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# Managing Consultant - Data & AI (Wayfinders Consulting)

- **Company:** Fujitsu America Inc
- **Location:** Los Angeles, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $140,000.0 - $180,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Continuous Integration, Machine Learning, Cloud Services, Strategies of Testing, Large Language Models, Snowflake, Multi-Agent Systems, IT Architecture, AI Platforms, Machine Learning Operations, Databricks
- **Published:** July 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.beyondlosangeles.com/job.asp?id=3317455085&tx=JJ2115FFK&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

* 4-7 years of experience in consulting or equivalent industry roles
 * Proven leadership of AI, data, or advanced analytics initiatives
 * Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred

Technical & Architectural Expertise

 * Deep experience with cloud-native data and AI platforms
 * ML, LLMs, agentic systems, and decision workflows
 * MLOps, monitoring, governance, and Responsible AI
 * Strong architectural tradeoff and system-design skills

Leadership Competencies

 * Executive communication and client leadership
 * Team leadership and coaching
 * Strategic thinking with delivery accountability

## Description

Managing Consultants are senior delivery leaders and AI system owners responsible for end-to-end solution architecture, engineering rigor, and client success. They ensure AI-first systems are designed, built, deployed, and governed to operate reliably at enterprise scale., AI Architecture & System Ownership

 * Define end-to-end AI architectures across data, models, agents, orchestration, and execution
 * Determine when to use rules, ML, LLMs, or hybrid approaches
 * Design systems for scalability, reliability, and security

Engineering, MLOps & Lifecycle Leadership

 * Establish engineering standards, CI/CD patterns, and testing strategies
 * Oversee deployment, monitoring, retraining, and evolution of AI systems
 * Ensure data quality, model performance, and decision integrity
 * Lead Responsible AI, governance, and risk mitigation efforts

Platform & Integration Leadership

 * Make platform tradeoff decisions (e.g., Databricks vs. Snowflake vs. Palantir)
 * Integrate AI systems with enterprise platforms (ERP, CX, supply chain)
 * Define reusable reference architectures and accelerators

Client & Practice Leadership

 * Act as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders
 * Lead teams across Wayfinders and delivery organizations
 * Contribute to proposal development, offering design, and IP creation
 * Mentor Senior Consultants and Consultants


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