Lead AI Strategy & Solution Specialist

Akkodis is seeking a Data Scientist III - Lead AI Strategy & Solution Specialist for a 6-month contract role with a client in Brooklyn, NY or Waltham, MA 02451- Hybrid. Title: Data Scientist III - Lead AI Strategy & Solution Specialist Location: Brooklyn, NY or Waltham, MA - Hybrid (4 days remote, 1 day onsite) Contract: 6 Months contract Pay Rate: $75-$80/hr. (The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.) Job Description As the Lead AI Strategy & Solution Specialist, you will be responsible for growing the roadmap of AI opportunities within AI Center of Excellence. The Value Office serves businesses by ensuring both that they make the most impactful investments in analytics and AI, and that realize the value of those investments. Your role will involve scoping opportunities, establishing and prioritizing business cases, managing a roadmap of current and future demand, measuring the value of AI projects post-deployment, stakeholder management, and supporting AI strategy development and implementation. Roles and Responsibilities • Scoping AI opportunities through collaboration with members of core business and IT teams, establishing the opportunities with the greatest impact and agreeing what an analytics/ AI-powered process could look like for each opportunity. • Documenting the business case of the proposed analytics/ AI-based solution, including the expected financial and non-financial benefits. • Collaborating with solution delivery teams, to shape the technical requirements of an Analytics/ AI-based solution and operate as the key interface point with business teams. • Tracking and measuring AI program performance, using KPIs to monitor the financial and non-financial impact of analytics and AI solutions as well as business engagement with the Value Office. • Collaborate with data and AI Governance teams, to support the assessment of any risks associated with the use of Analytics/ AI-based solutions. • Create and deliver engaging presentations to leadership and stakeholders across business teams to communicate the vision, progress, and impact of the AI Value Office. • Provide executive-level reporting on AI Value Office progress, impact, and future initiatives. • Support the development and implementation of AI and data strategy across the organization, including staying up to date with the latest developments in both AI and the utility industry. Required Qualifications: • A Bachelor’s degree OR a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Statistics, Economics, Business Management, or a related field. • 5+ years of experience (Master’s degree) or 7+ years of experience (Bachelor’s degree) working in an asset-heavy industry, including Utilities, Energy, Mining, Engineering or Manufacturing. • Strong understanding of Analytics and AI (including Generative AI), and an interest in the growing impact that these types of solutions can play in achieving business objectives. • Exceptional business analysis skills, with experience in capturing and shaping requirements, and forming a business case with clear benefits. • Strong presentation skills with experience delivering engaging and impactful presentations to different audiences. • Proven communication and stakeholder management skills, including experience engaging with senior executives. • Ability to work independently, influence without direct authority, and navigate a matrixed organization. • Experience in a consulting role is an added plus, particularly in advisory or strategic transformation initiatives related to data, analytics or AI. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, an EAP program, commuter benefits, and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs that are direct hires to a client. To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please visit https://www.akkodis.com/en/privacy-policy. The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable: · The California Fair Chance Act · Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance · Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers · San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance