Remote AI Strategy Leader for Government Programs

Stryker Corporation; Sacramento (CA); On-site; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

Stryker Corporation seeks a Principal Consultant – AI Strategy to lead strategic AI engagements with State, Local, and Education agencies. This role partners with government executives to define AI strategies, assess readiness, and build multi-year roadmaps aligned to public sector missions.

The position is remote with travel up to 25%, requiring advisory leadership across SLED, internal teams, and AI accelerators to ensure deliverable, governed, and scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field.
• 10+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred.
• 10+ years experience in consulting, advisory, or strategy roles, with significant SLED or public sector exposure.
• Demonstrated experience leading client-facing strategy or advisory engagements, preferably involving technology-enabled transformation.
• Experience responding to or supporting consulting style RFPs/RFQs.
• Strong working knowledge of AI concepts and trends (e.g., generative AI, automation, analytics), with the ability to apply them pragmatically.
• Excellent executive communication skills, with the ability to explain complex concepts clearly to non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead executive-level AI strategy discussions with SLED leaders, including CIOs, CDOs, and program executives.
• Help agencies assess AI readiness and maturity, including data readiness, governance, workforce implications, and risk considerations.
• Guide agencies in identifying and prioritizing AI use cases that support mission outcomes in areas such as eligibility and enrollment, health and human services, customer contact centers, workforce programs, and compliance operations.
• Develop practical, phased AI roadmaps that balance innovation with public sector constraints (policy, procurement, security, fairness, explainability).
• Serve as engagement lead or senior advisor for AI strategy and advisory projects, accountable for quality and client satisfaction.
• Translate agency needs into actionable inputs for corporate AI and platform teams.
• Collaborate with delivery, analytics, and operations teams to support transition from strategy to execution.
• Help scope, structure, and price AI advisory engagements that are executable and outcome focused.

Skills

Executive communication

AI strategy

Client-facing

Public sector transformation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Stryker Corporation seeks a Principal Consultant – AI Strategy to lead strategic AI engagements with State, Local, and Education agencies. This role partners with government executives to define AI strategies, assess readiness, and build multi-year roadmaps aligned to public sector missions.

The position is remote with travel up to 25%, requiring advisory leadership across SLED, internal teams, and AI accelerators to ensure deliverable, governed, and scalable solutions.