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# AI Strategist at Further

- **Company:** Further
- **Location:** Cleveland, OH
- **Posted:** 2026-04-16
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-16
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/further/jobs/8499325002

## Job description

WE’RE HIRING! If you love data and are looking for unlimited growth opportunities, we want to talk with you about joining Further.

Further is a data, cloud, and AI company whose focus is helping companies turn raw data into the right decisions. We have an [award winning culture](https://www.gofurther.com/who-we-are/news) of extraordinary people. Our purpose is to enable people to thrive so that businesses can thrive. We believe that the work you do should matter - it should be meaningful to you professionally and personally, and it should have a positive impact on both you and our clients.  If this sounds exciting to you, let’s chat!

AI Strategist

This is a rare opportunity to sit at the intersection of business strategy and cutting-edge AI, without being pigeonholed into either. You're not just advising on technology; you're shaping how major enterprise clients think about and invest in AI. From day one, you'll be working across a portfolio of marquee brands, helping them move from curiosity to confidence in their AI strategies.

What makes this role unique is the scope of influence. You'll be the person in the room who listens to business stakeholders, translates their challenges into a clear vision, and then builds the roadmap that actually gets them there. You're the bridge: the one who makes sure AI investments deliver real, measurable value rather than becoming shelf-ware.

This is also a role with staying power. AI strategy is still being defined across industries, and you'd be helping to shape that definition, both externally with clients and internally.

What experience should you have:

- 10-15 years of experience in strategist or consulting role.
- Deep AI expertise, particularly in a consulting or agency role: ethical AI principles and best practices.
- Ability to articulate complex ideas simply and credibly, and create executive-level presentations.
- AI / Machine Learning / advanced analytics experience in a highly-regulated industry (healthcare, finance, energy, defense).
- Expertise in change management processes and a deep appreciation for its value in enterprise solution adoption.
- Hands-on experience driving adoption of Generative AI solutions in the enterprise
- Bonus Points: AI governance certification preferred

What you’ll be doing in this role:

- Lead business development activities, including client pitches, creating plans and estimating work. This involves creating trusted partnerships to consistently extend and expand client relationships and engaging with CS and BD to develop new business.
- Identify business outcomes and plan and delegate work to the team to positively impact them and communicate the a clear value proposition/story of our work to the clients
- Infer and communicate the consequences of new information/criteria/realities on specific client ecosystems or scenarios Partners with senior clients to identify high-value AI opportunities, build strategic roadmaps for AI adoption, and establish governance mechanisms for AI programs.
- Provide strategic direction to clients and internal teams. They lead major engagements, influence client decision-making and develop innovative approaches that create lasting value for clients.
- Focus, lead and mentor the teams to deliver measurable results.
- Frame AI work around testable hypotheses tied to real business outcomes (revenue, retention, efficiency).

What you'll need to accomplish in your first year:

- Drive AI Strategy with Clients: Identify high-value AI opportunities within client organizations, build strategic roadmaps for AI adoption, and establish governance mechanisms to ensure AI programs are sustainable and trustworthy, understanding how AI fits into a client's broader ecosystem and decision-making.
- Lead and Grow: Mentor internal teams on AI-related engagements, participate in business development (pitches, scoping, estimating AI work), and help mature the firm's overall AI solution offerings over time.
- Translate Complexity: Act as the interpretive layer between data scientists/technical teams and business stakeholders — communicating consequences of model outputs, new data realities, or AI limitations in terms clients can act on.

Our [total rewards program](https://www.gofurther.com/who-we-are/total-rewards) is designed for your protection, peace of mind, and overall well-being. In addition to our outstanding basics, we offer a net-zero cost medical option, company contributions to your HSA, fertility support, fully-paid parental leave, a monthly stipend for your lifestyle spending account, and much more.

Apply today or check out all our [opportunities](https://www.gofurther.com/who-we-are/join-the-team#current-openings-section)! By submitting your application, you consent to our collection, processing and disclosure of the contained personal data in accordance with our data practices. If you are a resident of the U.S. state of California, you can read about our data practices and your related privacy rights [here](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64fb873eb25058d1bc2035d0/6638f40e6683a119a1f85793_Privacy%20Notice%20For%20California%20Resident%20Job%20Applicants.pdf). If you are a resident of the European Economic Area, Switzerland or the United Kingdom, you can read about our data practices and your related privacy rights [here](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64fb873eb25058d1bc2035d0/6638f40e77003687bbc2bcbf_Privacy%20Notice%20For%20European%20Job%20Applicants.pdf).

