Forward Deployed Strategist
Core
Business-first consultant who helps clients rapidly identify, shape, and accelerate high-value AI and data opportunities by translating ambiguous business problems into actionable MVPs.
Role type
Senior IC business consultant (AI & Data strategy)
Builds
Actionable MVPs, business cases, and AI-enabled workflows for enterprise clients
Domain
Consulting, AI, Data, Enterprise Technology
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Executive storytelling, opportunity framing, workshop leadership, business case development, KPI definition, low/no-code prototyping, stakeholder management, change communication, solution design, risk assessment
Preferred skills
MBA, experience with modern data/AI platforms, change management, operating-model design
Technologies
AI copilots, analytics tools, workflow tools, low/no-code platforms
Responsibilities
Lead client discovery workshops to uncover high-value AI opportunities; Translate business challenges into structured problem statements and MVP scopes; Define success metrics and quantify business value for AI investments; Prototype solutions using low/no-code tools to demonstrate early value; Act as the primary business-facing lead to manage scope, risk, and executive relationships; Drive adoption-minded solution design and change communication.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC