Practice Director - Cloud AI, Digital Innovations

The posting, as Woolpert wrote it

At Woolpert, you’ll do work that matters.

As a leading global architecture, engineering, and geospatial firm, we help clients solve complex challenges that shape communities, strengthen critical infrastructure, advance technology, and improve the world around us. Here, you’ll collaborate across disciplines, tackle meaningful projects, and build a career defined by growth, opportunity, and impact.

Position Overview

Woolpert is hiring an AI Practice Director to join our dynamic Digital Innovations team. This position reports to the Head of Customer Engineering and is responsible for shaping the vision, strategy, and execution of our Artificial Intelligence services. This role leads the growth of our AI capability across enterprise client engagements, aligning cutting-edge AI technologies (including Google Cloud Platform, Vertex AI, Generative AI, and geospatial intelligence) with business outcomes for our clients.

As the AI Practice Director , you will be the executive leader and practice builder driving strategic offerings, practice profitability, go-to-market execution, and talent development. You will partner with executive stakeholders, cross-functional sales leaders, and delivery teams to position Woolpert as a premier provider of enterprise AI solutions, AI agents, and advanced data platforms.

We are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must already possess work authorization in the country the job is located.

What You Will Do

• Practice Vision & Strategy: Define and execute the multi-year business strategy, service offerings, and growth roadmap for the AI Practice within Woolpert Digital Innovations.
• Leadership & Talent Growth: Recruit, mentor, and lead a world-class team of AI Customer Engineers, Solution Architects, and AI specialists, fostering a culture of technical excellence and innovation.
• Go-To-Market & Business Development: Partner with sales, account managers, and executive leadership to drive revenue growth, expand client relationships, and lead high-stakes technical pitches and proposals.
• Thought Leadership & Partnership: Serve as the primary executive sponsor for key partner relationships (including Google Cloud) and represent Woolpert at industry conferences, panels, and executive briefings.
• Delivery Oversight & Excellence: Ensure high-quality technical delivery across all AI engagements, establishing best practices for solution architecture, enterprise integrations, and Responsible AI governance.
• Operational Management: Oversee practice utilization, resource allocation, margin targets, and financial performance for AI consulting engagements and technical solutions.
• Executive Advisory: Advise enterprise C-suite executives on AI transformation roadmaps, ROI realization, AI readiness, and governance frameworks.

What You Will Bring

• 8+ years of technical leadership or practice management experience in professional services, cloud consulting, or tech firms, with 3+ year

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ue benefits, including:

• Freedom to Work program: Set your own schedule and location (as appropriate).
• Principal program: Earn the opportunity to become an owner of the firm.
• Flexible paid time off/vacation: Take time off when it makes sense for you and your team.
• Career development: Explore a wide range of learning and growth opportunities within and across industries.
• Health, life, vision, and dental insurance: Cover all your medical bases.
• Paid sick time, retirement plan, fitness reimbursement, pet insurance, identity protection, technology stipend, employee assistance program, and more!

Base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Pay Range
$139,200 — $208,800 USD

Find out more about what Woolpert has to offer here: http://woolpert.com/about-us/

Woolpert is an equal-opportunity employer. Woolpert is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. We recruit, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. You may view more about EEO on our website: Equal-Employment-Opportunity-The-Law.pdf and EEO is the Law Poster Supplement .

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