Department: Innovation & Strategy Team
Reports To: Director of Innovation & Strategy
Location: Remote (anywhere in the US or Canada)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary Range: $140K–$165K base
Summary
Cyclotron is seeking experienced AI Innovation Strategists to join our AI Innovation Practice. These senior consultants will partner with clients to define AI strategies, design governance frameworks, and accelerate adoption through change leadership integration. Strategists will work across business and technical teams to deliver outcome-driven roadmaps, ensuring every AI initiative aligns with organizational goals and delivers measurable ROI.
Responsibilities
Lead client-facing workshops for AI strategy assessment and roadmap development
Conduct readiness assessments across people, process, data, and technology
Define strategic pillars, guiding principles, and measurable KPIs for AI initiatives
Prioritize use cases based on impact and feasibility; develop execution plans
Design governance models and risk mitigation strategies for AI adoption
Collaborate with technical teams on architecture blueprints and integration patterns
Develop client deliverables including strategy decks, COE charters, and operation playbooks
Provide thought leadership and contribute to internal knowledge base
Support account planning and pre-sales efforts with scoping and estimators
Requirements
7+ years in AI strategy, digital transformation, or technology consulting
Strong understanding of AI governance, responsible AI principles, and change management
Proven ability to lead workshops and engage executive stakeholders
Experience with AI tools and enterprise AI enablement preferred
Excellent communication and analytical skills; ability to synthesize complex concepts
Familiarity with COE design and operational frameworks
Clear communication skills – both written and verbal, including the ability to collaborate
Ability to clearly develop and articulate messages to a variety of audiences
Organized with a natural inclination for planning strategy and tactics
Experience with large-scale organizational technology efforts
Self-starter with the ability to quickly learn new business processes and applications and work independently
Ability to manage and execute activities with the flexibility to adjust plans quickly, as needed
Additional Knowledge & Skills
Big Four or boutique consulting experience preferred
Experience with marketing collateral development and sales enablement
Strategic storytelling and executive presence
Details
Sanitized examples of deliverables will be required
30-60-90 Day Plan
First 30 Days
Learn Cyclotron’s AI Innovation offerings, frameworks, and delivery models
Shadow Director in client workshops and internal planning sessions
Begin drafting templates for strategy deliverables and scoping tools
Next 60 Days
Lead portions of client workshops and readiness assessments
Own documentation for initial engagements (strategy blueprints, KPIs, governance artifacts)
Support COE design and roll out planning
Next 90 Days
Independently lead client strategy sessions and deliver full engagement packages
Contribute to thought leadership and internal enablement content
Assist in refining offerings and scaling delivery processes
Top Skills
What We Do
We’re Cyclotron. We want to welcome you to the new world of an action-oriented, modern technology consultancy.
Cyclotron was proudly founded in San Francisco in 2014 with the sole intent of accelerating the success of our clients by solving mission-critical business and technology challenges, through a proven network of industry-specific frameworks. We’re a trusted strategic partner to many innovative organizations in the financial, health and life sciences, public, retail, and technology sectors. Our solutions combined with your investment with us boosts productivity, enhances collaboration, and integrates intelligence across your entire enterprise.
