AI Business Consultant

Key Responsibilities Business Discovery & Opportunity Framing • Lead AI discovery engagements and facilitate executive-level workshops to identify high-value business transformation opportunities. • Conduct end-to-end business process analysis to uncover opportunities for optimization, automation, and AI-driven augmentation. • Identify, structure, and prioritize AI use cases aligned with customer strategic business priorities. • Develop prioritization frameworks balancing business impact, technical feasibility, implementation complexity, and organizational readiness. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including AI engineers, solution architects, data specialists, and customer stakeholders. Business Case Development • Develop comprehensive business cases, including ROI models, financial impact analysis, and value realization frameworks. • Quantify business outcomes across operational efficiency, productivity improvement, revenue growth, customer experience, and risk mitigation. • Define enterprise AI roadmaps aligned with broader digital transformation and innovation strategies. • Create phased implementation plans that deliver incremental business value while enabling long-term scalability. • Support customers in defining AI governance, adoption models, and transformation KPIs. Stakeholder Alignment & Change Management • Engage and align senior business and IT stakeholders to drive a unified vision for enterprise AI adoption. • Influence and define target operating models, governance structures, and AI-enabled business processes. • Lead organizational change management initiatives to drive adoption and sustainable business outcomes. • Facilitate communication between business users, technical teams, and executive leadership. • Build trusted advisor relationships with customer leadership teams. Pre-Sales & Business Development • Lead pre-sales consulting engagements from a business transformation perspective. • Shape AI solution positioning, engagement strategies, and customer value propositions. • Develop and deliver compelling executive presentations and workshops for C-level stakeholders. • Articulate clear business value narratives and competitive differentiation for AI initiatives. • Contribute to proposal development, RFP responses, and transformation strategy documentation. • Partner with sales and technical teams to support pipeline growth and customer acquisition. Requirements Experience & Background • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline. • 5–10 years of experience in business consulting, digital transformation, enterprise services, or technology consulting. • Proven experience in business development, pre-sales, or customer engagement roles within consulting or managed services environments. • Experience leading enterprise transformation or AI/data-driven initiatives. • Strong understanding of AI, Generative AI, automation, analytics, or digital transformation trends. • Experience working with enterprise customers across industries such as financial services, telecommunications, government, manufacturing, retail, or healthcare is advantageous. Core Competencies • Strong business consulting and stakeholder management capabilities. • Excellent workshop facilitation and executive communication skills. • Ability to translate business challenges into strategic AI opportunities. • Strong analytical and business case development skills. • Experience developing executive presentations, proposals, and value realization plans. • Strong collaboration skills with both business and technical teams. • Strategic thinking combined with practical execution capability. Preferred Qualifications • Experience in AI consulting, automation, data analytics, or cloud transformation projects. • Familiarity with enterprise AI platforms and ecosystem partners. • Knowledge of change management and transformation methodologies. • Consulting background from SI, consulting firms, telecom service providers, or digital transformation organizations preferred. • Certifications in AI, cloud, project management, or consulting methodologies are a plus.