Consulting AI Architect - Utilities

NTT DATA, Inc.; Riyadh; Hybrid; SAR 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT DATA, Inc. is seeking an experienced AI Consultant focused on Oil & Gas and Utilities across the Middle East and Africa.

You will identify, shape, and accelerate AI transformation opportunities, engaging senior stakeholders to define value-driven initiatives and adoption roadmaps with measurable outcomes. You will work with architects, delivery teams, and partners to turn challenges into practical AI solutions, leading workshops and developing business cases, ROI models, and PoC plans to

Qualifications

• 10+ years in consulting, professional services, or AI-related roles.
• Experience shaping or delivering AI, machine learning, or digital transformation initiatives across the Middle East and Africa.
• Strong client engagement and executive stakeholder communication.

Responsibilities

• Define value-driven AI initiatives and roadmaps for clients.
• Lead workshops, interviews, and solution shaping with senior stakeholders.
• Develop business cases, ROI models, and proof-of-concept plans.
• Collaborate with solution architects, engineering teams, delivery teams, sellers, and ecosystem partners.

Skills

Arabic & English fluency

Stakeholder management

Workshop facilitation

Problem solving

Business storytelling

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

OpenAI

Anthropic

Databricks

Snowflake

Job description

Make an impact with NTT DATA

Join a company that is pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We are renowned for our technical excellence and leading innovations, and for making a difference to our clients and society. Our workplace embraces diversity and inclusion – it’s a place where you can grow, belong and thrive.

Make an impact with NTT DATA

Join a company that is pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We are renowned for our technical excellence and leading innovations, and for making a difference to our clients and society. Our workplace embraces diversity and inclusion – it’s a place where you can grow, belong and thrive.

Your day at NTT DATA

As an AI Consultant focused on the Oil & Gas and Utilities sector across the Middle East and Africa, you will work with clients to identify, shape, and accelerate AI transformation opportunities. Acting as a trusted advisor, you will engage senior stakeholders to understand business priorities, define value-driven AI initiatives, and develop strategies, operating models, governance frameworks, and adoption roadmaps that deliver measurable outcomes. You will work closely with solution architects, engineering teams, delivery teams, sellers, and ecosystem partners to turn client challenges into practical AI solutions. From leading workshops and stakeholder interviews to developing business cases, proposals, ROI models, and proof-of-concept plans, you will play a key role in moving opportunities from initial discussion through to successful engagement. This is a highly visible role within a growing AI practice, requiring a proactive and entrepreneurial mindset. You will help shape regional market demand, contribute to the evolution of AI offerings, and bring insights from client conversations back into the business to strengthen our go-to-market approach. Success in this role requires comfort working in a fast-moving environment, balancing strategic thinking, client engagement, and commercial outcomes.

To thrive in this role, you need to have:

• 10+ years of experience in consulting, professional services, business transformation, AI, data, analytics, or related client-facing roles.
• Experience shaping or delivering AI, machine learning, generative AI, agentic AI, analytics, or digital transformation initiatives.
• Strong experience working with clients in the Oil & Gas and Utilities sector across the Middle East and Africa.
• Proven ability to develop AI strategies, operating models, transformation roadmaps, value cases, and executive-level business narratives.
• Experience supporting presales activities including opportunity qualification, solution shaping, proposal development, business cases, and executive stakeholder engagement.
• Working knowledge of enterprise AI concepts including large language models, AI agents, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), data readiness, governance, responsible AI, and adoption considerations.
• Strong workshop facilitation, stakeholder management, communication, and structured problem-solving skills.
• Familiarity with leading cloud and AI platforms such as Azure, AWS, GCP, OpenAI, Anthropic, Databricks, or Snowflake.
• Fluency in Arabic and English, with the ability to engage effectively with senior stakeholders across the region.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Willingness to travel across the Middle East and Africa as required.

Workplace type

Hybrid Working

About NTT DATA

NTT DATA is a $30+ billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune

Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through

responsible innovation. We are one of the world’s leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with

unmatched capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and

application services. Our consulting and industry solutions help organizations and society move

confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more

than 70 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as

established and start-up partners. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each

year in R&D.

Equal Opportunity Employer

NTT DATA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer with a global culture that embraces diversity. We are committed to providing an environment free of unfair discrimination and harassment. We do not discriminate based on age, race, colour, gender, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, disability, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected category. Join our growing global team and accelerate your career with us.

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