Empirical - AI Strategist (Fractional or Full-time)

The role

You will lead AI strategy discovery engagements to identify pain points and define practical roadmaps for clients. You will operate at the intersection of business, technology, and AI adoption to provide strategic direction to founders and executive teams.

What you will do

• Lead AI strategy discovery engagements with clients
• Produce structured outputs like ranked pain points, 3-year visions, 12-month roadmaps, and 3-month action plans
• Interview subject matter experts and executive stakeholders
• Classify business problems across AI, automation, hybrid solutions, or process redesign
• Translate strategic recommendations into buildable Phase 1 opportunities
• Partner with founders, CFOs, and leadership teams to present findings and support prioritization
• Advise on strategy-level AI topics such as governance, data readiness, and build vs buy decisions
• Collaborate with Fractional CTOs and engineering teams to hand off validated opportunities
• Contribute to the evolution of Empirical’s AI strategy playbook and methodology

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of experience across product, engineering, consulting, strategy, or related fields
• At least 3 years of direct experience working with AI, ML, or LLM-based systems in real business environments
• Strong experience leading discovery, strategy, or advisory work with executive stakeholders
• Ability to shape strategy and produce artifacts that leadership can act on
• Deep and current understanding of the GenAI landscape, including foundation models, agents, retrieval, governance, and cost/performance tradeoffs
• Comfort operating between business and technical conversations
• Executive presence and confidence working with founders, CFOs, and senior leadership teams
• Strong facilitation skills for workshops, stakeholder interviews, and prioritization sessions
• Excellent writing skills
• 100% alignment with core values
• Ability to take ownership of projects from start to finish
• Strong collaboration and communication skills

Nice to have

• Attention to detail
• A passion for creating great user experiences

Benefits

• Remote/flexible work
• Highly competitive compensation in US dollars
• Opportunities for personal and professional development
• Mentorship, coaching and training as needed
• Selective paid training
• Referral programs

Before you apply

• Only considering candidates located in Latin America

About the company

Empirical empowers early and growth stage tech companies to create the right products in the right way by providing Product & Technology Leadership and Product Development Teams. They are a people first company that focuses on Latin America to find exceptional talent.