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Engagement Manager – CPG & Retail (AI, Data & Analytics Consulting)📍 New York, NY (Hybrid, Downtown Manhattan office presence preferred) | Full-time
About the opportunity: Our client, a global strategic AI and analytics partner to Fortune 500 enterprises, is hiring a senior individual contributor to drive growth in its CPG and Retail practice. This is a client-facing, techno-functional role at the intersection of consulting, technical pre-sales and delivery. You will act as a trusted advisor to CIO, CDO and CTO-level stakeholders and help shape large AI transformation programs.
What you'll do:
  • Partner with sales and account leadership to drive strategic AI and analytics conversations with enterprise CPG and Retail clients
  • Lead discovery workshops, executive discussions and solutioning sessions
  • Translate business priorities into scalable AI, data and engineering solutions
  • Shape proposals, SOWs and transformation roadmaps, and support large deal pursuits and RFP responses
  • Advise on GenAI, ML, data engineering, cloud and analytics architectures, and on operationalizing AI at scale
  • Bring depth across high-value use cases: Revenue Growth Management, demand forecasting, supply chain analytics, retail execution, customer analytics, marketing effectiveness, pricing and promotions, personalization and trade promotion optimization
  • Collaborate with global consulting, engineering, data science and delivery teams, and mentor junior team members during pursuits and advisory work
  • What you bring (must-haves)10+ years in enterprise AI/data consulting, technical pre-sales, analytics consulting, solution architecture or client-facing engineering leadership
  • Hands-on practitioner experience in the CPG/Retail domain, with enterprise CPG and/or Retail clients served directly
  • Proven track record leading workshops, executive discussions, RFP responses and proposal/SOW shaping
  • Credibility as a trusted advisor to CIO, CDO, CTO, Data & Analytics and Digital leaders
  • Working knowledge across GenAI/LLMs, ML and advanced analytics, data engineering, cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP), MLOps, enterprise architecture, BI/visualization and data governance
  • Ability to lead client conversations independently, thrive in ambiguity, and communicate with strong storytelling and business translation
Nice to have:
  • Fortune 500 client experience
  • Existing relationships in the CPG/Retail ecosystem
  • Experience supporting enterprise transformation pursuits
  • Strong grasp of enterprise operating models and digital transformation
  • Background at a top-tier consulting firm, enterprise AI company, analytics firm or hyperscaler
Compensation, benefits and perks💰 Competitive base salary [insert client-approved range] plus eligibility for a discretionary performance bonus🏥 Health, dental and vision insurance, plus life and disability coverage, all effective day one💼 401(k) plan, with eligibility after 30 days🌴 Flexible "free time" PTO policy covering vacation and sick time🎉 11 paid company holidays👶 12 weeks of paid parental leave🌐 Hybrid model with a Downtown Manhattan office, with client travel as needed🚀 Work on Fortune 500 AI transformation programs alongside global consulting, engineering and data science teams🎓 A senior role with real autonomy and visibility with executive stakeholders
Work authorization: Must be authorized to work in the US without current or future sponsorship.

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