Senior Consultant – AI Strategist (remote) at Guidehouse
ATLANTA, GA
$113,000–$188,000from the description
Jul 22, 2026
ATLANTA, GA
Jul 23, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A consulting role focused on helping state government agencies develop and execute AI adoption strategies. Day-to-day work involves facilitating workshops, building roadmaps, advising leadership on AI investments, and defining use cases across agency programs and operations. Suited to someone with a strategy or technology advisory background who can bridge executive and technical audiences in public sector settings.
Senior level · 3+ years · Remote · Bachelor's required · Full-time
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 16,400 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (data scientists). range 6,900–24,600
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $122,874 (middle half $87,544–$162,374). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
This role is primarily a consulting/strategy advisory position — it sits at the boundary of business strategy and AI technology rather than being a hands-on data science or systems analysis role. SOC 15-2051 (Data Scientists) was chosen because the job family is explicitly 'Data Science Consulting' and the role requires deep AI/ML conceptual knowledge; 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts) is a strong runner-up given the strategy, roadmapping, and stakeholder advisory focus.
The clearance field is set to None: the posting requires the ability to obtain a federal Public Trust, which is a suitability determination, not a formal US security clearance (Confidential/Secret/TS).
Location is US-wide remote/distributed — the posting states the candidate must be located within the United States but names no specific metro.
LLMs, GenAI, machine learning, and automation are listed in the required qualifications section as examples of 'key AI concepts and technologies' the candidate must understand; they are treated as hard gates despite the 'e.g.' qualifier, per section-placement rules.
Responsible AI, governance, and risk management frameworks appear only under the 'What Would Be Nice To Have' section and are marked preferred accordingly.
Experience with state health/human services agencies, contact center operations, and public sector AI solutions all appear under 'Nice to Have' and are omitted from the skills list as they name no specific technology or tool.
The role requires only 3+ years of experience, which is relatively low for a 'Senior Consultant' title; the seniority assessment of Senior reflects the title and the scope of executive stakeholder engagement and strategy ownership described.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): AI governance.
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