Senior AI Strategist (Digital and Physical Systems) at Fresh Consulting
Bellevue, WA
$140,000–$180,000
Jul 20, 2026
Bellevue, WA
Jul 22, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A consulting-focused role at the intersection of business strategy and AI technology, advising clients — including large enterprises — on both generative/predictive AI and physical AI such as robotics and computer vision. Day-to-day work spans researching emerging AI trends, shaping proposals and pitches, leading client workshops, and collaborating with technical teams to ensure strategic roadmaps are feasible. Best suited to someone with a background in product development consulting and hands-on AI implementation experience across software and hardware.
Senior level · 6+ years · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Bachelor's required · Full-time
Pay in the description: $140,000–$180,000
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 15 people in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (data scientists). range 3–25
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $168,363 (middle half $111,131–$214,996). 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 (9)
This role is a hybrid of AI strategy/consulting and technical AI expertise — it does not map cleanly to any single SOC code. 15-2051 (Data Scientists) was chosen as the closest fit given the deep AI/ML domain focus, but 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is a reasonable alternative given the consulting and strategy orientation.
The JD requires 6+ years in product design consulting with a heavy software/hardware component, and 2+ years specifically incorporating AI — the overall years minimum is set to 6 (the overall role-level floor).
The 2-year AI-specific experience requirement is a sub-requirement within the 6+ year gate; it is not separately emitted as a skill the years demanded since it is framed at the role level, not tied to a single named technology.
MCP (Model Context Protocol) and A2A (Agent-to-Agent) are listed under the required Technical & Strategic Acumen section alongside REST APIs and ESBs; all are treated as hard gates.
Firmware development is explicitly called 'a strong plus' — listed as preferred.
AI for manufacturing, wireless communications, and electronic design appear under Physical AI domain focus areas in the Technical & Strategic Acumen section, which is framed as required; however, these are domain knowledge areas rather than discrete named tools, so they are included but their required/preferred flag status reflects their placement in the required section.
The role is hybrid: 3 days in-office (Seattle/Bellevue area), 2 days remote — not fully remote, so remote=false.
An MBA or Master's in an AI-related field is stated as 'a strong plus,' not a hard requirement; the minimum hard-required degree is a Bachelor's.
Ignored 5 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): data governance, software development, ROI modeling, firmware development, electronic design.
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