Senior Managing Consultant - Data & AI (Wayfinders Consulting)

About the role

Fujitsu is a leading ICT company committed to sustainability and digital transformation. Wayfinders is Fujitsu’s new business and technology management consulting firm built for the AI era, helping customers harness AI to outperform peers and drive growth. As a Wayfinders Engagement Consultant – Data & AI Engagement Manager, you will own complex AI and data engagements from framing through value realization, lead multidisciplinary teams, serve as the primary client accountability point, and ensure AI initiatives deliver measurable enterprise‑scale impact. The role is available in multiple U.S. locations including New York, Dallas, California, Houston, Austin, Boston, Chicago, and Washington DC.

Responsibilities

• Own day‑to‑day client leadership for complex AI and data engagements
• Partner with client business, data, and technology leaders to frame problems and define success metrics
• Translate business objectives into executable AI and data delivery plans and roadmaps
• Manage scope, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder expectations throughout the engagement lifecycle
• Provide hands‑on technical leadership across AI and data workstreams (data pipelines, ML models, LLM‑based systems, agents, orchestration) without being the primary engineer
• Validate architectural decisions for scalability, reliability, security, and maintainability
• Drive alignment on when to use rules‑based logic, ML, LLMs, or hybrid approaches
• Act as the first escalation point for complex technical, architectural, or delivery challenges
• Lead teams of Managing Consultants, Senior Consultants, and Consultants across multiple workstreams
• Ensure engineering discipline, testing, and MLOps practices are applied consistently
• Oversee deployment, monitoring, and lifecycle management of AI systems in production
• Uphold Responsible AI, data governance, and security standards
• Coach and develop delivery leaders and high‑potential team members
• Set clear expectations for technical quality, delivery rigor, and professional growth
• Support staffing, onboarding, and performance management in partnership with leadership
• Support opportunity shaping, proposals, and client expansion efforts
• Contribute to development of reusable delivery patterns, playbooks, and accelerators
• Share lessons learned and best practices across the Wayfinders community

Requirements

• 6–10 years of experience in consulting or equivalent industry delivery leadership roles
• Proven ownership of complex data, analytics, or AI engagements
• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred
• Strong understanding of modern AI and data systems: cloud‑based data platforms and pipelines, ML and advanced analytics solutions, LLM‑based systems (prompting, RAG, agents), orchestration, deployment, and monitoring patterns
• Ability to assess and guide architectural and tooling decisions without needing to code daily
• Experience delivering production AI systems with attention to reliability, drift, and operational risk
• Working knowledge of MLOps, Responsible AI, and enterprise data governance
• Strong client‑facing communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to lead cross‑functional teams and manage ambiguity
• Structured problem solving with a bias toward action and outcomes
• Ability to balance speed, quality, and technical debt

Benefits

• Health coverage
• 401(k) plan
• Other benefits (as part of Fujitsu’s full range of health, 401K, and other benefits)

Pay

The estimated pay range for this role is $168,000 – $216,000, with eligibility for a short‑term incentive based on company results and individual performance. Compensation is aligned to the geographic location of work and reflects skills, qualifications, experience, and internal equity.