Full-Time
AI Practice Manager
ADVENS
501-1,000 employees
European cybersecurity firm delivering MDR services
No salary listed
Île-de-France, France
In Person
Bachelor's, Master's
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- An engineering diploma at Bac+5 level or a Master's degree in computer science, data science, artificial intelligence, or an equivalent field.
- At least 10 years of experience in digital services, including significant experience with artificial intelligence topics.
- Confirmed experience delivering AI projects in a B2B or consulting environment.
- Experience in business development and managing strategic client accounts is desired.
- Strong experience managing and developing offers, with the ability to carry a vision in consulting firms or software or industrial solution resellers.
- Recognized leadership and the ability to bring together multidisciplinary teams.
- Ability to develop the AI skills of more generalist teams through training-cycle management and support for experienced senior staff.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in French and English.
- Analytical mindset, results orientation, and customer focus.
- Define and implement the AI Practice development strategy in line with Advens' vision, including market positioning, priorities, and differentiation.
- Build and structure the AI Practice value proposition and offer portfolio, including shadow AI security, AI model security, responsible AI governance, AI Act audits, and data governance and security, together with pricing strategy and delivery models.
- Identify technological and regulatory trends and anticipate client needs.
- Define growth objectives and performance KPIs and lead achievement of results.
- Foster a culture of innovation, knowledge sharing, and operational excellence.
- Participate actively in business development through opportunity qualification, tender responses, and commercial presentations.
- Ensure sales enablement for the offer through the value proposition, sales arguments, and objection handling.
- Co-create tailored solutions with clients to address their AI and cybersecurity challenges.
- Develop and manage a network of technology partners.
- Represent Advens at industry events, conferences, and publications to strengthen AI leadership.
- Guarantee the technical excellence of deliverables and quality of AI services as the technical and methodological reference.
- Maintain active technology monitoring in AI.
- Support clients with regulatory compliance, including the AI Act and General Data Protection Regulation, and promote ethical and responsible AI practices.
- Represent Advens as a reference player in AI cybersecurity at events, conferences, and industrial ecosystems.
- Develop and manage strategic technology partnerships.
- Contribute to thought leadership through white papers, webinars, and major cybersecurity events.
- Work closely with marketing to promote Advens' AI expertise.
- Experience in business development and managing strategic client accounts.
Advens provides a full range of cybersecurity services across Europe, offering Security-as-a-Service that covers strategy, governance, auditing, integration, and ongoing managed support. Its core offering is mySOC, a 24/7 Managed Detection and Response service built on an open XDR platform to monitor, detect, and respond to threats, along with CERT, GDPR/NIS2 compliance advisory, and OT/cloud security. The company differentiates itself with a strong European footprint of over 600 specialists and a social-impact mission through Advens for People and Planet, channeling funds to education, inclusion, and sustainability and sharing ownership with employees and impact investors. Its goal is to become a major European cybersecurity player by delivering practical, enterprise-grade protection and governance while expanding its footprint and maintaining its commitment to social impact.
Company Size
501-1,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Lille, France
Founded
2000
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- CybelAngel and Advens launched a strategic external-attack-surface partnership in January 2026.
- Advens' June 2026 CERT bulletins track actively exploited flaws, strengthening urgency-driven demand.
- The 2026 website says 600 experts across France and Europe support expansion and delivery.
What critics are saying
- Channelnews reported 25 May 2026 that cybersecurity demand weakened, pressuring 2026 bookings.
- Microsoft, Palo Alto Networks, and CrowdStrike commoditize MDR, squeezing mySOC margins by 2027.
- NIS2 delays in France and Germany defer compliance projects, hitting Advens' advisory pipeline.
What makes ADVENS unique
- Advens' 25 February 2026 SOC Triad bundles mySOC, HarfangLab, and Gatewatcher.
- Advens' 2025-2026 Threat Report embeds real incident-response learnings from CERT, SOC, and audit teams.
- Advens for People and Planet ties ownership, employee equity, and impact capital to performance.
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