Enterprise AI Strategy & Deployment Lead

Impetus; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Life insurance

Job summary

Impetus is seeking a Forward Deployed Strategist to partner with enterprise clients, functioning like a top-tier consultant while owning outcomes end-to-end. You will be the single thread from the initial client conversation to a system running in production.

This role blends strategic thinking with operator instincts, engaging with C-suite and frontline stakeholders to diagnose challenges and translate them into actionable AI-driven solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience solving complex problems for senior stakeholders in consulting, startups, or operator roles.
• Strong ability to think from first principles and structure ambiguity.
• Excellent stakeholder presence and influence with executives.
• Proven ownership of outcomes from discovery to deployment.
• Familiarity with AI tools and practical implementations.
• Willingness to travel 10–20% to client sites.

Responsibilities

• Embed with client leadership to understand workflows and identify AI opportunities.
• Lead discovery engagements: stakeholder interviews, process mapping, problem framing, executive presentations.
• Translate business problems into clear briefs for engineering teams.
• Own client engagements end-to-end from initial talks to deployed solutions.
• Present insights and defend recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Contribute learnings to Impetus playbooks and product evolution.

Skills

Consulting background

First-principles thinking

Executive stakeholder management

End-to-end ownership

AI familiarity

Travel 10-20%

Job description

Impetus is seeking a Forward Deployed Strategist to partner with enterprise clients, functioning like a top-tier consultant while owning outcomes end-to-end. You will be the single thread from the initial client conversation to a system running in production.

This role blends strategic thinking with operator instincts, engaging with C-suite and frontline stakeholders to diagnose challenges and translate them into actionable AI-driven solutions.