Associate Partner, Management Consulting

Experteer Overview As Associate Partner, you will help shape and scale Uvance Wayfinders' Energy u**amp; Utilities practice in Iberia, driving AI-enabled transformation for energy players.
You'll work with the Consulting Partner to build the sector, using Data uamp; AI as the engine of change.
You will pursue revenue opportunities, lead multi-disciplinary teams, and deliver measurable value through strategic, data-driven programs.
This role offers influence over offerings and a chance to define the Iberia market while advancing the energy transition.
Compensaciones / Beneficios
• Drive go-to-market strategy for Iberia Energy u Utilities and lead business development, including proposals, RFPs, and executive presentations
• Define and scale Data u AI proposition for energy companies and utilities across networks, operations, and the energy transition
• Originates and scales transformation opportunities from use-case portfolios to enterprise-wide programs
• Identify pull-through opportunities for technology solutions via consulting engagements
• Shape complex value cases and run executive workshops linking AI and data investments to outcomes
• Lead deal shaping, pricing, and commercial negotiations; manage revenue, margin, and delivery health
• Build and maintain a strong pipeline of opportunities across Iberia
• Create eminence and thought leadership on AI, energy transition, and critical infrastructure
• Set direction for complex engagements, assembling the right functional and technical capabilities
• Lead Agentic AI and Generative AI programs from opportunity to adoption
• Apply AI to networks and operations (predictive maintenance, digital twins, field operations)
• Build scalable data foundations (data strategy, governance, operating models, sustainability reporting)
• Advise on deploying AI in line with sector regulation (EU AI Act, NIS2, CSRD)
• Collaborate with wider Uvance Wayfinders network and technology partners
• Provide senior technical oversight across multiple AI/data engagements
• Validate architectural approaches for data platforms, ML, LLMs, AI agents, and orchestration
• Ensure production-grade, scalable, secure AI aligned with enterprise standards and MLOps
• Guide trade-offs between rules-based systems, ML, LLMs, and hybrid approaches
• Act as senior escalation point for complex technical/architectural or Responsible AI decisions
• Build and sustain long-term client relationships with high satisfaction and repeat business
• Collaborate with Consulting Partner to shape Energy u Utilities offerings, methodologies, accelerators, and thought leadership
• Develop a high-performing Energy u Utilities team with mentorship and quality assurance
• Engage with partners across Europe and client accounts to drive growth
• Inspire consultants to realize potential and foster a culture of collaboration and development Responsabilidades
• 14+ years of experience in consulting or senior industry leadership (Associate Partner/Director/Managing Director level) in a tier-one firm
• Proven ability to build trusted C-suite relationships and originate consulting revenue
• Experience with energy u utilities clients in Iberia (electricity networks/generation/retail/oil u gas)
• Hands-on leadership of Data u*
* AI in energy (Agentic AI, Generative AI, advanced analytics, data strategy/governance)
• Track record leading large multidisciplinary teams and portfolios balancing growth, delivery, and talent
• Strong knowledge of sector regulation (EU AI Act, NIS2, CSRD) and regulators' impact on AI initiatives
• Experience building practices/offerings from scratch and bringing them to market
• Entrepreneurial mindset with practical capability to grow and develop cross-functional teams
• Understanding of modern data/AI architectures (cloud-native platforms, ML/analytics, LLMs, orchestration, MLOps)
• Experience overseeing AI systems in production, with focus on performance, drift, reliability, security
• Ability to develop complex value cases and facilitate workshops with senior decision-makers
• Strong commercial acumen with revenue and margin accountability
• University degree required; advanced degree preferred
• Fluent Spanish and professional English; Portuguese a plus Requisitos principales •