Enterprise Strategist - Chief Architect, AI

Job Summary:

The Enterprise Strategist – Chief Architect - AI leads the strategy, development, and delivery governance of CDW's AI advisory consulting portfolio. This role helps customers move from AI interest to practical, governed, outcome-driven adoption through AI strategy, governance, operating model, adoption, prioritization, and roadmap advisory services. The role partners with CDW technical solution groups to shape integrated customer solutions, leads complex AI advisory pursuits when engaged by sales teams, and provides technical and delivery judgment across advisory engagements.

What you will do:

• Owns the strategic direction, development, positioning, and continuous improvement of CDW's AI advisory consulting portfolio, including offerings, methodologies, delivery frameworks, and go-to-market assets.
• Develops advisory standards, estimating models, delivery guides, sales enablement materials, thought leadership, and reusable assets that support presales and delivery activities.
• Monitors AI advisory market trends, customer needs, regulatory considerations, ethical standards, and adoption patterns to keep the portfolio relevant and practical.
• Educates sales teams on AI advisory offerings, supports opportunity qualification, and leads complex AI advisory pursuits when engaged by sales teams.
• Facilitates executive conversations, discovery sessions, and workshops to define business outcomes, shape pursuit strategy, and position advisory solutions.
• Develops proposals, Statements of Work, Letters of Understanding, business cases, RFP responses, level-of-effort estimates, and change request scopes for AI advisory engagements.
• Advises customers on AI strategy, governance, operating models, adoption, prioritization, roadmaps, and business value realization.
• Translates customer business objectives into actionable advisory use cases, roadmaps, financial considerations, adoption approaches, and operating recommendations.
• Partners with CDW technical solution groups and partners to develop integrated AI solutions that combine advisory services with complementary technical capabilities.
• Maintains sufficient technical depth to evaluate solution viability, challenge assumptions, identify risks, and collaborate effectively with technical specialists.
• Accountable for advisory delivery quality, solution standards, delivery approach, risk management, and adherence to established methodologies across AI advisory engagements.
• Reviews and approves key AI advisory deliverables for quality, consistency, and alignment with practice standards before customer delivery.
• Serves as an escalation point for solution-related delivery challenges and helps teams resolve complex issues while maintaining customer confidence.
• Participates in project delivery to provide advisory expertise, project oversight, and alignment to customer outcomes.
• Meets billable utilization targets for project oversight.
• Recommends project staffing based on consultant skill level, advisory experience, and engagement needs.
• Develops and executes a professional development plan that enhances AI advisory, consulting, and leadership capabilities.
• Mentors and coaches delivery and presales team members on advisory methodologies, consulting skills, solution standards, and customer engagement practices.

What we expect of you:

• Bachelors degree and 10 years of experience in artificial intelligence, AI strategy, AI governance, data science, machine learning, analytics, or related technology consulting disciplines, or 14 years of experience in artificial intelligence, AI strategy, AI governance, data science, machine learning, analytics, or related technology consulting disciplines.
• Experience with AI governance, organizational change management, operating model design, responsible AI considerations, and business adoption planning.
• Demonstrated understanding of AI technologies, data foundations, architectures, and implementation approaches sufficient to evaluate feasibility, identify risks, and collaborate effectively with technical specialists.
• Experience translating business objectives into AI advisory strategies, use cases, roadmaps, governance considerations, adoption approaches, and operating recommendations.
• Demonstrated executive-level communication, presentation, and facilitation skills with boards, C-suite executives, business leaders, technical teams, and cross-functional audiences.
• Ability to understand customer needs, shape advisory solutions, and lead challenging conversations while maintaining credibility, clarity, and productive alignment.
• Ability to build and communicate actionable strategic plans based on business objectives, future-state vision, customer context, and cross-discipline execution needs.
• 10+ years of consulting experience, a plus.
• Experience developing advisory offerings, consulting methodologies, service frameworks, or go-to-market assets, a plus.
• Experience supporting complex presales pursuits, executive discovery, and consulting solution positioning, a plus.
• Relevant certifications or professional development in AI, governance, enterprise architecture, data, transformation, or related advisory disciplines, a plus.

Pay range: $168,000 - $240,000 depending on experience and skill set

Quarterly bonus target of 10%, subject to terms and conditions of plan

Benefits overview: https://cdw.benefit-info.com/

Salary ranges may be subject to geographic differentials

CDW is committed to being an AI-fluent organization

We’re looking for people who bring curiosity, a learner’s mindset, and a willingness to engage with ever-evolving technology and tools. We value adopting AI as a partner, openness to experimentation, and a shared interest in learning together on AI. Our goal is to create a culture where AI enhances—not replaces—human creativity and decision-making. You don’t need to be an expert today; what matters is your readiness to explore, adapt, and grow with us as we integrate AI responsibly and effectively into our work.

Additionally, CDW is committed to fostering an equitable, transparent, and respectful hiring process for all applicants. During our application process, our goal is to understand your experience, strengths, skills, and qualifications. As an AI forward company, we see AI not just as a tool, but as a catalyst for new ways of thinking, creating, and communicating. We encourage candidates to embrace an AI mindset, one that’s curious, adaptive, and ready to explore what’s possible. We welcome thoughtful use of AI to expand your perspective and elevate how you share your story, while ensuring your application remains rooted in your own background, judgment, and voice.

About Us

CDW is a Fortune 500 technology solutions provider that helps businesses, government, education, and healthcare organizations achieve what’s possible through technology. What makes CDW different isn’t just what we do—it’s how we do it. At CDW we act as one—building trust, speaking candidly, and working together to achieve more. We play to win—focusing on what matters most and delivering for our customers. And we think forward—staying curious, moving fast, and continuously learning. We believe meaningful work happens when people feel supported, heard, and empowered to contribute. That’s why we think of ourselves as coworkers, not just employees—working together to solve complex challenges and deliver real impact for our customers and communities.

As a full‑stack, full‑lifecycle technology partner, CDW brings deep expertise, strong relationships, and broad industry knowledge to help turn ideas into outcomes. When you join CDW, you become part of a collaborative environment where your work matters, your growth is supported, and your contributions help shape what’s next.

Together, we deliver the full promise of what technology can do. Together, we Make Amazing Happen.

CDW is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by state and local law.