AI Transformation Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Virginia.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of the narrative presented to clients as well as the strategic and tactical plans that guide each engagement.

• Establish the transformation thesis and collaborate with Forward Deployed Engineers and Creative Leads to design recommendations.

• Deconstruct ambiguous client challenges into hypotheses, workstreams, and sequenced decisions based on first principles.

• Guide clients through comprehensive enterprise transformations and integrated AI-driven workflows.

• Navigate stakeholder ecosystems, recognize blockers and champions, and foster buy-in for widespread AI adoption.

• Convert Generative AI concepts into straightforward, repeatable operating processes.

• Represent the customer's perspective internally, providing product insights to the Product and Engineering teams.

• Document successful account work into standardized Transformation Blueprints.

• Ensure quality and performance are upheld after project delivery.

• Propel enterprise adoption, time-to-value, quality of transformation narratives, impact of product feedback, and contributions to blueprints.

⛳️ Requirements

• Candidates must be located in North America.

• Experience in consulting and/or an agency setting is required.

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in consulting, an agency environment, in-house transformation, program management, or enterprise technology implementation.

• Familiarity with technology, digital strategy, and/or operations is necessary.

• Experience in marketing, advertising, or agency work is essential.

• AI-native in daily tasks, including the use of Claude Cowork.

• Familiarity with Claude Code or other agentic tools is a significant advantage.

• Practical experience in configuring agents, prototyping, and stress-testing recommendations within the Pencil platform.

• Capability to engage in technical discussions with client engineers regarding their technical stack.

• Basic engineering skills such as SQL, scripting, and code interpretation are advantageous.

• Ability to independently lead client meetings and provide direct feedback.

• Proven track record of delivering complex, cross-functional, and ambiguous projects to a high standard and on time.

• A strong academic background in a quantitative or analytical discipline is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• 25 days of PTO in addition to public holidays, with a Flexible Time Off scheme in place.

• Health insurance and private medical coverage.

• Monthly stipend for wellness, fitness, and learning and development activities.

• Remote work opportunities from anywhere in your home country.

• Enhanced parental leave policies for all types of parental circumstances, including birth, adoption, or surrogacy.

• Access to our Pencil office located in The Shard, London for employees based in the UK.

• Flexible working hours.