Remote AI Strategy Lead

Openkrill; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

phData is seeking a Forward Deployed Strategist to join our Advisory team, helping clients identify and shape high-value AI and data opportunities. You will translate business needs into MVPs, work with executives, and guide rapid prototyping from concept to measurable outcomes.

You will collaborate with engineers and business leaders to frame problems, design actionable roadmaps, and drive adoption that accelerates value realization for enterprise clients.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of consulting experience with technology-driven process optimization.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication, including executive storytelling, workshop leadership, active listening, and business-case development.
• Ability to build trust with executives, functional leaders, and end users in fast-moving environments.
• Ability to translate ambiguous business problems into structured problem statements, use cases, hypotheses, and MVP scopes.
• Experience partnering with technical teams to move from business requirements to prototypes and scalable solutions.
• Comfort with AI copilots, analytics tools, workflow tools, and low/no-code platforms.

Responsibilities

• Understand client challenges, constraints, stakeholder dynamics, and workflows.
• Identify high-value opportunities by analyzing cross-functional workflows that AI can improve.
• Translate ambiguous problems into clearly framed use cases and MVP scopes.
• Lead workshops and interviews to build alignment and momentum.
• Define success with KPIs and quantify business value to justify MVP investments.
• Prototype and iterate solutions using low/no-code and AI-assisted tools.

Skills

Consulting experience

Executive storytelling

Workshop leadership

Active listening

Business-case development

Stakeholder management

Problem framing

Cross-functional collaboration

AI copilots familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, analytics, engineering, information systems, design, or related field

MBA

Tools

AI copilots

Analytics tools

Workflow tools

Low/no-code platforms

Job description

phData is seeking a Forward Deployed Strategist to join our Advisory team, helping clients identify and shape high-value AI and data opportunities. You will translate business needs into MVPs, work with executives, and guide rapid prototyping from concept to measurable outcomes.

You will collaborate with engineers and business leaders to frame problems, design actionable roadmaps, and drive adoption that accelerates value realization for enterprise clients.