Lead AI Strategist

Job Summary

Svitla Systems Inc. is seeking a Lead AI Strategist for a full-time position (40 hours per week) in the USA. The client leverages Generative AI to enhance daily business operations and seeks an end-to-end owner for impactful customer engagements.

About the Role

You will be responsible for leading complex, high-impact client engagements from discovery and value targeting through launch and scale-up, aligned with business KPIs. You will also facilitate executive workshops, identify high-leverage use cases, and craft AI adoption roadmaps.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex, high-impact client engagements end-to-end from discovery and value targeting through launch and scale-up anchored to business KPIs.
• Facilitate executive workshops; identify high-leverage use cases; craft AI adoption roadmaps that deliver value in a quarter and compound thereafter.
• Work in lockstep with a senior technical lead to define scope, cut clean iterations, and de-risk delivery across data, integration, and security constraints.
• Orchestrate change-management, training, and communications; design workflows that stick; establish governance, playbooks, and measurement.
• Define success metrics, baselines, and experiment designs; build dashboards and run regular business reviews with client sponsors.
• Synthesize complex ideas into clear narratives for C-suite executives and frontline operators; create decision-ready briefs and visuals.
• Mentor peers, standardize repeatable approaches (AI Sprints), and contribute to internal methods and reusable components.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience (or equivalent level) in consulting, product, strategy, or program leadership roles delivering technology-enabled change (client-facing required).
• Fluency in generative-AI concepts (LLMs, RAG, agents, prompt engineering).
• Proven ability to lead executive-level stakeholder management, align incentives, and de-risk complex initiatives.
• Strong analytical and product mindset with the ability to turn messy problems into testable plans, write tight PRDs/briefs, and make pragmatic trade-offs.
• Excellent written, verbal, and visual communication and facilitation skills.
• Bias for action: builder mentality, prioritizing outcomes over optics.

Nice to Have

• Domain experience in retail, hospitality, logistics, healthcare/pharma, or financial services.
• Familiarity with data governance, security, and compliance practices.

Benefits

• We offer competitive compensation based on skills and experience.
• Flexibility in workspace, either remote or our welcoming office.
• Bonuses for article writing, public talks, and other activities.
• Free tech webinars and meetups organized by Svitla.
• Aweomse team, friendly and supportive community!