Senior Managing Consultant - Data & AI (Wayfinders Consulting)

Position Overview

Wayfinders Engagement Consultant – Data & AI

Key Responsibilities

• Client & Engagement Leadership
• 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
• Technical & Solution Leadership
• Provide hands-on technical leadership across AI and data workstreams without being the primary engineer
• Guide solution design across data pipelines, ML models, LLM-based systems, agents, and orchestration layers
• 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
• Delivery Oversight & Quality Control
• 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
• Ensure Responsible AI, data governance, and security standards are upheld
• Team Leadership & Development
• 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
• Practice & Commercial Contribution
• 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

Required Skills & Experience

• Experience & Education
• 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
• Technical & Delivery Competency
• Strong understanding of modern AI and data systems, including:
• 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
• Leadership & Client Competencies
• 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

Pay Information

The pay range for this position is estimated between $168,000 and $216,000.

Benefits

At Fujitsu, we offer a full range of health, 401K, and other benefits.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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