About the Client
Our client is a leading global insurance and asset management group with a strong and growing presence across Asia. They are investing heavily in AI, Generative AI, advanced analytics, and automation to drive operational efficiency, productivity, and better customer outcomes across the region.
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Senior AI Enablement Consultant to support the establishment of a practical regional AI enablement capability for the Asia Regional Office and selected Asian business units. This is a high-impact, hands-on 12-month contract role focused on strategy, solution delivery, capability building, and driving measurable value through AI and GenAI initiatives.
The consultant will act as a key enabler – defining the roadmap, delivering priority use cases, building reusable assets, and uplifting internal capabilities across multiple markets.
Key Responsibilities
Strategy & Portfolio
- Define AI/GenAI requirements and roadmap across key functions (Procurement, HR, Finance, Technology, and others).
- Monitor industry trends and emerging technologies, championing their adoption.
- Design and deliver technical workshops and training on GenAI, prompt engineering, and agentic AI.
Solution Delivery & Enablement
- Lead the design, development, and deployment of AI/GenAI and advanced analytics use cases.
- Establish a regional AI hub/marketplace for easy access to tools and solutions.
- Develop an agentic AI framework including guardrails, evaluation mechanisms, reference architectures, templates, and reusable tools.
- Equip technical teams with modern tools, platforms, reference architectures, and best practices.
Business Unit Support (Asia Markets)
- Provide hands-on mentorship and technical guidance to data science teams across Asian markets.
- Assess and uplift data science maturity, identifying gaps and recommending actions.
- Support local teams in delivering AI/GenAI use cases and achieving measurable business outcomes.
- Package and enable reusable solutions for rapid adoption across markets with minimal customization.
- Contribute to AI platform and MLOps architecture where required (model development, deployment, monitoring).
Candidate Requirements
Experience & Background
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field.
- 8+ years of relevant experience in AI, Data Science, Machine Learning, or Advanced Analytics.
- Ideally, experience within insurance or financial services.
- Proven track record delivering AI solutions in complex, multi-country environments.
Technical Expertise (Mandatory)
- Strong hands-on experience with Generative AI technologies, including prompt engineering and understanding of LLM limitations & mitigations (grounding, citations, refusal, human review).
- Mandatory: Practical experience building Agentic AI workflows with orchestration and tool integration.
- Strong proficiency in Python, SQL, and modern ML frameworks.
- Experience with GenAI-enabled software engineering to boost developer productivity.
- Hands-on experience with major cloud AI platforms (Azure AI Foundry, AWS SageMaker/Bedrock, GCP Vertex AI, or Databricks).
Additional Requirements
- Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills – able to work with both technical teams and senior business stakeholders.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business value.
- Experience operating across multiple countries and cultures in Asia.
- Fluency in English (additional Asian languages are a plus).
