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Senior AI Consultant

Harnham

Illinois · Posted November 6, 2026

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Senior AI Consultant | Chicago, IL (onsite four days a week) | $150,000 to $200,000 base + up to 20% bonus

Build a private equity firm’s AI capability from the ground up, with a clear first-year mandate: solve the firm’s ten highest-priority workflows.

The Company A Chicago-based private equity firm partnering with founder- and family-owned middle-market companies. The team is close-knit, and senior leadership is already experimenting with AI. It now wants a practitioner to take that work further.

The Role

Identify and prioritise high-value workflows across investment, operations, investor relations, reporting and back office.

Design and build AI tools, agents and automated workflows using LLMs.

Roll out solutions, develop training materials and drive adoption across teams.

Build feedback mechanisms to track usage and improve tools over time.

Define the firm’s document infrastructure and standards, including taxonomy and naming.

Shape the firm’s longer-term AI strategy alongside the Chief Digital Officer.

What We’re Looking For

At least 3 years in AI and automation, business intelligence, consulting or a related field. Three to six years is ideal.

Hands-on experience building AI agents, LLM-based tools and workflow automation on platforms such as Anthropic, OpenAI, Google or Microsoft.

Experience with Microsoft 365 data workflows and platforms such as Databricks or Snowflake.

A proven record of securing stakeholder buy-in and leading adoption of new tools.

A bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Business Analytics or a related field.

Nice to have: management consulting or digital transformation experience, finance or PE exposure, and data governance experience.

What’s On Offer

$150,000 to $200,000 base plus up to 20% bonus.

A greenfield role with high ownership and direct exposure to senior leadership.

Onsite gym and catered daily lunch.

Onsite in Chicago Monday to Thursday.

No Visa Sponsorship

How to Apply Apply via the link or contact Tom Brammer at Harnham.

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