Senior Managing Consultant Business StrategyAI Advisor

As a Senior Business Strategy & AI Advisor you will lead a cross-functional team in the delivery of Advisory offerings in Business Strategy and AI Business Strategy and Business Advisory Services.

You will partner with clients to shape and execute strategies that leverage AI technologies and innovative approaches for measurable business outcomes ensuring responsible scalable and human-centric adoption as well as overall business readiness and enablement.

This role sits at the intersection of business strategy and implementation value innovation and organizational preparedness for transformationleading clients and internal teams through ambiguity into clarity and value. You will provide strategic leadership to ensure that decision-making aligns to long term objectives for realized value as the trusted advisor for our clients.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

• Advise clients on business strategy including leadership alignment policies and procedures governance Centers of Excellence process evaluation and organizational design/development.
• Contribute to the continued development of the AI Advisory vision and roadmap aligning offerings and methods with Advisory leadership.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to client executives guiding organizations from AI readiness assessment through enterprise-scale adoption.
• Position Advisory as the strategic entry point for AI engagements connecting business objectives KPIs and transformation outcomes.

Offerings & IP Development

• Deliver and support continued development of Business Advisory offerings and cross-discipline offerings within the Advisory subdomain.
• Contribute to the continued development of repeatable AI Advisory offerings (AI Starter AI Value Accelerator Copilot Readiness Governance frameworks etc.).
• Create frameworks accelerators and playbooks that integrate AI maturity models (Microsoft NIST Google Ng) and Responsible AI practices.
• Contribute to the evolution of Advisorys portfolio through thought leadership case studies and market insights.

Client Engagement & Outcomes

• Facilitate engaging conversations workshops and interviews for meaningful discovery that lead to insights business intelligence and recommendations.
• Lead C-suite workshops envisioning sessions and transformation roadmaps translating AI into measurable business value.
• Partner with cross-functional teams (UX data technical change management) to deliver holistic human-centered solutions.
• Ensure delivery of measurable value operational efficiency and sustainable adoption for clients.

Capability Building

• Mentor Advisory consultants in AI fluency client strategy and facilitation skills.
• Support hiring onboarding and upskilling the Advisory team to strengthen our AI bench.
• Actively contribute to internal AI Center of Excellence (COE) and cross-practice enablement.

Qualifications :

• Business Strategy & Advisory: Proven experience in business strategy value realization and technology-enabled transformation.
• AI & Data Expertise: Understanding of AI governance generative AI Copilot/LLM ecosystems data maturity and RAG architectures.
• Technology Awareness: Familiarity with Microsoft platforms (Azure M365 Copilot D365 Power Platform Fabric/Databricks).
• Workshop Facilitation: Skilled in strategic roadmapping design thinking and executive-level facilitation.
• Change Leadership: Ability to drive adoption manage risk and embed responsible ethical AI practices.
• Human-Centric Leadership: High EQ creativity and a passion for building high-performing future-ready teams.

Education Certifications & Background

• Bachelors degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• Microsoft AI-900 (required); AI-102 (preferred).
• PROSCI or equivalent change management certification (preferred)
• 10 years of experience in business strategy advisory or consulting with a focus on AI analytics or digital transformation.
• Track record of executive engagement and trusted advisor relationships at senior levels.

Why This Role Why Now

Clients are demanding clarity and confidence in their AI journeys. Hitachi has the technology stack and delivery capabilitywhats needed is a dedicated leader within Advisory to align strategy value and adoption.

In addition as the business landscape changes leaders feel less confident in their ability to lean on past knowledge to innovate their business. They are looking for wisdom and guidance to prepare their organizations for what is coming. They need strategic advisors who are ready to move beyond best practices to create innovative and customized recommendations for the road ahead.

By appointing a Business & AI Advisory Lead we establish a focal point for client trust internal capability and market differentiation ensuring Advisory is positioned at the heart of AI-enabled transformation

Additional Information :

Base Salary Pay Range*: $125000 - $190000 USD/$125000 - $175000 CAD

*The current applicable Base Salary Pay Range for this role is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job education experience knowledge skills relevant to the role internal equity alignment with market data or other law.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin veteran or disability status.

NOTE: WHILE THIS ROLE IS REMOTE YOU MUST BE A US CITIZEN OR ABLE TO WORK WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR CANADA WITHOUT SPONSORSHIP.

Other Compensation / Benefit Overview 

In addition to Base Salary the successful candidate may be eligible to participate in the following plans / programs upon satisfying all hiring requirements:  

• Bonus Plan 

• Medical Dental and Vision Coverage 

• Life Insurance and Disability Programs 

• Retirement Savings with Company Match  

• Paid Time Off  

• Flexible Work Arrangements including Remote Work  

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin veteran or disability status.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines

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Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time