Senior Consultant - Business Strategy & AI Advisor

Company Description

Hitachi Solutions is a global Microsoft solutions integrator passionate about developing and delivering industry-focused solutions that support our clients to deliver on their business transformation goals. Our industry focus, expertise, and intellectual property is what truly sets us apart.  We have earned, and continue to maintain, a strategic relationship with Microsoft.  Recognized for our achievements - teaming with our clients to deliver innovative digital solutions and services - is how we have achieved year after year recognition.

As their trusted advisor, we support our clients to deliver on their strategic business initiatives as they unify, automate, and modernize their data and operations to increase efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance their customer’s experience. Our over 3,000 team members across 14 countries, and our 18 years of 100% focus on Microsoft technologies and business applications, is how we deliver excellence through expert services and industry-focused cloud solutions.  

A part of Hitachi, Ltd., our company has a long and rich history of innovation, financial strength, and international presence of one of the world’s largest companies. Since 1910, Hitachi, Ltd. has been a leader in manufacturing innovative products and solutions that support industry and social infrastructure around the globe supported by 303,000 employees in over 100 countries and across 864 companies.

Job Description

As a Senior Consultant - Business Strategy & AI Advisor, you will lead a cross-functional team in the delivery of Advisory offerings in Business Strategy and AI, Business Strategy, and Business Advisory Services.

You will partner with clients to shape and execute strategies that leverage AI technologies and innovative approaches for measurable business outcomes, ensuring responsible, scalable, and human-centric adoption as well as overall business readiness and enablement.

This role sits at the intersection of business strategy and implementation value, innovation, and organizational preparedness for transformation—leading clients and internal teams through ambiguity into clarity and value. You will provide strategic leadership to ensure that decision-making aligns to long term objectives for realized value as the trusted advisor for our clients.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

• Advise clients on business strategy, including leadership alignment, policies and procedures, governance, Centers of Excellence, process evaluation, and organizational design/development.
• Contribute to the continued development of the AI Advisory vision and roadmap, aligning offerings and methods with Advisory leadership.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to client executives, guiding organizations from AI readiness assessment through enterprise-scale adoption.
• Position Advisory as the strategic entry point for AI engagements, connecting business objectives, KPIs, and transformation outcomes.

Offerings & IP Development

• Deliver and support continued development of Business Advisory offerings and cross-discipline offerings within the Advisory subdomain.
• Contribute to the continued development of repeatable AI Advisory offerings (AI Starter, AI Value Accelerator, Copilot Readiness, Governance frameworks, etc.).
• Create frameworks, accelerators, and playbooks that integrate AI maturity models (Microsoft, NIST, Google, Ng) and Responsible AI practices.
• Contribute to the evolution of Advisory’s portfolio through thought leadership, case studies, and market insights.

Client Engagement & Outcomes

• Facilitate engaging conversations, workshops, and interviews for meaningful discovery that lead to insights, business intelligence, and recommendations.
• Lead C-suite workshops, envisioning sessions, and transformation roadmaps, translating AI into measurable business value.
• Partner with cross-functional teams (UX, data, technical, change management) to deliver holistic, human-centered solutions.
• Ensure delivery of measurable value, operational efficiency, and sustainable adoption for clients.

Capability Building

• Mentor Advisory consultants in AI fluency, client strategy, and facilitation skills.
• Support hiring, onboarding, and upskilling the Advisory team to strengthen our AI bench.
• Actively contribute to internal AI Center of Excellence (COE) and cross-practice enablement.

Qualifications

• Business