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Director - Applied AI

Searce Inc

Solutions Consulting - Applied AI | Director

Searce AI leader accountable for Applied AI strategic hiring & revenue growth; Responsible for client engagement & thought leadership to modernize business & work ops with process consulting & AI solutions advisory.

We designed the Job Description for this role like we design our solutions: Smart, Visual & Outcome-focused:

What are we looking for

real solver?

Solver? Absolutely. But not the usual kind. We're searching for the architects of the audacious & the pioneers of the possible. If you're the type to dismantle assumptions, re-engineer ‘best practices,’ and build solutions that make the future possible NOW, then you're speaking our language.

  • Improver. Solver. Futurist.
  • Great sense of humor.
  • ‘Possible. It is.’ Mindset.
  • Compassionate collaborator. Bold experimenter. Tireless iterator.
  • Natural creativity that doesn’t just challenge the norm, but solves to design what’s better.
  • Thinks in systems. Solves at scale.

This Isn’t for Everyone. But if you’re the kind who questions why things are done a certain way—and then identifies 3 better ways to do it — we’d love to chat with you.

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Your Mission: The Role

solving for better.

You are a transformation-owning, revenue-accountable, forward-deployed solver.

Not an "AI evangelist." You're the ‘AI-to-ROI’ translation engine.

As a DRI (directly responsible individual for AI revenue at Searce, you’ll co-create with CxOs, design applied AI solutions, and deliver measurable impact - efficiency gains, cost takeout, revenue lift. Not decks. Not pilots that stall. Real outcomes that land on the P&L.

You will lead the charge from the discovery phase of client engagements, uncovering business problems, and reimagining their processes with AI to create significant business value. Your success in this phase is key, as it leads directly to a billable engagement, contributing to the generation of new business and revenue streams. At Searce, you get into the weeds, leading with a process-first mindset, building our brand and establishing thought leadership in AI through technical consulting, white boarding, building POCs and cultivating long term partnerships with hyperscalers.

This role is about architecting the future and embedding it into today’s workflows. If you’re a strategist who can engineer, a builder who can influence, and a storyteller who can simplify the complex, we’ve got a seat for you at the front of the table.

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Your Responsibilities

what you will wake up to solve.

This isn’t a “make AI slides” role. You are the founder, the architect, and the DRI for executing applied AI GTM and deploying solutions that turn hype into real outcomes. “Real Outcomes or Nothing” is your mantra.

This role carries revenue ownership and is instrumental in driving the financial success of the AI-led modern work ops & modern business ops practice. Your leadership will be pivotal in translating business needs into tangible, impactful AI outcomes.Here’s how you’ll make your mark:

  • Domain Leadership: Lead as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) by engaging with client leadership to map ‘asi-is’ business processes and detail the domain nuances.
  • Reimagine with clients: Lead opportunity scans and CxO workshops that uncover $10M+ efficiency plays.
  • Architect the blueprint: Translate discovery into scalable automation roadmaps, digital twins, and enterprise-ready AI architectures.
  • Execute with accountability: Lead embedded squads that deploy, measure, and scale AI-native workflows with speed & certainty.
  • Drive revenue & impact: Own outcome-linked revenue for your portfolio. Forecast, deliver, expand.
  • Shape the narrative: Publish perspectives, run forums, and represent Futurify as the partner who turns hype into hard outcomes.
  • Inspire & mentor: Build high-performing solution consulting teams who live the “Always in Beta” mindset.
  • Lead responsibly: Ensure fairness, explainability, and ethics are built into every AI deployment.

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Welcome to Searce

The ‘process-first’, AI-native modern tech consultancy that's rewriting the rules.

We don’t do traditional.

As an engineering-led consultancy, we are dedicated to relentlessly improving the real business outcomes. Our solvers co-innovate with clients to futurify operations and make processes smarter, faster & better. We build alongside our clients. Not for the vanity metrics. But for the transformation to embed lasting competitive advantage for our clients.

The result? Modern business reinvention, built on math, tech, and clarity of purpose.

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The DNA of a ‘Searcian’

superpowers we value.

The ‘happier’ core

  • happier-at-heart: h umble, a daptable, p ositive, p assionate, i nnovative, e xcellence-minded, r esponsible.
  • happier-in-action: Not just a poster on the wall; It's how we make decisions, treat each other, show up for clients & hire or promote people.
  • Thinks like a founder. Acts like an owner.
  • Always in Beta: Relentless curiosity. Openness to learn, un-learn, and re-learn.
  • Real Optimist: Views all setbacks as opportunities.
  • Believes in truth over comfort. Ideas over titles. Learning over knowing.
  • Embraces chaos with calm. Evolves faster than the market.

Functional Skills

  • Business Process Foresight → Ability to analyze complex enterprise workflows (finance, supply chain, customer ops) and reimagine them with AI.
  • Client Engagement: Ability to ask appropriate questions to get to the heart of the matter and articulate succinctly to win trust, align stakeholders, and secure adoption.
  • AI Solutions Consulting → Translate business pain points into scalable AI-powered solutions with clarity and confidence.
  • CxO Storytelling → Distill technical depth into persuasive narratives that move boardroom decisions.
  • Cross-Functional Catalyst → Thrive in multi-disciplinary teams, bringing together data scientists, engineers, and business leaders.
  • Repository builder — creates reusable frameworks, accelerators, and playbooks for scale.
  • Change leader — comfortable with enterprise transformation and adoption at scale.
  • Outcome translator — thinks in use cases, not “labs.” Maps AI to business impact immediately.

Tech Superpowers

  • AI-Native Fluency: Hands-on familiarity with LLMs, agent frameworks, process mining, and RPA — applied for impact, not demos.
  • Process-First Consulting: Designs AI/ML solutions that embed into workflows with measurable outcomes.
  • Cloud-Native Capability: Proven record of architecting resilient, high-performance AI solutions on hyperscaler platforms.
  • Impact Engineering: Turns the “next big AI” into a business-ready solution within 9 months — with ROI validation.
  • Framework Mastery: Experience with ADK, LangChain, LlamaIndex, Crew AI, and automation stacks.
  • What’s Next Thinker: Doesn’t just track trends — re-engineers them into $X+ Mn enterprise value in less than 10 months.

Experience & Relevance

  • Consulting Pedigree: 15+ years of experience in business technology & outcome consulting (Data Engineering, Data Science and AI Modernization journeys on new-age tech stack with a process-first mindset).
  • Background in Delivery: Hands-on credibility and practical insight to lead with impact. Possesses a proven track record of managing end-to-end technical delivery.
  • Commercial Leadership: Proven track record of building net-new services business, not just farming existing accounts.
  • Client-Facing Tech Acumen: 8+ years of experience in a client-facing technical pre-sales or solutions architecting role, acting as the trusted technical advisor.
  • Locally Tuned: You know the terrain - clients, partners, CSP & ISVs. You can navigate it on day one.

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Join the ‘real solvers’

ready to futurify?

If you are excited by the possibilities of what an AI-native engineering-led, modern tech consultancy can do to futurify businesses, apply here and experience the ‘ Art of the possible ’. Don’t Just Send a Resume. Send a Statement.

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