Senior AI Consultant / Project Lead (m/f/x)
About this role
Über uns The appliedAI Initiative elevates Europe’s industry to become shapers in the age of AI, creating a future that we desire to live in. Through our ecosystem of strong partners, comprehensive programs, services and solutions we advance companies holistically on their AI journey. With our uniquely diverse, interdisciplinary, and driven team, we build on deep technical expertise while specializing on applicability of the solutions. We share a mindset of collaboration and openness with our ecosystem of leading companies and tech players. Our common goal is to strengthen the European landscape, jointly creating unique knowledge for applying trustworthy AI. We believe that AI Agents will be the dominant topic for AI in the near future and that appliedAI with its partner ecosystem will imp
About consulting roles
Consulting roles run from strategy (high level, big-picture) to implementation (hands-on systems work like SAP/Salesforce). Pay attention to whether you'll be billable to clients (more travel, harder hours) vs internal consulting (steadier).
Typical skills: Stakeholder management, structured problem-solving (e.g. issue trees, hypothesis-driven analysis), strong slides + Excel, domain depth for implementation roles
Salary insights (US, rough)
Typical range for consulting roles in the US is $60,000–$220,000/year, varying widely with seniority, company stage, and city.
Estimates only. For company-specific numbers, check levels.fyi (tech), Glassdoor, or ask in the interview.
How to prep for the interview
Consulting interviews are notorious for case interviews: a hypothetical business problem you have to structure, analyze, and recommend on in 30–40 minutes. Practice with Case in Point or RocketBlocks before the interview — going in cold rarely works.
Standard case archetypes: market sizing ("how many piano tuners in NYC?"), profitability ("our client's margins are dropping"), market entry ("should our client expand to country X?"), and M&A ("should our client buy company Y?"). For implementation roles (SAP, Salesforce, etc.), expect more questions on specific platform knowledge and past client engagements.
Where this role typically leads
Big-firm consulting (McKinsey/Bain/BCG): Analyst → Associate → Senior Associate / Engagement Manager → Principal → Partner, with up-or-out pressure at each level. Big firms typically expect 2-3 years per level and have explicit dates by which you need to be promoted or leave.
Most consultants exit to industry around the Senior Associate / EM level — Director or VP roles at portfolio companies, or to operating roles at PE-backed firms. The longer you stay in consulting past Principal, the harder the exit gets, but the higher the eventual partner-track upside. Implementation consultants (SAP, Salesforce) typically follow a different path: more vertical specialization, less travel, often better long-term lifestyle.
Red flags to watch for
- Heavy travel without compensation for travel time. "Up to 80% travel" should come with hourly billing or a travel premium — not flat salary.
- Implementation role with no platform certification path. Means you'll be doing client work without growing your own marketable skills. Walk away.
- "Bench time" billed as PTO. Real firms keep you on payroll between engagements; predatory ones charge your time off when there's no project.
- Up-or-out timeline not explicit. Firms that hide the promotion schedule do so to keep you on a slower track than you realize.
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What does a consulting role typically involve?
Consulting roles run from strategy (high level, big-picture) to implementation (hands-on systems work like SAP/Salesforce). Pay attention to whether you'll be billable to clients (more travel, harder hours) vs internal consulting (steadier).
What's the typical salary range for consulting roles in the US?
Roughly $60,000–$220,000 USD/year, depending on seniority, location, and company stage. This is a wide range on purpose — verify against levels.fyi or Glassdoor for the specific company.
