AI Strategy & Transformation Consultant

AI Strategy & Transformation Consultant Industry: Media & CommunicationsLocation: Sydney – HybridPackage: Up to $205k base + STI + SuperThe Opportunity:Australia’s #1 AI-first consultancy is scaling its Data and AI Strategy practice in Sydney. This is the work that rewires enterprises. Put data and AI at the centre of operating models, turn strategy into shipped capability, and move numbers that matter, from margin to time-to-value.Own the room with Media and Communications C-Suite. Set the ambition, size the prize, build the investment case, and run the play from first workshop to production. Funded roadmaps. Governed delivery. Live KPIs and P&L impact. If you can cut through noise, align execs, and land complex change at scale, this is your canvas.What You’ll Do: • Lead the development of holistic data and AI strategies, including operating models, architecture frameworks, and multi-year transformation roadmaps. • Design and drive AI transformation programs that reimagine business and technology functions, and accelerate value capture at scale • Advise C-level stakeholders on the strategic implications of AI and data – influencing decision-making and aligning transformation with business objectives. • Shape actionable, insight-driven business cases and prioritised AI use cases aligned to value potential. • Guide clients through the organisational and cultural changes required to operationalise AI at scale – across talent, governance, and ways of working. • Lead and mentor cross-functional teams across strategy, architecture, engineering, and delivery. • Contribute to go-to-market activities, solution development, proposal creation, and internal capability enhancement.What You Bring: • Extensive experience leading enterprise data and AI strategy or transformation programs • Strong understanding of enterprise architecture, operating model design, and value-driven solutioning • Proven ability to influence and partner with senior business and technology stakeholders • Ability to navigate ambiguity and bring structure to complex problems • Strong commercial acumen, with the ability to connect AI ambition to business impact • Industry experience or exposure to Communications, Media or Technology-driven environments • Prior consulting experience or demonstrated success in a senior internal transformation role • Ability to drive excellent client delivery as well as lead strategic executive conversations to shape new opportunities • Expertise in AI maturity frameworks, adoption roadmaps, and AI operating models • Understanding of cloud platforms and modern data ecosystems (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP) • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience in building executive-level presentations and points of viewApply now or reach out for more info:📩: george.bates@latitudeit.com.au 🔗: George Bates | LinkedIn