatives, from research to journeys, service blueprints, and future-state omnichannel experiences.  Facilitate product discovery and bridge business, customer, and technology needs.  Lead consulting engagements end-to-end: manage multidisciplinary teams, ensure quality of deliverables, monitor budgets and risks, and present recommendations to executive stakeholders.  Pillar 2 — Business growth: pre-sales and account development  Shape win strategies, RFP responses, and value propositions that beat competing agencies to the deal.  Identify and develop growth opportunities within existing accounts, including cross-selling other SQLI service lines.  Participate in thought leadership, market positioning, and consulting offer development.  Cross-cutting — Orchestration and leadership across service lines  Act as the connector between service lines: know who does what across SQLI and bring the right expertise to each client situation.  Orchestrate joint delivery when engagements span multiple practices.  Coach and mentor consultants and project teams; contribute to knowledge sharing and methodologies.  Represent SQLI through events, publications, and industry initiatives.  Qualifications Education  Master's degree in business, engineering, design, marketing, digital, or a related field.  Experience  8+ years of experience in consulting, digital transformation, customer experience, or product strategy.  Proven experience leading complex transformation programmes.  Track record of contributing to business development, proposals, or client account growth.  Strong track record collaborating with digital and product teams, with the ability to also engage executive stakeholders when needed.  Experience in international and multidisciplinary environments.  Languages  Fluent in English, our working language in an international, multicultural environment.  As we're primarily Western Europe-based, it's a strong plus to