Lead Consultant

Overview: Tek Ninjas is a global software consulting and digital services company built for speed, scale, and innovation, headquartered in Carrollton, Texas.

Job Title: Lead Consultant

Location: Chicago, Illinois 60606

Duration: 12 months

Job Type: Contract

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Description:

THE ROLE:

This lead consulting role will establish consistent AI architecture standards, promote responsible AI and governance compliance, and guide the use of scalable platform capabilities over point solutions. The consultant will provide technical leadership for agentic AI, improve security and data protection practices, and create a practical AI roadmap while partnering closely with business and technical teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish consistent AI architecture standards and reusable platform patterns.
• Ensure responsible AI, governance, security, privacy, and data protection compliance.
• Bridge business objectives with technical implementation decisions.
• Provide technical leadership for agentic AI initiatives.
• Develop a scalable AI roadmap aligned with platform capabilities.
• Support Coupa implementation and platform support activities.

Required Skills & Experience

• 10+ years of relevant consulting, architecture, or enterprise platform experience
• Coupa expertise
• Coupa AI SME certification
• AI architecture and governance experience
• Experience working across business and technical teams

Tek Ninjas Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.

About TekNinjas

TekNinjas is a global IT staffing partner placing skilled professionals with leading enterprises and system integrators across the US, Canada, UK, India, and the EU. We focus on the right fit - not just the fast fill - and stay engaged with our consultants well beyond the start date.

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TekNinjas is an Equal Opportunity Employer.