Capgemini Invent - Strategy Architect Digital Manufacturing - Managing Consultant

About the role

At Capgemini Invent, we blend strategic, creative, and scientific capabilities to deliver cutting-edge transformation solutions. As AI reshapes how organizations operate, we are evolving our consulting model to be AI-enabled by design — augmenting human judgment with analytics, automation, and generative AI. Our Enterprise Transformation team seeks consultants who are strong problem solvers, curious, adaptable, and ready to help clients reimagine how work gets done in an AI-first world. The Smart Plant group redefines the industrial site, transforming manufacturing through advisory, expertise, consulting, and digital — bringing first-hand manufacturing experience coupled with forward-looking know-how. As a Manager/Senior Manager Strategy Architect in Digital Manufacturing within Capgemini Invent's Intelligent Industry practice, you will design innovative, scalable strategies for next-generation manufacturing solutions, taking global manufacturers into next-generation operations with strategies for scaling, adoption, change management, greenfield factories, and system transformation.

Responsibilities

• Lead sales, business development, and consulting initiatives for intelligent manufacturing solutions.
• Develop and execute strategies and innovation programs, working closely with clients and partners to identify, solution, and deliver impactful projects.
• Oversee project delivery, ensuring high-quality outcomes and client satisfaction.
• Mentor and guide consulting teams, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
• Act as an expert and visionary in manufacturing.
• Engage with Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Operations, IT, and OT teams to understand current and future-state processes.
• Bridge the shopfloor and enterprise by connecting OT, manufacturing systems, AI, and IT platforms.
• Evaluate manufacturing technologies and platforms and provide recommendations aligned to business and operational needs.
• Identify opportunities to standardize, optimize, automate, and digitally enable manufacturing processes.
• Support business development efforts by contributing to proposals, solutioning, and technical presentations.

Qualifications

You bring strong AI literacy, including core AI and generative AI concepts, and understand how these capabilities apply to enterprise transformation. You can identify and support AI‑enabled opportunities that improve business outcomes and delivery effectiveness, and have experience working in AI‑augmented ways of working to enhance research, analysis, and solution development. You collaborate effectively across strategy, technology, data, and design to enable AI‑driven solutions, with a solid understanding of responsible AI principles such as ethics, privacy, security, and governance. You demonstrate curiosity and a continuous learning mindset around emerging AI capabilities and their practical application in client environments.

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field; MBA from an accredited institution a strong advantage.
• 8–15 years in go-to-market sales, business development, consulting, program management, or strategy roles focused on manufacturing operations or digital transformation.
• Experience enabling large transformation programs within manufacturing, including dark factory/touchless manufacturing enablers, AI approaches, and manufacturing enablement using AI solutions.
• Proven ability to lead projects and deliver solutions in complex, client-facing environments.
• Exposure to multiple industries, with a strong foundation in manufacturing.
• Excellent communication and ability to develop impactful presentations.
• Fluent with AI, data analytics, and software platforms for manufacturing systems.
• Experience in selling and managing multiple capabilities within Industry 4.0.
• Experience developing value propositions, proposals, managing contract execution, and financial project delivery.
• Exposure to manufacturing systems with enterprise applications and shopfloor technologies.
• Experience working with engineering, quality, operations, corporate, IT, and site functions.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, architecture, and stakeholder-management skills.

Nice to Have

• Experience in consulting or services leadership roles within industry, technology, or service manufacturing firms.
• Experience working in factories or with manufacturing end-users.
• Track record of thought leadership demonstrated through public speaking, white papers, or industry publications.
• Experience in life sciences, automotive/EV, or other complex manufacturing environments.

Pay

The base compensation range for this role in the posted location is $105,600 – $190,000. Actual compensation may fall outside this range and is determined by factors including geographic location, education, certifications, relevant experience, seniority, performance, market conditions, and internal pay equity. This role may also be eligible for variable incentives, bonuses, or commissions depending on position and applicable laws.

Benefits

• Paid time off based on employee grade (A–F): Vacation 12–25 days, company-paid holidays, personal days, sick leave.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage (or provincial healthcare coordination in Canada).
• Retirement savings plans (e.g., 401(k) in the U.S., RRSP in Canada).
• Life and disability insurance.
• Employee assistance programs.
• Other benefits as provided by local policy and eligibility.