About the Role
Artefact is seeking a Director of AI & Data Consulting to lead its US consulting practice. This role requires a leader who combines consulting excellence, commercial drive, and genuine AI literacy, capable of winning engagements with C-level executives, leading multidisciplinary teams, and building working prototypes with AI tools.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary contact and trusted advisor for client executives on data and AI transformation.
- Win engagements by developing the client portfolio, growing the US commercial pipeline, and building/presenting winning proposals.
- Lead multidisciplinary teams and orchestrate global offices when needed.
- Ensure delivery meets Artefact's quality bar for measurable impact.
- Shape AI and data strategies, operating models, roadmaps, and adoption programs.
- Guide clients from GenAI pilots to production-grade, governed AI adoption, including agentic AI and AI-native ways of working.
- Maintain a firm command of the data, marketing, and technology ecosystem.
- Develop vertical expertise in areas such as CPG, retail, financial services, healthcare, or telecom.
- Use AI tools daily for analysis, writing, and prototyping, setting the standard for AI-native consultants.
- Prototype with agentic coding tools to make ideas tangible in pitches and workshops.
- Maintain specialization in at least one major AI platform ecosystem (Google, Anthropic, or OpenAI).
- Understand context engineering to shape how clients connect AI to their data, documents, and systems.
- Lead and develop the US consulting team through recruiting, mentoring, training, and best-practice sharing.
- Develop others' AI literacy, making every consultant on the team more capable.
- Contribute to content and thought leadership through research, articles, business cases, events, and PR.
- Communicate successes internally and externally to strengthen Artefact's US market position.
Requirements
- 8–10 years of demonstrated success at a consulting, technology, or media firm, with robust experience managing both projects and clients.
- Proven ability to win work, with a business development track record and experience building a book of business.
- Experience advising senior executives (C-level) on data, digital, or AI transformation.
- Demonstrated AI literacy as a builder, with regular hands-on use of AI tools for producing real work.
- Working fluency with agentic coding tools such as Claude Code, Gemini CLI, or Codex, and comfort in the terminal with AI guidance.
- Specialization in at least one major AI platform ecosystem (Google, Anthropic, or OpenAI) sufficient to advise on platform selection and adoption.
- Outstanding communication skills, including executive presence, sharp storytelling, and the ability to simplify complex AI topics.
- Experience leading and developing consulting teams.
- Thought leadership at the intersection of data, marketing, and technology.
Skills
- AI tools
- Agentic coding tools (Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Codex)
- Terminal usage
- AI platform ecosystems (Google Gemini Enterprise, Vertex AI, Anthropic Claude Enterprise, OpenAI)
- Context engineering (RAG, semantic layers, knowledge bases, MCP)
- Data strategy
- AI strategy
- Operating models
- Roadmaps
- Adoption programs
- GenAI pilots
- Governed AI adoption
- Agentic AI
- AI-native ways of working
- Organizational change
- Data ecosystem
- Marketing ecosystem
- Technology ecosystem
- Consulting
- Business development
- Client management
- Team leadership
- Mentoring
- Training
- Content creation
- Thought leadership
- Communication
- Storytelling
Location
- NYC
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Director
- 8-10 years
Salary/Compensations
- $200,000 - $230,000
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- 401(k) plan with company matching
- Paid parental leave
- Unlimited paid time off
- Learning and Development opportunities
- Hybrid work flexibility
- Growth Opportunities
About the Company
- Artefact is a next-generation data and AI consulting firm dedicated to accelerating the adoption of data and AI to create measurable business impact across the full enterprise value chain.
- We sit at the intersection of consulting, data science, AI technologies, data engineering, and digital transformation.
- We build, implement, and deliver results our clients can measure.
- Our teams bring together consultants, data scientists, data engineers, AI engineers, analysts, and digital experts to solve complex business challenges with pragmatic, production-ready solutions.
- We are building a team of entrepreneurial data and AI talent who can help clients move beyond experimentation and into scalable, governed, value-generating AI adoption.
