AI Stratigy Lead

Location : Boston ( Hybrid )

Job Description :

AI Opportunity Development Lead

Role Overview

Join a high-impact AI strategy team driving real business outcomes for our retail client. As an AI Opportunity Development Lead youll bridge business and technology-identifying shaping and prioritizing AI initiatives that deliver measurable value.

Working closely with business leaders product managers and AI/ML teams youll turn operational challenges into scalable AI opportunities across merchandising supply chain store operations digital and corporate functions.

This is a strategy-first influence-driven role-no direct build responsibility but critical in ensuring AI investments are aligned practical and impactful.

What Youll Do

Identify and evaluate high-value AI use cases across the business

Lead discovery sessions to define problems hypotheses and data readiness

Build strong business cases (ROI feasibility impact) for AI initiatives

Design and guide pilots/POCs with clear success metrics

Partner with product & engineering teams to align on execution

Track value realization and drive measurable business outcomes

Stay ahead of AI trends and translate them into practical applications

What Were Looking For

6 9 years in strategy analytics product consulting or AI-driven initiatives

Strong understanding of AI/ML GenAI and when to (and not to) use them

Proven experience building business cases and measuring ROI

Ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority

Experience working with data science product and engineering teams

Bachelors degree required

Curious forward-thinking and passionate about AIs real-world impact

Why This Role

Work on enterprise-level AI transformation

Drive real measurable business impact (not just experimentation)

Collaborate with senior stakeholders across business & tech

Be at the forefront of AI strategy in retail