Practice Leader (Emerging) – AI Impact Analysis

Join an entrepreneurial and innovative team at Liberty, a Resultant Company, where we solve the most complex problems in the M&A market quickly and completely. As a member of our fast-paced team, you won’t just be a consultant; you’ll be a strategic advisor and an execution partner for Private Equity firms, investment banks, and Fortune 500 companies. 

We provide complete, senior-led teams that support the entire merger and acquisition lifecycle—from identifying value during pre-close diligence to realizing that value through post-close technology and data execution. 

Our Culture: Agency and Collaboration 

• Solve What You See: We thrive in an environment where team members are encouraged to take the initiative and solve the problems they see. 

• High-Stakes, High-Speed: We operate in a fast-paced environment that demands "operator-savvy" thinking and an unbiased perspective. 

• Proven Excellence: We are proud to be recognized by Fortune and Crain’s Chicago Business as a Best Place to Work. 

Role Overview

We are seeking an emerging leader to build and scale our AI Impact Analysis practice. This role is designed for a high-performing strategy or AI leader ready to step into full practice ownership within 12–18 months.

Initially, this individual will:

• Co-lead client engagements with the Partners

• Refine and scale our AI Impact Analysis methodology

• Lead technical delivery teams

• Support business development efforts

Within 12–18 months, this individual will:

• Independently lead AI Impact Analysis engagements

• Own the AI practice’s delivery model

• Lead a growing team of technical and consulting talent

• Serve as Liberty’s primary AI practice leader

This is a build-and-scale leadership role with clear trajectory to Managing Director / Partner.

 

Key Responsibilities

1. Practice Development & Methodology

• Refine and systematize Liberty’s AI Impact Analysis framework

• Develop repeatable tools for AI opportunity assessment, competitive leverage and threat analysis, AI maturity diagnostics, value creation modeling, and roadmap design

• Create scalable templates, benchmarks, and engagement playbooks

• Build internal knowledge assets across industries

2. Client Engagement Leadership

• Lead AI Impact Analysis engagements end-to-end (with partnership initially)

• Translate AI use cases into measurable business value

• Present findings to C-suite executives and PE investment teams

• Develop phased, execution-ready AI roadmaps

• Ensure recommendations are practical, financially grounded, and implementable

3. Team Leadership

• Lead Liberty’s technical AI professionals supporting engagements

• Coordinate data scientists, engineers, and analysts into a cohesive delivery model

• Establish quality standards and project governance

• Build team capability as the practice scales

4. Business Development

• Support proposal development and client presentations

• Assist in converting inbound demand into structured engagements

• Help position Liberty as a credible AI value creation partner to PE firms

• Gradually assume greater responsibility for revenue generation

Experience (6–10 Years Preferred)

• Strategy consulting (Senior Manager / Principal level), OR

• AI / Digital Transformation leader inside an enterprise, OR

• Product or AI strategy leader at a high-growth tech company

• Experience working with Private Equity firms or portfolio companies strongly preferred

• Demonstrated experience leading teams and complex initiatives

Core Capabilities

Strategic & Financial:

• Strong structured thinking

• Ability to connect AI initiatives to EBITDA impact and valuation drivers

• Comfortable modeling financial implications of technology initiatives

AI & Technology:

• Deep understanding of AI use cases (including Generative AI)

• Familiarity with data infrastructure and AI implementation realities

• Ability to distinguish practical value from hype

Leadership:

• Proven ability to lead technical teams

• Strong executive communication skills

• High ownership mentality

• Entrepreneurial and comfortable building from ambiguity

Compensation Structure

• Competitive base salary
• Performance-based bonus tied to practice revenue, engagement profitability, and client impact
• Clear path to equity or long-term incentive participation

Other:

• All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
• All communication regarding your application status will come from a Resultant.com, SmartRecruiters.com or Libertyadvisorgroup.com email domain. We will not call you without a pre-arranged interview being scheduled.

We embrace AI across everything we do, and that includes how you prepare for this interview. Feel free to use AI tools to research the role, practice your responses, and put your best foot forward. What matters to us is getting to know the real you — how you think, how you communicate, and what you genuinely bring to the table. Our interviews are designed to go deeper than any polished answer, so come curious and come as yourself without the support of an AI tool during our conversation.