Senior Solution Owner (Data, Technology & AI)

We're looking for a Solution Owner (Data, Technology & AI) to be the face of CompassX on a complex, high-visibility client engagement. This isn't a traditional Project Manager role. We need someone who sits with client executives from the earliest conversations - while a solution is still just a problem statement - and stays with it through design, build, and adoption. You'll be trusted to shape what gets built, not just track when it ships.

The strongest candidates bring a rare combination: consulting-grade client presence and leadership, real solution design and architecture instincts, and enough technical fluency in data and AI to know when an approach is right - not just when a sprint is on schedule.

While we have a strong preference for candidates local to the Southern California (LA/OC) area, exceptional candidates based elsewhere within the United States will also be considered.

What You'll Do

Client Leadership & Communication

• Act as the primary, trusted face of CompassX to senior client stakeholders - building the kind of credibility that gets you invited into the room before a problem is even fully defined

• Lead executive-level conversations that turn ambiguous business challenges into a clear, actionable solution direction

• Build consensus across stakeholder groups with competing priorities, and know how to navigate organizational dynamics without losing momentum

Solution Design & Ownership

• Own the design of the solution itself - not just the plan to deliver it. Shape the approach, validate it technically, and defend it under scrutiny

• Partner closely with architects, engineers, and data/AI practitioners to ensure the technical approach holds up, while remaining the accountable owner of the overall solution

• Drive process improvement and "ways of working" recommendations as part of the solution, not as an afterthought

Data, Technology & AI Fluency

• Evaluate the feasibility of data and AI use cases, and speak credibly to data pipelines, model approaches, and modern architecture

• Bring a point of view on where AI genuinely adds value to a solution - and where it doesn't

• Use AI as part of your own working style (research, synthesis, solutioning), modeling the kind of modern practice CompassX brings to clients

Delivery (supporting, not core)

• Bring enough fluency in delivery fundamentals - Agile, UAT, data validation - to keep a workstream credible, with support from delivery specialists as needed

• This is not a scrum-master or backlog-management role; delivery mechanics are a "nice to have," not the job

What You'll Bring

• 8+ years of experience spanning consulting, product ownership, and/or solution design - ideally with time at a reputable consulting firm

• A track record of being the trusted senior presence in front of executive clients, not just a coordinator of workstreams

• Real experience shaping or designing a solution (architecture, process, or product), not only managing its delivery

• Working knowledge of data and AI environments - pipelines, analytics, model evaluation, or modern data architecture

• Strong executive communication and consensus-building skills

• Bachelor's degree or higher (Business, Computer Science, Engineering) or equivalent demonstrable experience

• Ideally based in Southern California