Blue Orange Digital · 1 month ago
Vice President of Data & AI
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$220K/yr - $320K/yrBlue Orange Digital helps organizations unlock measurable business value with modern analytics and AI. The Vice President of Data & AI is a senior, client-facing leader responsible for shaping AI solutions and driving business outcomes for Private Equity firms and their portfolio companies.
AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Big DataCloud Data ServicesData IntegrationData VisualizationMachine LearningPredictive AnalyticsSoftware
Responsibilities
Shape diligence findings, author 100‑day AI plans, and govern solution strategy
Partner with AEs and leadership to originate and shape opportunities, lead discovery and scoping, and craft compelling proposals
Direct the build of secure, scalable AI products (e.g., LLM copilots, retrieval/RAG systems, intelligent automation, forecasting) that deliver quantified value for clients
Own execution of the client discovery & scoping process for efforts across data platform implementations & AI initiatives
Own solution vision and reference architectures for LLM/RAG, predictive & prescriptive models, and intelligent automation
Translate strategy into data/feature readiness, MLOps/LLMOps pipelines, and measurable success criteria (KPIs, SLAs, cost of serve/TCO)
Guide delivery from prototype to production; approve go‑live against security, reliability, and ROI thresholds
Own win themes and solution narratives in proposals and RFPs; partner with Sales Ops on assumptions, pricing guardrails, risks, and acceptance criteria
Develop diagnostics, ROI models, and diligence checklists that accelerate pursuit cycles and improve win rates
Represent Blue Orange at PE and AI industry events; deliver talks/demos that open doors and build trust
Publish white papers, teardown analyses, and LinkedIn POVs that position us as the leader in AI for PE value creation
Mentor architects/engineers/consultants in consulting fundamentals (facilitation, scoping under ambiguity, stakeholder management)
Shape hiring, training, and strategic partnerships across cloud, data, and AI ecosystems
Qualification
Required
Led 2+ production AI programs with quantified EBITDA/revenue/cost impact and documented before/after metrics
Demonstrated PE/Portco advisory or value‑creation experience
Strong consulting experience: Executive advisory, facilitation, value cases/proposals, stakeholder alignment, and driving adoption from pilot to scale
Knowledge in LLMs/GenAI & RAG, including evaluation strategies, LLMOps/MLOps, governance, and safety
Demonstrated experience in design and implementation of data platforms & architectures in leading cloud data platforms
Executive consulting: run discovery, craft AI roadmaps and investment cases, and present to C‑suite/boards
Working fluency in Python and one major cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP); able to review/guide architectures and cost models
Ability to be physically present in the NYC office at least one day per week on an ongoing basis
Preferred
Knowledge of PE value‑creation frameworks (synergy models, carve‑outs/roll‑ups, 100‑day execution)
Certifications (cloud AI/ML; Databricks/Snowflake) or advanced degree (MS/PhD/MBA)
Sector experience in Industrial/Manufacturing, B2B Services, Healthcare, CPG/Retail, or other common PE areas
Public thought leadership and conference speaking track record
Company
Blue Orange Digital
Blue Orange is a data science and machine learning consulting and development firm.
Founded in 2015
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$0.7MKey Investors
Oliver Wyman
2022-04-13Corporate Round· $0.7M
Leadership Team
Josh Miramant
Founder/CEO
Colin Van Dyke
Chief Technology Officer
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