AI Advisory, Principal Consultant

Description AI Advisory, Principal Consultant Wanted: dynamic and creative individuals ready to connect with a like-minded team. You’ll enjoy all the autonomy you need to help our clients make their digital infrastructure faster and more effective. Free reign for free spirits doesn’t mean you’ve got to go it alone. Over 1400 teammates from around the globe are eager to help you out when things get down to wire. Their expertise will put you on the winning path and keep you there. Position Overview This role, reporting into Americas Consulting, supports one or multiple engagements simultaneously with a small to mid-size team of ISG consultants and advisors. These engagements may be part of a broader program-level engagement, may focus on a specific area, or may span widely across technology, or into components of business operations. This role will also provide substantial support for the development of the Data Advisory portion of the AI Advisory practice, with a focus on sales and delivery enablement. Responsibilities You will work and deliver at the strategic, tactical, and transactional consulting levels. Responsible to support and/or manage projects which generate client revenueSales and marketing collateral development, IP development, solution development, and proposal draftingLeading development and execution of digital transformation and sourcing strategies through initial assessments, needs analysis, business capability models, workload analysis, governance analysis, gap analysis, tools analysis, portfolio analysis, project plans, market capabilities, roadmap development, negotiation, outcome management and value realization Facilitates, evaluates, and confirms the needs of the client business and assist in the assessment of how ISG can solution to provide optimal business benefitInteracts directly with senior client and technology services provider executivesAssists and/or leads client business, data, platform, AI, and/or sourcing strategy review and developmentIT assessment projects related to specific technologies (e.g., AI, data platforms, etc.), architecture, process, and design ensuring effective alignment of investment with business requirementsServe as trusted advisor to clients and technology service providers in areas of technology expertise, sourcing, project management, financial modeling, executive relationships, leadership, negotiation, administration and marketingIndependently develops project work plans and customizes to meet client specifications as well as estimates staffing, task duration, and client staffing requirementsPerform data metrics analysis, comparison with market data, current state assessments, change readiness, gap and opportunity analysis, delivery model alternatives analysis, and a service delivery strategyDevelops complex financial models and possesses a thorough knowledge of client budgets, the budgeting process, corporate finance at large, or geographically dispersed clientsDevelops, leads, and executes all components of sourcing agreements and associated transactions including the services, financial, performance, resource, governance, service delivery and management, and contract termsAssists in the development of strategy or tactics to move suppliers to the client-desired outcomeAssists post-assessment transactional work including managing the sourcing lifecycle through vendor selectionLeads the planning and the development of all project deliverables and assumes overall responsibility for staffing, budget, work plans, scope, project milestones, issues management and risk management utilizing ISG’s methods, tools, and templatesOther duties as assigned Required Skillsets This is a remote position based in the US15+ years of experience in data engineering, science, strategy, architecture, and platforms.Strong presentation, verbal, and written communication skills with the ability to articulate complex ideas in easy-to-understand business terms to all levels of client leadership including C-SuiteKnowledge creating and understanding business capability models, performing value stream analysis to create business architecture that fits needsTravel 30%-50% could be required Education Bachelor of Arts or Science degree in a technical or scientific fieldMBA or another advanced degree (s) desirable At ISG, we don’t just accept difference — we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our clients, and our communities. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. ISG is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. The more diverse and inclusive we are, the better our work will be. The duties and responsibilities described in this job description may not be a comprehensive list. Additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time and/or the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands.