Principal Consultant – AI Engineering

HYPR Innovation; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first

Job summary

HYPR Innovation is seeking a senior leader to drive complex AI engineering engagements, partnering with client technology teams to design and ship agentic AI systems that reason, plan, and act autonomously. You will lead engineers and consultants, shape architectures, and guide engagements toward measurable outcomes.

Remote-first, flexible work with occasional client visits; associate contractor arrangements with competitive remuneration.

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing and shipping production AI systems that reason, plan, use tools, and act autonomously.
• Strong ability to manage senior client relationships and guide engagements to outcomes.
• Experience enabling adoption of AI practices across teams and organizations.

Responsibilities

• Scope engineering challenges, shape architectures and proposals, and deliver or oversee client work.
• Lead engineers and consultants, improving their ways of working and the products they build.
• Manage relationships with senior client leaders and guide engagements toward strong outcomes.
• Support business development through client presentations, proposals, and professional relationships.
• Help teams adopt AI tools and techniques through learning and organizational change.

Skills

Leadership

Business development

Client relationship management

Strategic thinking

AI governance

Job description

Role overview

Lead complex AI engineering engagements, working with client technology teams to build and improve AI products and delivery practices. The role combines hands-on technical leadership in agentic systems with responsibility for client outcomes, team performance, commercial results, and growth of the practice.

Responsibilities

• Scope engineering challenges, shape architectures and proposals, and deliver or oversee client work.
• Lead engineers and consultants, improving their ways of working and the products they build.
• Manage relationships with senior client leaders and guide engagements toward strong outcomes.
• Support business development through client presentations, proposals, and professional relationships.
• Help teams adopt AI tools and techniques through learning and organizational change.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience designing and shipping production agentic AI systems that reason, plan, use tools, and act autonomously.
• Strong technical judgment about agent reliability and failure modes, beyond prompt engineering alone.
• A track record of winning and delivering complex AI engineering engagements.
• Experience leading teams and managing senior client relationships.
• An established professional network in technology, financial services, or adjacent sectors, and confidence contributing to business development.
• Experience facilitating adoption of AI practices across individuals and teams.

Benefits and work setup

• Remote-first, flexible work, with occasional client and team visits; candidates in the Auckland region are preferred.
• Associate contractor arrangement with competitive remuneration.
• Exposure to complex engagements across multiple sectors, within a collaborative practice that emphasizes work-life balance.