## About Further

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Further is a data, cloud, and AI consulting company that helps enterprise organizations turn raw data into confident, insight-driven decisions.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Privately held)
- **Headquarters**: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- **Founded**: 2004
- **Founders**: Not publicly disclosed

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Business Consulting and Services, with a focus on data engineering, cloud infrastructure, AI/ML, analytics, and digital marketing.
- **Target customers**: B2B enterprise – clients include Behr, Verizon, and New York Life; client retention rate exceeds 90%.
- **Mission/purpose**: “To enable people to thrive so that businesses can thrive” – helping enterprise business teams use data, cloud, and AI to grow and work more efficiently. [further.ai](https://further.ai/)

## Products & Services
- **Data Navigator**: An all-encompassing approach to data transformation, covering data strategy, integration, warehousing, and governance.
- **AI Compass**: A comprehensive AI solution to help organizations compete in a rapidly changing world – covers strategy, prototyping, production, and governance.
- **Privacy Copilot**: A solution to chart a safe course through privacy challenges (GDPR, CCPA, SOC 2, HIPAA) while enabling data-driven success.
- **Pathfinder Pro**: A solution for impactful marketing and analytics outcomes – optimization, customer journey analytics, and tech stack optimization.
- **MomentsIQ**: A smart approach to data and AI innovation, helping navigate the digital landscape (likely focused on real-time customer engagement).

Additionally, Further offers services across strategy, data engineering, analytics & experimentation, performance marketing, cloud migration, and data literacy training. [further.ai](https://further.ai/)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly available (private company).
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue not disclosed; total funding not disclosed (appears bootstrapped or organically grown).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Partners include Google Cloud, and the company holds 60+ certifications/accreditations across multiple cloud partners. Named clients: Behr, Verizon, New York Life. [further.ai](https://further.ai/)
- **Growth Signals**:
  - LinkedIn followers: 7,809 (monthly growth +2.6%)
  - Website monthly visits: 9,176 (monthly growth +13.5%)
  - Active job postings: 34 (monthly growth +21.4%)
  - Client retention rate >90%
  - Offices in Atlanta (HQ), Cleveland, and London (3 offices across 2 countries). [linkedin.com/company/further-ai](https://www.linkedin.com/company/further-ai)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Integrated approach**: Provides end-to-end services from strategy to engineering to enablement, ensuring technology investments translate into business transformation.
- **Deep expertise across cloud, data, AI, and privacy** – all under one roof, reducing handoff friction.
- **High client retention (>90%)** indicates strong delivery and long-term partnerships.
- **60+ certifications and accreditations** across cloud partners (especially Google Cloud) and compliance frameworks (SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR).
- **Focus on proprietary platforms** (e.g., AI Compass, Privacy Copilot) alongside consulting, giving them productized accelerators.

## Strategic Focus
- Current priorities include scaling AI in the enterprise, building “AI-powered platforms” (as seen in product names), and helping clients move from experimentation to production-grade AI.
- Emphasizes data governance, privacy, and ethical AI as differentiators.
- Investing in own commercial AI products (cloud-based, Google Cloud) and attracting senior engineering talent to build them. [jobs-radar.com](https://jobs-radar.com/job/9b9a23fd-0ab9-4425-b602-d5343bc615e9)

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as “award-winning culture of extraordinary people” with a purpose-driven mission. Emphasis on meaningful work that impacts both employees and clients. [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/further/jobs/8540294002)
- **Work model**: Hybrid – certain roles require being in office Tuesday–Thursday (e.g., Dallas office for Data Architect); other roles likely flexible. Policy may vary by location and team.
- **Perks & total rewards**:
  - Net-zero cost medical option
  - Company contributions to HSA
  - Fertility support
  - Fully-paid parental leave
  - Monthly lifestyle spending account stipend
- **Engineering culture**: Deep technical ownership – roles expect production experience with event-sourced systems, Postgres, streaming, AI/ML infrastructure, and LLMOps. Emphasis on code reviews, runbooks, and building reliable, scalable systems. [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/further/jobs/8540294002)
- **Growth**: 34 open positions (as of mid-2026) with a +21.4% monthly increase in postings, indicating growth trajectory and opportunities for advancement.

## Sources
1. [further.ai](https://further.ai/)
2. [linkedin.com/company/further-ai](https://www.linkedin.com/company/further-ai)
3. [greenhouse.io - Data Architect job posting](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/further/jobs/8540294002)
4. [jobs-radar.com - Senior AI Engineer posting](https://jobs-radar.com/job/9b9a23fd-0ab9-4425-b602-d5343bc615e9)

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