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# AI Business Design Strategist

- **Company:** Horizontal Talent
- **Location:** Houston, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Service Design, User-Centered Design
- **Published:** July 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/4dacbd92-0844-47ea-b0b7-e1dcfe60553e

## About the Role

* 4+ years of experience in strategy consulting or business analysis with exposure to AI.
 * Experience supporting enterprise strategy for AI-driven initiatives.
 * Background in digital transformation or service design.
 * Consulting or client-facing experience.
 * Strong qualitative research and synthesis skills.
 * Ability to work through ambiguity and bring clarity to complex problems.
 * Excellent collaboration and communication skills.
 * Comfort working across disciplines and connecting people, processes, and platforms.

Preferred Skills

 * MBA or another relevant graduate degree in business, design, or innovation.
 * Experience working in environments focused on AI adoption and workflow improvement.
 * Familiarity with tools such as Claude and Cowork.
 * Experience helping teams translate ideas into actionable implementation plans.
 * A thoughtful, client-centered approach with a collaborative mindset.

## Description

Step into a Business Design Strategist role focused on helping organizations adopt AI in enterprise workflows and turn strategy into practical, future-ready ways of working. You'll partner with cross-functional teams to uncover opportunities, guide transformation, and shape solutions that connect business goals, human-centered design, and digital innovation.
Responsibilities

 * Assess business goals, organizational readiness, and AI capabilities to inform strategy and adoption planning.
 * Design future-state workflows and ways of working by evaluating use cases, workflow needs, and AI tool opportunities.
 * Guide clients through transformation efforts by prioritizing capabilities and mapping paths toward adoption.
 * Lead qualitative research activities such as interviews and observations to uncover insights and opportunities.
 * Collaborate with teams across UX, UI, product, technology, analytics, and change management to develop integrated solutions.
 * Support and facilitate client workshops that build alignment, momentum, and shared direction.
 * Develop recommendations for incorporating AI into existing engineering workflows.


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