Job Description

Quantum Rise - Senior Consultant

About

Quantum Rise is a rapidly scaling AI consulting and product development start-up focused on helping high growth organizations adopt AI and win their industry. Our offerings range from strategy and roadmap engagements through to full AI/ML product development. We are expanding our client delivery team and are looking for a talented and experienced consultant to join as a Senior Consultant and be the face of our most strategic client engagements. We operate in line with 3 guiding principles that we call Consulting 2.0:

• Profit, not PowerPoints…. while we create PowerPoints (strategy & roadmaps) our primary objective is to help get our clients build and deploy AI solutions that significantly impact profit (top line revenue and bottom-line costs)
• Product, not projects… the AI products we deploy should always on, continuously measured, and iteratively improved via the product backlog
• Open, not black box… we will take our clients along the journey helping them understand how it works and the fundamentals that influence AI product success like process/end-use experience, data strategy, governance, and change management.

Position Summary

The Senior Consultant at Quantum Rise plays a pivotal role in understanding where our clients are on their AI journey, translates their challenge to our offerings, and successfully executes across the entire engagement lifecycle. Given our start-up nature we look for this Senior Consultant to be a key contributor to identify and drive internal initiatives and support business development activities (as required) to fuel our scale and growth. This role is designed for an exceptional, self-starting experienced consultant with a background in technology advisory and implementation consulting with a solid understanding of strategy, data, and AI/ML.

The ideal candidate will possess an entrepreneurial spirit, ready to tackle diverse challenges, block and tackle, and drive initiatives that propel the Quantum Rise forward.

Key Responsibilities

• Leverage AI/ML knowledge and expertise to contribute to strategic assessments, define data strategies, and create actionable roadmaps that drive measurable business value for clients.
• Employ agile methodologies to plan, execute, and iterate on client engagements, ensuring efficiency, flexibility, and ongoing quality enhancements.
• Develop and implement change management initiatives, including comprehensive training programs, to facilitate successful adoption of new processes and technologies.
• Design and deploy COEs and governance frameworks to maintain consistent best practices, foster innovation, and ensure alignment with client and organizational goals.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, providing input to strategies, recommendations, and long-term value propositions.
• Contribute within cross-functional teams and promote a culture of collaboration, ensuring strategic thinking and high-impact outcomes that meet or exceed client expectations.
• Support the development of data-driven business cases, integrating both quantitative and qualitative metrics, to articulate clear ROI and demonstrate the strategic and financial value of proposed AI solutions.
• Collaborate with internal teams to scope, design, and propose tailored solutions that address client needs and showcase Quantum Rise’s capabilities.
• Support the creation and continuous enhancement of hybrid service + AI product offerings, ensuring alignment with market trends and Quantum Rise’s strategic vision.
• Contribute to a high-performing team through effective collaboration, communication, and team-first mentality
• Drive efficiency and quality by leveraging repeatable frameworks, processes, and tools that optimize internal operations and service delivery.
• Propose and implement initiatives that enhance productivity, quality, and client satisfaction, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data & Analytics, Informatics, Engineering, Business Management or a related field.
• 4+ years of experience in consulting (or related field/experience), with a proven track record of delivering strategic advisory engagements, influencing the transition into delivery, effective project management behaviors, delivery, and continual transformation and renewal.
• Experience identifying gaps, developing potential improvement recommendations, and making impactful contributions to capability / offering development.
• Experience in data science projects, demonstrating an ability to understand and leverage data insights in business contexts.
• Natural gravitation to augment one’s way of working with LLMs and exceptional prompt engineering.
• Solid project management skills, with experience in applying agile methodologies and tools.
• Strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills, capable of motivating teams and working effectively across all levels of the organization.
• This role is for a dynamic individual who thrives in a startup atmosphere, ready to apply their consulting and leadership expertise and entrepreneurial zeal to help Quantum Rise grow and succeed.

Employee Benefits

As an employee you will be eligible for the following benefit suite, subject to and in accordance with the applicable plan or policy requirements:

• Selection of health, vision, and dental PPO insurance, provided by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois; eligible the first day of employment.
• Variable Compensation: Eligible for annual performance bonuses determined by individual and company achievements.
• Retirement Plan: We offer a retirement 401(k) plan with a yearly discretionary match.
• Flex benefits inclusive of FSA, DCA, Commuter, Learning and Development Stipends.
• Time Off: Unlimited PTO; paid holidays; paid sick time.
• Flexible working schedule.

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