Data & AI Strategy Consultant
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Posted 4 days ago
About the role
Role Overview
As a Data & AI Strategy Consultant, you will help organizations define and execute their data and AI transformation strategies to drive business growth, innovation, and competitive advantage. You will assess current capabilities, develop future-state AI operating models, and create actionable roadmaps that enable organizations to become AI-first enterprises. This role requires a combination of business strategy, technology vision, and AI transformation expertise to help clients unlock value from data and AI investments.
Key Responsibilities
- Shape enterprise data and AI visions that drive business transformation, innovation, and sustainable competitive advantage.
- Assess organizational maturity across data, analytics, AI capabilities, operating models, and governance frameworks.
- Define enterprise data and AI strategies that optimize data assets, AI technologies, and digital capabilities to support business objectives.
- Develop target-state AI-first operating models, including organizational structures, processes, governance, and ways of working.
- Create AI platform and technology blueprints that enable scalable, secure, and responsible AI adoption.
- Develop business cases, investment strategies, value realization frameworks, and transformation roadmaps for data and AI initiatives.
- Embed Responsible AI principles into strategic planning, governance frameworks, and enterprise transformation programs.
- Identify the people, processes, and technologies required to scale and operationalize AI solutions across the organization.
- Define ecosystem and partnership strategies to accelerate AI innovation and business value realization.
- Facilitate executive stakeholder discussions and provide strategic guidance on AI-enabled business reinvention.
- Develop AI-first product strategies and identify commercialization opportunities for AI-enabled products and services.
- Promote a culture of innovation, experimentation, and continuous learning to support long-term AI transformation.
Basic Qualifications
- 4-7 years of experience in Data & AI Strategy, Technology Consulting, Digital Transformation, Data Management, or related advisory roles.
- Experience developing business, data, analytics, or AI transformation strategies for enterprise organizations.
- Strong understanding of AI, Generative AI, data platforms, analytics, and emerging technology trends.
- Experience assessing organizational maturity and developing transformation roadmaps.
- Knowledge of data governance, AI governance, Responsible AI, and operating model design.
- Strong business case development, strategic planning, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to translate business objectives into actionable data and AI strategies.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting enterprise-wide Data & AI transformation programs.
- Understanding of AI operating models, AI Centers of Excellence (CoE), and organizational change management.
- Familiarity with cloud-based data and AI platforms such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.
- Experience with AI product strategy, innovation programs, and commercialization initiatives.
- Knowledge of data monetization, digital products, and AI-driven business models.
- Strong executive communication, presentation, and consulting skills.
- MBA, Master's degree, or relevant certifications in Strategy, Data, AI, or Cloud Technologies are preferred.