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Fujitsu · 10 hours ago

Senior Managing Consultant - Data & AI (Wayfinders Consulting)

Fujitsu is a leading information and communication technology company offering a full range of technology products and services. The Senior Managing Consultant - Data & AI will lead complex AI and data engagements, ensuring that AI initiatives translate into durable business outcomes and guiding teams in the design and operation of AI-first systems.

Cloud ComputingCloud InfrastructureCyber SecurityEnterprise SoftwareInformation and Communications Technology (ICT)Information TechnologyIT InfrastructureSoftware
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Hiring Manager
Karen Sarappo
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Responsibilities

Own day-to-day client leadership for complex AI and data engagements
Partner with client business, data, and technology leaders to frame problems and define success metrics
Translate business objectives into executable AI and data delivery plans and roadmaps
Manage scope, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder expectations throughout the engagement lifecycle
Provide hands-on technical leadership across AI and data workstreams without being the primary engineer
Guide solution design across data pipelines, ML models, LLM-based systems, agents, and orchestration layers
Validate architectural decisions for scalability, reliability, security, and maintainability
Drive alignment on when to use rules-based logic, ML, LLMs, or hybrid approaches
Act as the first escalation point for complex technical, architectural, or delivery challenges
Lead teams of Managing Consultants, Senior Consultants, and Consultants across multiple workstreams
Ensure engineering discipline, testing, and MLOps practices are applied consistently
Oversee deployment, monitoring, and lifecycle management of AI systems in production
Ensure Responsible AI, data governance, and security standards are upheld
Coach and develop delivery leaders and high-potential team members
Set clear expectations for technical quality, delivery rigor, and professional growth
Support staffing, onboarding, and performance management in partnership with leadership
Support opportunity shaping, proposals, and client expansion efforts
Contribute to development of reusable delivery patterns, playbooks, and accelerators
Share lessons learned and best practices across the Wayfinders community

Qualification

AIData systemsCloud-based data platformsMLAdvanced analyticsMLOpsLLM-based systemsStakeholder managementCross-functional team leadershipStructured problem solvingClient-facing communicationCoachingDevelopment

Required

6–10 years of experience in consulting or equivalent industry delivery leadership roles
Proven ownership of complex data, analytics, or AI engagements
Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred
Strong understanding of modern AI and data systems, including: Cloud-based data platforms and pipelines, ML and advanced analytics solutions, LLM-based systems (prompting, RAG, agents), Orchestration, deployment, and monitoring patterns
Ability to assess and guide architectural and tooling decisions without needing to code daily
Experience delivering production AI systems with attention to reliability, drift, and operational risk
Working knowledge of MLOps, Responsible AI, and enterprise data governance
Strong client-facing communication and stakeholder management skills
Ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage ambiguity
Structured problem solving with a bias toward action and outcomes
Ability to balance speed, quality, and technical debt

Preferred

Advanced degree preferred

Benefits

Health
401K
Other benefits

Company

Fujitsu is a information & communications technology equipment and services firm providing IT & IT infrastructure and other services.

H1B Sponsorship

Fujitsu has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2022 (67)
2021 (118)
2020 (331)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
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1949-05-16IPO

Leadership Team

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Peter Grassi
Chief Executive Officer, Oceania
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Ian Bradbury
CTO - Financial Services
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