AI Implementation & Solutions Associate Director

About this role

JOB REQUISITION AI Implementation & Solutions Associate Director LOCATION CHICAGO ADDITIONAL LOCATION(S) HOUSTON JOB DESCRIPTION You Belong Here     

The Protiviti Career provides   opportunity   to learn, inspire, and advance within a collaborative and inclusive culture.  We hire curious individuals for whom learning is a passion. We lean into our mission:   We Care. We Collaborate. We Deliver.      

At every level, we champion leaders who   live   our values of   integrity, inclusion, innovation, and commitment to success . Imagining our work as a journey, we believe integrity guides our way, inclusion moves us forward together, innovation creates new destinations, and our commitment to success empowers us to deliver on our vision to be the most trusted global consulting firm.   

Where We Need You    

Protiviti is looking for a Technology Consulting Associate Director to join our growing Enterprise Data Analytics and AI team.   

What You Can Expect    

The Factory Associate Director will lead the client and engagement lifecycle for AI Factory opportunities, from   initial   qualification and solution shaping through contracting, delivery, and follow-on planning. This person will work closely with clients, account teams, AI architects, engineers, and other specialists to define achievable project scopes, prepare proposals and statements of work, manage delivery, and   maintain   strong client relationships.   

The role requires a combination of consulting, sales, project management, and technical leadership. Although programming will not be the primary day-to-day responsibility, the Factory Associate Director must be well versed in AI solution development and capable of contributing directly to architecture, prototyping, programming, troubleshooting, and solution refinement when needed.   

What Will Help You Be Successful    

• You are passionate about building trusted relationships with client executives, business stakeholders, and technology leaders.   

• You enjoy helping clients solve complex business challenges through innovative AI-enabled solutions and delivering exceptional client experiences.   

• You excel at developing new business opportunities, supporting sales pursuits, and expanding client relationships through networking, collaboration, and strategic client engagement.   

• You communicate complex technical concepts effectively and can translate AI capabilities into meaningful business value for diverse audiences.   

• You are viewed as a trusted advisor who can lead cross-functional teams, drive successful client outcomes, and foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning.   

Do Your Talents Include the Following?    

Client Development and Sales Support    

• Successfully pursuing business development opportunities and   identifying   and implementing strategies to obtain new work or clientele.     

• Partnering with account teams to   qualify   AI opportunities and   determine   their fit for the Factory delivery model.   

• Leading discovery conversations to understand client   objectives , users, workflows, data, systems, constraints, and expected value. 

• Helping clients define a focused   initial   use case that can be   demonstrated   and evaluated through a prototype or pilot. 

• P reparing proposals, statements of work, estimates, presentations, and other pursuit materials.    

• Defining project scope, deliverables, milestones, responsibilities, assumptions, exclusions, and acceptance criteria.   

• Presenting the Factory’s capabilities and delivery approach to client executives and technical stakeholders.    

• Identifying   opportunities to transition successful Factory engagements into pilots, production implementations, or broader transformation initiatives.   

Client and Engagement Management    

• Serving as a primary   client   contact throughout the engagement.   

• Establishing project governance, communication expectations, delivery cadence, and decision-making processes.   

• Managing scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks, dependencies, issues, and stakeholder expectations.   

• Facilitating project kickoffs, working sessions, status meetings, demonstrations, feedback reviews, and executive updates.   

• Coordinating cross-functional   teams that   may include AI engineers, solution architects, designers, data specialists, industry SMEs, risk professionals, and change specialists.   

• Translating client feedback into clear, prioritized   direction   for the delivery team.   

• Identifying   and addressing   scope   changes before they affect project commitments.   

• Managing   engagement   financials and supporting forecasting, invoicing, and other project administration.   

• Ensuring that projects conclude with documented outcomes, recommendations, and an agreed path forward.   

AI Solution Delivery and Technical Leadership    

• Understanding how AI-enabled applications are designed, developed, tested, deployed, and integrated into client environments.   

• Guiding the development of prototypes and pilots that address real-world business problems and   demonstrate   measurable value.   

• Evaluating technical feasibility, delivery complexity, data readiness, integration needs, and implementation risks.   

• Working with cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud to support AI solution delivery.   

• Applying knowledge of generative AI, machine learning, agentic systems, retrieval-augmented generation, APIs, data integration, and modern application architectures.   

• Using programming languages and frameworks relevant to AI application development, including Python,   JavaScript   or TypeScript, and Node.js.   

• Understanding backend services, APIs, application logic, data pipelines, and frontend application development.   

• Reviewing solution architectures, implementation approaches, and technical deliverables.   

• Contribut

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