Jobs · Education · Illinois

AI Consultant

Aqueity · Downers Grove, IL · 5 mo ago
On-siteEducation$70k–$110k/yrFull-time

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the primary customer-facing point of contact for AI consulting engagements
  • Lead discovery sessions to understand client workflows, business challenges, data sources, and success criteria
  • Translate business problems into clear, actionable functional and non-functional requirements for AI solutions
  • Act as the liaison between clients and senior AI engineers to ensure alignment and prevent scope drift
  • Facilitate ongoing communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Support solution framing, demonstrations, and explanations of AI capabilities and limitations in plain language
  • Manage client expectations around feasibility, timelines, risks, and tradeoffs
  • Support iterative feedback cycles during development, testing, and pilot phases
  • Assist with data intake assessments, readiness evaluations, and solution documentation
  • Ensure accurate and complete handoff documentation for engineering teams
  • Track engagement progress and communicate next steps, timelines, and outcomes to clients

Requirements

  • Strong customer-facing communication and active listening skills
  • High emotional intelligence with the ability to align competing priorities and de-escalate concerns
  • Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, business-friendly language
  • Strong organizational skills with consistent follow-through
  • Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving technical environment
  • Able to ask the right questions to uncover risks, dependencies, and constraints
  • Working understanding of AI and machine learning concepts, including large language models (LLMs), retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), workflow automation, data pipelines, and system integrations
  • Ability to reason about data quality, structure, privacy, and security considerations
  • Comfortable reviewing high-level system architectures, solution diagrams, and workflows
  • Not responsible for coding, but able to collaborate effectively with senior engineers
  • Background in consulting, solutions engineering, technical product management, pre-sales, or similar roles
  • Experience supporting custom software or AI solution delivery environments
  • Experience working directly with senior engineers and client stakeholders (enterprise or SMB)
  • MSP, SaaS, or professional services experience preferred

Qualifications

Competitive salary based on experience

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Performance-based bonuses and incentives

Supportive and collaborative work culture

Professional growth and advancement opportunities

On-the-job training and mentorship

Pay

Salary Range: $70,000 - $110,000

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