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Technical Counselor, Data and Ai

Vancouver, BC
On-site
Posted Oct 3, 2026
1 position

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Employment type: Full-time
Experience level: Lead · 10+ years
Posting language: English
Working hours: 40 hours per week
Work authorization: Visa sponsorship mentioned

Job summary

Provide technical counsel and strategic guidance to Data and AI leaders to optimize their practices and decision-making. Build strong relationships with stakeholders while leveraging research assets to deliver tailored solutions and professional insights.

Job details

We are seeking a Technical Counselor to advise, guide and provide insights to Data and Artificial Intelligence Leaders. The main objective is to assist these leaders in delivering improved results by optimizing their practice and general decision making, mitigating risk, and addressing the struggles and challenges they face on the path to professional excellence. Responsibilities: * Provide Technical Counsel and oversight exclusively to 18-20 clients within any 12-month period cultivated or assigned * Ability to participate in unstructured value-based client conversations and create new methods for a client’s success * Provide confidential and professional advising to our members in-person, telephonically, as well as digitally through Video Conferencing * Evaluate members’ needs and work with them to set objectives and develop a strategy/work plan within the terms and conditions of the members’ agreement. * Embrace Info-Tech Research Group culture of continuous learning by participating in on-going self and industry development activities. * Provide proactive thought leadership and new ideas not “asked for” on behalf of the client’s membership * Participate in regular communication / support / education and participation with Sales Leadership and Account Directors to account planning and support efforts * Leverage ITRG and 3rd party assets to deliver on promises within the memberships * Diagnose member value expectations pain points and connect them with appropriate Info-Tech Research Group product solutions * Build strong relationships with the client’s peers and important stakeholders to provide experiences that are tailored to the clients objectives and culture. Experience: * Possess a minimum of 15 years of professional IT experiences at multiple organizations at leadership positions in Data and Artificial Intelligence. * Acquired experience in five or more of the following areas: * * Agentic AI frameworks * Machine Learning * AI Technology Selection * AI Strategy * AI Governance * AI Use Cases * MLOps/AIOps * IT/OT * IIoT * Data Lakehouse/Big Data/Data Warehousing * Data Engineering * Analytics * Solid people relationship skills; operational and systems development skills * Ability to coordinate complex service delivery models and respond to diverse needs of a variety of key-stakeholders * Exceptional customer service focus, high professionalism and adherence to ethical principles of conduct * Strong communication and organizational skills, self-starter * Ability to adhere to members and Info-Tech Research Group core value as a trusted executive * Strong verbal, written, facilitation and presentation skills * Bilingual proficiency in French, Spanish or German is good to have to support our diverse client base across North America and globally. * Ability to travel approx. 25% of the time, as needed and obtain a TN1 Visa Info-Tech Research Group of companies is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected status or characteristic including Minority/Female/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Disability/Veteran and are pleased to consider all qualified applicants. To that end, upon request, ITRG will ensure, to the extent possible, that accommodation be made available to applicants throughout the recruitment and hiring process. #LI-NZ1

What you’ll do

Requirements

Requires a minimum of 15 years of professional IT experience in leadership positions within Data and Artificial Intelligence. Candidates must possess deep expertise in AI frameworks, data architecture, and strategic governance, along with strong facilitation and communication skills.