Lantern · 1 day ago
Azure AI Applications Practice Lead
Dallas, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
10+ years expLantern is a company that values a culture of trust and collaboration, striving to empower clients through innovative AI solutions. The Azure AI Applications Practice Lead will lead the practice, focusing on team building, technical delivery, and driving business growth through effective collaboration with various teams.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud InfrastructureInformation TechnologySoftware
Responsibilities
The Azure AI Applications Practice Lead is a critical driver of Lantern's mission to empower clients to leverage AI and custom applications for transformative business outcomes
This role leads our Azure AI Applications practice, focusing on building and scaling a high-performance team with expertise in cutting-edge AI and app development technologies
The Practice Lead is ultimately responsible for driving and supporting growth in our business relative to revenue, technical delivery, customer management and people leadership
That requires that this person will closely collaborate with the Go-to-Market and Commercial teams, having business driven, technology supporting, and solution focused conversations in the marketplace
This role requires close collaboration with our Go-to-Market teams to develop relevant offerings, as well as with Delivery and Operations to ensure the successful and efficient execution of projects
Other core responsibilities include understanding and shaping the market landscape, driving talent acquisition and retention, and ensuring optimal workforce utilization to exceed client expectations and drive profitability
Champion Lantern GTM Campaigns and support related demand generation activities (e.g. briefings, events, sales enablement, etc.)
Partner with Business Development teams in driving pipeline by presenting Lantern GTM Offerings & Studio Sales Plays to Clients and Microsoft
Provide input during New Business Meetings to help qualify and ensure new opportunities have practice support
Contribute to strategic account planning with the Business Development team, based on deep client environment knowledge
Proactively support sales pursuits and coordinate people requirements as required to win business
Develop project estimates and resource plans in support of delivering proposal and presentations to clients
Partner in the Sales Process for solution shaping and deal success
Work closely with Delivery & Operations teams to ensure seamless transitions from Sales to Delivery and mobilize resources effectively
Oversee delivery quality, addressing escalations and offering guidance throughout project lifecycles
Optimize staffing, resource planning, and utilization management to maximize and balance efficiency, profitability and client satisfaction
Set the vision and strategy for the Generative AI, ML, and Custom App Dev practice, inspiring consultants to deliver high-impact results
Facilitate consultants' continuous professional development in priority areas such as AI model development, deployment, and custom application engineering
Develop and roll out training plannings to meet our current and upcoming delivery needs
Partner with recruiting and People & Culture teams to attract and retain top talent in alignment with the practice’s growth objectives
Act as the primary technical leader for clients, consultants, and sales pursuits within the practice
Provide expert technical oversight and mentorship to consultants in AI-enabled applications, Generative AI, custom agents, UI/UX and custom application development
Establish thought leadership through posts, webinars, workshops, presentations, and conference speaking engagements
Develop strong relationships with Microsoft and other partners to support clients in adopting cloud, AI, and application technologies
Exhibit a strong knowledge of the Microsoft Data Ecosystem (Fabric, PowerBI, Event Hubs), Databricks and Machine Learning
Qualification
Required
Experienced consulting leader with a deep understanding of the Microsoft ecosystem
Experienced in supporting sales and driving new business with existing clients, and the ability to drive growth through Go-to-Market offerings
Experienced in practice development, team leadership, sales enablement, and high-level client engagements, ensuring the practice meets both technical excellence and business objectives
10+ Years in a consulting leadership role is required with experience leading custom application and UI/UX development, building data platforms, data lakes and machine learning solutions
2+ years leading Generative AI & Custom Agent and multi-agent (agentic) engagements
Company
Lantern
Lantern is a software company that offers cloud infrastructure, AI, digital, and app innovation services.
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Jim Olson
CEO
Brian Sturgeon
Chief Experience Officer
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