About the role
Principal Strategist
What You Will Do
- Set the strategic direction for enterprise discovery and transformation approaches across a portfolio of complex, multi -market client engagements.
- Identify portfolio-level transformation opportunities, systemic operational risks, and emerging AI adoption patterns across client industries.
- Own and evolve the methodology for measurable business value cases, including cost optimisation, productivity improvement, operational efficiency, risk reduction, and revenue impact metrics used across the practice.
- Partner with Architecture and Engineering leadership to shape enterprise-grade agentic architectures, operational models, and reusable AI-enabled business process patterns.
- Lead C-suite and board -level stakeholder discussions, acting as a trusted advisor on AI transformation strategy and enterprise outcomes.
- Mentor and develop Strategists and Senior Strategists, and contribute to the growth and capability-building of the Strategist track.
What you’ll bring
What We Are Looking For
Experience leading complex, multi-market programmes and advising executive stakeholders on enterprise transformation and AI strategy.
- Experience in management consulting, enterprise transformation, enterprise technology strategy, or senior leadership roles within BFSI or Telecommunications environments, with a track record of leading complex, multi-market programmes.
- Established experience advising C -suite and board -level stakeholders on enterprise transformation and AI strategy.
- Deep expertise in agentic AI systems, including RAG architectures, multi-agent orchestration, human-in-the-loop workflows, AI evaluation, and enterprise AI adoption at scale.
- Extensive hands-on experience using AI tools, workflow prototyping platforms, and AI-assisted delivery tooling, with the ability to set standards for their use across a practice.
- Strong commercial acumen, with experience owning account-level or portfolio-level value realization and growth outcomes.
- Exceptional executive communication, negotiation, and presentation capabilities, including experience representing an organisation externally.
Benefits and perks
What They Offer
Highly competitive compensation aligned to market standards for senior practice leadership. Opportunities to shape and lead OBZ's most strategic AI transformation programmes across Asia Pacific. Deep exposure to advanced AI tooling, AWS partnership ecosystems, and cross-market executive relationships in a fast-moving and collaborative environment.
Skills
Required
Multi-agentEnterpriseManagement ConsultingCommercialAIrag
Nice to have
AWSBusiness analysisFunctional TestingStakeholder managementMentoringInsuranceWorkflow AutomationJIRASystem Integration TestingNegotiationBankingRetailArchitectureConfluencePre-SalesPresentationTelecommunicationsProgram Management
Your contact
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Abhignan K