• Technical experts. They are critical thinkers and have extensive IT expertise that drives innovation for our clients, rooted in practicality.

• Collaborative. They are interdisciplinary team players who seek alignment and establish relationships ranging from cross-functional stakeholder groups to existing teams.

• Comfortable with ambiguity. They know the path forward isn’t always well-defined. They are comfortable and confident working through the unknown.

• Change agents. They know how to make change happen across an organization across all levels. They can align and onboard teams to implement new processes and toolsets. They embrace complex challenges and guide an organization to optimize IT best practices.

• Influencers. They build strong relationships to build trust and influence stakeholders. They can align and onboard teams to implement new processes and toolsets. They embrace complex challenges and guide an organization to optimize IT best practices.

• Agile advocates. They are versed in Agile methodologies and use their expertise to strategically tackle difficult challenges and implement changes.

You’re Good At:

At Platinion, we expect our AI Tech consultants to be able to contribute and quickly get up to speed on a variety of topics to support the ever-changing demands of our clients. However, that broad ability to deliver needs to be grounded in deep technological knowledge in 2-3 of our primary areas of expertise such as:

Expertise

• Supporting digital transformation efforts by developing a digital strategy around:
  • Data and digital analytics platforms.
  • Cloud infrastructure and technologies.
  • Data management capabilities.
  • Business IT architecture.
  • Software and product management (including Agile ways of working).
  • Tech, Enterprise Architecture and Data governance.

• Experience with a wide breadth of tech / digital offerings, including but not limited to:
  • Developing roadmaps and current state assessments for IT organizations in large companies across various industries.
  • Orchestrating technical program delivery across business stakeholders, complex vendor landscapes and technology ecosystems.
  • IT Benchmarking and recommendations for IT cost take-out initiatives.
  • Developing future state IT vendor landscape, vendor assessments/selections automation, tech cost benefits analysis, eCommerce, platform valuation and design.
  • Supporting IT functions during mergers and acquisitions, including the functional and technical transformation of an organization’s IT department.
  • Communicating the differences and benefits between multiple cloud computer providers and strategies for migrating from on-premise architecture.
  • Utilizing working knowledge and experience with GenAI and its potential use cases and client implications to deliver both practical and visionary solutions.
• Optimizing business and IT processes within complex and heavily matrixed organizations and effectively communicating a path forward for clients and internal stakeholders.
• Delivering data and digital platforms using techniques such as Agile, DevSecOps, and Cloud native architectures.

Specific in-demand technology topics

• AI & Data Implementation
  • Lead the design, orchestration, and scaling of AI - and data-driven solutions, including LLM-based and agentic architectures.
  • Guide teams in configuring, evaluating, and operationalizing AI systems with appropriate monitoring, safety, and cost controls.
  • Oversee integration patterns enabling AI solutions to operate across enterprise systems, workflows, and data environments.
  • Apply expertise in data platforms, ML Ops, and observability to ensure reliability, performance, and maintainability of AI solutions.
  • Advise clients on AI cost management and optimization, balancing scalability, performance, and business value.
• Technology Stack Transformation
  • Lead enterprise technology stack assessments and define target-state architectures across business domains (e.g., ERP, CRM, SCM, HCM).
  • Shape platform strategy and design aligned to end-to-end business value chains and operating models.
  • Guide clients through complex architectural tradeoffs involving cloud platforms, integration approaches, and modernization paths.
  • Lead enterprise tool stack selection and vendor decision processes, balancing business value, feasibility, and long-term scalability.
  • Own transformation roadmaps, sequencing initiatives across near-term delivery and long-term platform evolution.
  • Translate business strategy into coherent technical execution plans and guide teams through implementation and adoption.
• Advanced Planning Systems and Agentic AI for Supply Chain
  • Deep planning business process and tech expertise across IBP/S&OP, demand and supply planning, inventory optimization, fulfillment, and control tower use cases.
  • Lead end-to-end design and implementation of Advanced Planning Systems (APS) and/or Agentic AI solutions across supply chain and operations domains.
  • Define APS and Agentic AI architectures, integrations (e.g., ERP, HRIS, data platforms), and reporting/BI requirements aligned to business objectives.
  • Translate planning strategies into platform roadmaps and configurations, quantifying business impact (e.g., forecast accuracy, inventory reduction, service level improvement, cost optimization).
  • Lead vendor evaluation and selection processes, aligning platform capabilities to value-driven outcomes.
  • Drive program execution and change leadership, including stakeholder alignment, training, adoption, and benefits realization.
  • Provide team leadership, quality assurance oversight, and coordination with system integrators and delivery partners.

Long-standing technology topics

• Designing and implementing feasibility studies as well as recommending various software and platforms vendors within ERP systems and other packaged software.
• Considering data and integration related to the business needs and ERP systems and other packaged software.
• Managing large-scale ERP and IT projects / programs including overseeing quality assurance, deployment and all other key SDLC activities.

Written communication

• Leading the creation of client-specific strategic materials, surfacing key insights gathered from technical experts and observations.
• Effectively codifying messaging and data into presentable materials and being comfortable delivering communications output in an efficient manner - accuracy and speed are critical to success of fast-paced, high-profile projects.
• Synthesizing wide-ranging conversations, artifacts and best practices into clear, action-oriented recommendations.
• Assisting with business development through writing proposals, scoping projects.
• Contributing to our thought leadership through written publications and speaking at events and conferences.

Presentation and Facilitation

• Presenting materials, case updates and escalations to client and internal teams.
• Facilitating technical and strategic working sessions and workshops with both client and internal teams.
• Providing direction on key work items and feedback to other team members.
• Building relationships with key clients.

Team Management

• Manage junior team members by defining and organizing their “module”, helping them structure their work and associated analyses.
• Mentor and coach junior team members by building mutual development agreements and manufacturing opportunities for them to grow and develop along explicitly defined objectives.
• Provide quality assurance oversight - Review junior team members’ output for overall correctness, level of insight, clarity of message, etc.
• Promote an overall positive experience for junior staff.
• Serve as a role model by actively demonstrating and living BCG’s Culture and Values.