VP, Strategist

Role overview

Set strategic direction for complex client engagements involving AI and digital transformation, guiding work from discovery through delivery and scale planning. This senior role combines executive-level counsel, cross-functional leadership, practical experimentation, and contributions to the growth of a strategy practice.

Responsibilities

- Own strategy for major engagements, shaping opportunity portfolios and roadmaps from discovery through scale. - Lead complex work across executive, operational, and technical stakeholders, building alignment and maintaining momentum. - Develop and present executive or board-level business cases that quantify value, explain tradeoffs, and offer practical recommendations. - Define evaluation strategies to assess AI system effectiveness, accuracy, and calibration. - Create reusable materials such as playbooks, reference architectures, evaluation templates, and agent patterns. - Develop governance and responsible AI approaches suited to each client’s regulatory and operational context. - Make ideas tangible through agent workflows, conversational experiences, and AI-enabled demonstrations. - Advise client leaders, facilitate planning workshops, mentor strategists, and contribute to proposals and practice development.

Requirements

The source describes a senior strategy leadership position but does not provide a specific degree, years-of-experience threshold, or required qualifications. It emphasizes the ability to direct ambiguous, multi-stakeholder work, communicate clearly with executives, and guide teams from strategic recommendations toward delivery.

Nice to have

Use of AI-assisted tools and agent frameworks in strategy development and validation, including tools such as Claude, Cursor, or Figma AI and frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, Vercel AI SDK, or AWS Strands.

Benefits and work setup

Listed compensation ranges are $180,000–$200,000 USD or $190,000–$220,000 CAD, depending on location. Benefits for eligible employees include paid time off, medical, dental, and vision insurance, and a 401(k) plan.