Forward Deployed AI Consultant

ADAPTOVATE is a management consulting firm helping organisations stay ahead of change by building the capability to adapt, innovate, and lead in dynamic markets

We work with clients around the world on complex business challenges and transformation, increasingly using AI and emerging technologies to create practical business value.

We are looking for a different type of consultant: someone who enjoys understanding business problems, building and testing solutions, and working directly with clients to turn those solutions into real change.

What You Will Be Doing

• Work directly with clients to understand complex business problems and identify where AI can create value.
• Analyse data, processes, customer journeys, and ways of working to better understand business challenges.
• Design, build, and test AI-enabled solutions, prototypes, workflows, and automations.
• Use AI, data, and emerging technologies to solve practical business problems.
• Test solutions with clients and users, gather feedback, and make improvements quickly.
• Help move successful solutions from prototype through implementation and adoption.
• Work closely with business and technical teams to ensure solutions are practical and scalable.
• Translate technical ideas into clear business language.
• Measure whether solutions are delivering real business value.
• Help clients drive broader business transformation by leveraging AI solutions.
• Build your AI, commercial, problem-solving, and client-facing skills through hands-on project experience.

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for people with a builder mindset, strong problem-solving abilities, and good business skills.

We prefer candidates with a degree in one of the following areas:

• Computer Science
• Engineering
• Science or another quantitative discipline
• Business or a related discipline with demonstrated technology or AI experience

Candidates from other academic backgrounds will also be considered if they can demonstrate strong capabilities in using technology or AI to solve business problems.

More importantly, you should be able to explain what problem you were solving, why you built the solution, and what impact it created.

Experience

For Associate and Consultant candidates, we would typically expect 3–4 years of relevant professional experience, ideally in one or more of the following areas:

• AI, data, software, or product-related roles with strong business or client exposure.
• Technology or digital consulting.
• Building or implementing AI-enabled solutions.
• Business or technology transformation with hands-on technology exposure.
• Management consulting with strong exposure to AI, technology, or solution delivery.

Skills and Capabilities

You should also demonstrate:

• Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills to understand complex business challenges.
• A builder mindset with a willingness to develop, test, and improve practical solutions.
• The ability to connect AI and technology to real business needs and outcomes.
• Strong communication and client-facing skills.
• The ability to work effectively with both business and technical stakeholders.
• The ability to translate technical ideas into clear business language.
• Ownership and a willingness to take solutions from idea through implementation and adoption.
• Curiosity about how businesses work and how technology can drive broader transformation.
• Comfort working in fast-moving and ambiguous environments.
• Willingness to work from our Canada office and travel to client sites when required.

What Makes This Role Different

We are not looking for a pure technologist or a traditional consultant who simply uses AI tools.

We are looking for someone who can understand the business problem, build solutions alongside clients, and leverage AI to drive real business transformation.