Director of AI Solutions

Director of AI Solutions

Chicago, Illinois

Tyree & D'Angelo Partners ("TDP") is a private equity investment firm that focuses on control investments in the lower middle market (companies with $1–5M of EBITDA). We look for investments where we can establish true collaborative partnerships with business owners and management teams that will lead to substantial value creation over a long-term investment horizon. TDP's track record of building high-growth and lower-risk companies is centered on an investment thesis–driven, buy & build strategy based on tested methods of value creation and a true partnership approach with executives and business owners. TDP works in collaboration with executive leaders utilizing an investment thesis–driven process designed to build companies with a differentiated customer value proposition. TDP invests in the healthcare, consumer, and business services sectors, focusing on high-quality, founder-owned businesses that we can grow with our high-probability-of-success investment process. TDP has over $5 billion of enterprise value and capital under management, and TDP's companies have completed more than 1,000 partnerships.

The Director of AI Solutions will lead the design, development and deployment of AI-driven capabilities within TDP as well as help in these efforts across TDP's portfolio companies. This individual will bridge technology, business strategy and execution—partnering with the internal TDP team as well as portfolio company executive team members to identify high-impact opportunities and deliver scalable solutions that drive measurable value. This is a highly cross-functional role requiring both deep business transformation fluency combined with some technical fluency and client-facing leadership experience.

Job Responsibilities Include:

AI Strategy & Opportunity Identification

• Partner with leadership teams to identify AI and data-driven value creation opportunities – executive's initial focus will be on developing internal TDP AI-driven capabilities, followed by expanded work in assisting TDP portfolio company with AI topics and workflows
• Translate business challenges into actionable technical roadmaps
• Develop and prioritize use cases with clear ROI

Solution Architecture & Delivery

• Lead the design of scalable AI/data platforms (cloud, ML, GenAI)
• Oversee end-to-end delivery from concept to production
• Ensure solutions are pragmatic, maintainable, and aligned to business goals

Portfolio Engagement / Stakeholder Leadership

• Act as a trusted advisor to the TDP team as well as portfolio company executives, operators and other stakeholders
• Lead technology assessments and transformation initiatives
• Communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders

Project and Vendor Management

• Lead cross-functional teams and oversee end-to-end project delivery
• Manage relationships with external vendors, partners and consultants to ensure alignment, quality and on-time delivery
• Provide technical direction, oversight and mentorship to internal teams

Product & Platform Development

• Support development of reusable AI accelerators and capabilities
• Contribute to internal tooling, platforms, or GTM strategies
• Drive standardization across portfolio use cases

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in: Technology consulting and business transformation, data/software engineering or machine learning
• Experience delivering AI/ML or data platform solutions in production environments
• Strong understanding of modern tech stack: Cloud (Azure, AWS or GCP), Data platforms (Databricks, Data Lakes, ETL pipelines)
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and client engagements
• Excellent communication skills with executive presence
• Located in (or ability to re-locate to) the greater Chicago area

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience at top-tier consulting firms (McKinsey, BCG, Deloitte, etc.)
• Exposure to private equity, portfolio operations or multi-site environments
• Experience with GenAI / LLM applications
• Background in product management or 0→1 builds

Compensation: Highly competitive compensation consisting of base salary and performance bonus with opportunity for meaningful equity ownership over time.