AI Strategist Senior Manager

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AI Strategist Senior Manager

LOCATION

MINNEAPOLIS

ADDITIONAL LOCATION(S)

NASHVILLE WEST END

JOB DESCRIPTION

You Belong Here  

The Protiviti Career provides opportunity to learn, inspire, and advance within a collaborative and inclusive culture.  We hire curious individuals for whom learning is a passion. We lean into our mission: We Care. We Collaborate. We Deliver.   

   

At every level, we champion leaders who live our values of integrity, inclusion, innovation, and commitment to success. Imagining our work as a journey, we believe integrity guides our way, inclusion moves us forward together, innovation creates new destinations, and our commitment to success empowers us to deliver on our vision to be the most trusted global consulting firm. 

 

Where We Need You 

Are you passionate about data and ready to join a dynamic and rapidly growing AI-ML team? We focus on an “AI First” mindset and are helping clients tackle unique and challenging problems with a full suite of AI tools (Generative AI, “traditional” AI, machine learning, and data science).  Driven by creative thinking, our team is looking for an AI Strategist to help solve these challenges with Data + AI.  If you have a desire to make an impact with AI, this is the perfect opportunity for you to grow your career and be part of an innovative team! 

 

What You Can Expect:  

Protiviti is a cutting-edge technology consulting company that specializes in delivering innovative AI-enabled solutions to transform businesses and industries. We are seeking a talented and experienced AI strategist to join our team and play a pivotal role in helping clients identify the most meaningful opportunities and strategies for unlocking the power of AI. 

 

As a leader in our AI-ML team, you'll take a lead role in partnering with strategic clients to develop pragmatic use cases and opportunities to leveraging AI-ML to further their business.  You’ll develop approaches to solve complex business problems using new ways of thinking, and devise solutions to support your clients’ needs with the full AI “toolkit”.  You will help clients make build-buy decisions for technology and develop a roadmap for adoption. You’ll foster a network within the business community and serve as an ambassador of Protiviti in the market. You will also be a mentor and provide growth and development to teams as you oversee the successful completion of project work. 

 

What Will Help You Be Successful:  

• As an AI Strategist, you will be the tip of the spear for solving clients’ AI initiatives, collaborating with cross-functional teams to create, visualize, and develop actionable approaches for implementing state-of-the-art AI solutions for our clients.  

• You understand AI-ML technologies and their potential and are experienced in creation of AI product definitions and AI adoption roadmaps. 

• You are passionate about unlocking business value through technology and help align key technical AI-ML capabilities to functional use cases to deliver quantifiable value. 

• You design innovative AI solutions and frameworks, ensuring alignment with client business objectives and technical feasibility. 

• You collaborate well with key stakeholders, uncovering key business objectives and requirements to translate them into actionable AI use case recommendations.  

• You stay up to date with the latest advancements in AI, data science, cloud computing, and related technologies. You are passionate about lifelong learning. 

• You are seen as a valued contributor to thought leadership and encourage knowledge-sharing and collaboration across teams. 

• You have interest in contributing to the preparation of client proposals and strategies to win new business. 

• You excel at identifying opportunities to integrate product solutions and resources to improve client service capabilities. 

• You have interest in working with a diverse portfolio of clients across industries. 

 

Do Your Talents Include the Following?  

• Proven experience (7+ years) as an AI strategist or similar role. 

• Experience developing AI or ML strategies and roadmaps to provide actionable execution sequencing and priorities. 

• Experience as a Product Owner for one or more high-value AI products or services, defining the product vision, roadmap, and growth opportunities. 

• Familiarity with product management methodologies such as Agile, Lean, Scrum, Kanban, etc. 

• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms, such as AWS, Azure and GCP. 

• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to think creatively and strategically. 

• Effective communication and collaboration skills to work with cross-functional teams and clients, including an ability to translate complex data insights into clear, actionable recommendations. 

• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize tasks, and meet key deadlines in a fast-paced consulting environment. 

• Provide mentorship and training to junior data scientists and analysts, fostering a culture of learning and development within the team. 

Your Educational and Professional Qualifications:  

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or a related field. 

• Minimum of 7 years' experience in strategic planning within a technology context or similar role involving product management. 

• Professional Certifications are a plus. 

 

Our Hybrid Workplace 

Protiviti practices a hybrid model, which is a combination of working in person with a purpose and working remotely. This model creates meaningful experiences for our people and our clients while offering a flexible environment. The ratio of remote to in-person requirements vary by client, project, team, and other business factors. Our people work both in-person in local Protiviti offices and on client sites, which can include local or out-of-state travel based on our projects and client requests and commitments.   

 

#LI-Hybrid 

Protiviti is not registered to hire or employ personnel in the following states –  West Virginia, Alaska. 

Starting salary is based on a full-time equivalent schedule. Placement in the range is dependent upon experience, skills and geographic work location. Below is the salary range for this job.

$136,000.00 - $218,000.00

Our annual bonus plan provides eligible employees additional cash and/or discretionary stock compensation opportunities. Below is the bonus target opportunity for this job.

14%

The total cash range is estimated from the sum of the base salary range plus the bonus target opportunity. Below is the estimated total cash range for this job.

$155,040.00 - $248,520.00

Employees are eligible for medical, dental, and vision coverages, FSA and HSA healthcare accounts, life and accident insurance, adoption and fertility assistance, paid parental leave up to 10 weeks, and short/long term disability. We offer eligible employees a company 401(k) savings and investment plan with an employer match of 50% on the first 6% of your contributions. We provide Choice Time Off (CTO) for vacation, personal needs, and sick time. The amount of (CTO) varies based on years of service. New hires receive up to 20 days of CTO per calendar year. Protiviti also recognizes up to 11 paid holidays each calendar year.

Learn more about the variety of rewards we offer at Protiviti at https://www.protiviti.com/sites/default/files/2023-12/2024-benefit-highlights.pdf.

Any benefits outlined are part of our reward offerings for full-time employees in the U.S. Your Open Enrollment materials, insurance contracts, plan documents and Summary Plan Descriptions together comprise the official plan document which legally governs the administration of your benefit plans. Protiviti reserves the right to terminate or amend your benefit plans in any way and at any time.

Protiviti is an Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/Disability/Veteran

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Protiviti is not registered to hire or employ personnel in the following states – West Virginia, Alaska.

Protiviti is not licensed or registered as a public accounting firm and does not issue opinions on financial statements or offer attestation services.

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