Data & AI Strategic Advisory Senior Consultant

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Job Description

Role: Data & AI Strategic Advisory Senior Consultant

Location: Charlotte, NC 

Role Overview

Advise enterprise clients on data-led and AI-enabled transformation, with emphasis on manufacturing and industrial domains. Blend strategic advisory with hands-on consulting to define data strategy, perform maturity assessments, establish governance foundations, and convert AI opportunities into execution-ready roadmaps. Work closely with client leaders, Wipro delivery teams, and practice teams to ensure recommendations are practical, scalable, and implementable.

Key Responsibilities

•    Data strategy & transformation: Shape AI-enabled data strategies aligned to business outcomes; translate priorities into data/AI problem statements; develop phased roadmaps balancing near-term value and long-term capability maturity; partner with architecture/delivery to carry intent into implementation.

•    Maturity assessment & current state: Lead assessments across platforms/architecture, governance (quality, security, metadata), analytics/AI readiness, and operating model; run interviews/workshops; synthesize executive-ready insights, risks, dependencies, and prioritized improvements.

•    Governance foundation: Design fit-for-purpose governance for complex manufacturing environments (ownership/stewardship, data quality & MDM principles, metadata/lineage, access controls); keep guidance use-case driven, scalable, and not purely compliance-oriented.

•    Manufacturing domain advisory: Tie initiatives to value drivers (productivity, yield, reliability, cost, resilience); account for IT/OT integration, legacy landscapes, and operational constraints.

•    Client engagement: Serve as trusted advisor to Director/VP+ stakeholders; facilitate discovery, assessment, and roadmap reviews; produce high-quality deliverables (assessment reports, strategy decks, maturity matrices, gap analyses, roadmaps); support proposals/RFP shaping with sales and delivery teams.

•    Collaboration & capability building: Collaborate with architects, engineers, and AI specialists to ensure feasibility; contribute to consulting assets/accelerators/frameworks; mentor junior consultants and analysts.

Core Skills & Qualifications

•    ~10 years in data technology consulting, enterprise data programs, or analytics advisory.

•    Hands-on experience with data strategy and roadmap development, maturity/capability assessments, and data governance design/implementation.

•    Demonstrated experience with manufacturing or industrial enterprise clients.

•    Strong understanding of modern data platforms (e.g., Databricks; cloud data lakes/warehouses) and how they enable analytics/AI.

•    Ability to bridge business objectives and technical execution; strong written/verbal communication and executive-level deliverables.

Preferred / Good to Have

•    Exposure to AI/ML or GenAI initiatives in the context of data platforms (not necessarily deep model development).

•    Familiarity with frameworks (e.g., DAMA, TOGAF, data maturity models) and pragmatic application in client contexts.

•    Experience supporting RFPs, proposals, or pre-sales advisory engagements.

Mandatory Skills: Data & AI Strategic Advisory .

Experience: 8-10 Years

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The expected compensation for this role ranges from $80,000 to $158,000 .

Final compensation will depend on various factors, including your geographical location, minimum wage obligations, skills, and relevant experience. Based on the position, the role is also eligible for Wipro's standard benefits including a full range of medical and dental benefits options, disability insurance, paid time off (inclusive of sick leave), other paid and unpaid leave options.

Applicants are advised that employment in some roles may be conditioned on successful completion of a post-offer drug screening, subject to applicable state law.

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