We are seeking a AI Strategy Consultant with approximately 8-15 years of experience in the field. Advises clients on where and how to use AI — roadmaps, operating-model design, and use-case prioritization that turn ambition into a fundable, sequenced plan.

Responsibilities:

- Lead AI maturity assessments using structured diagnostic frameworks (capability, data, technology readiness scoring)

- Build multi-horizon AI roadmaps (12/24/36-month) sequencing use cases by value, feasibility, and dependency

- Design AI operating models — CoE structures, hub-and-spoke or federated models, funding/chargeback mechanisms

- Run structured use-case discovery workshops and score/prioritize the portfolio (RICE, value-effort matrices)

- Build the AI value-realization framework — KPIs, baseline metrics, post-deployment tracking methodology

- Own AI Portfolio Management — stage-gating and reallocating investment across the use-case pipeline

- Facilitate C-suite and board-level workshops to align on AI ambition and risk appetite

- Own the AI adoption and change-management plan at the portfolio level

- Manage competing executive priorities and broker consensus across business-unit leaders

- Coach client sponsors on how to champion AI initiatives internally

Requirements:

- 8–15+ yrs strategy/management consulting, with 3+ yrs in AI/digital transformation specifically

- Working technical fluency in AI/ML architectures, model types,



and data requirements

- Skilled in portfolio prioritization and value-scoring frameworks (RICE, weighted-value matrices)

- Experience designing AI operating models, governance charters, and funding/chargeback mechanisms

- Familiar with AI maturity models and capability diagnostic frameworks

- Comfortable reviewing technical architecture documents and PoC results to validate assumptions

- Working knowledge of enterprise AI/agentic platforms for build-vs-buy guidance — Microsoft Azure AI Foundry, AWS Bedrock, and Google Vertex AI; open-source ecosystem awareness (LangChain, Hugging Face) a good-to-have

- Executive-level communication and facilitation — can run and control a C-suite workshop

- Solid narrative/storytelling skills — turns a roadmap into a compelling, fundable business case

- Political acumen — navigates competing stakeholder agendas without stalling momentum

- Comfortable with ambiguity — structures a fuzzy transformation mandate into a sequenced plan

- Coaching and advisory presence — builds trust with senior client sponsors over months

- Strong written communication — produces board-ready documents under tight deadlines
- Success metrics: quality/adoption of delivered roadmaps (sign-off, follow-on funding) · % of prioritized use cases reaching delivery · executive satisfaction post-engagement

📌 AI Strategy Consultant (Maharashtra)
🏢 Systems
📍 Maharashtra