Associate Principal, Data and AI Consulting

Associate Principal, Data and AI Consulting

MathCo — Bentonville, Arkansas, United States (Hybrid)

About Us

MathCo® (TheMathCompany) is a global Enterprise AI and Analytics company trusted by Fortune 500 and Global 2000 enterprises for data-driven decision-making. Founded in 2016, MathCo builds custom AI and advanced analytics solutions focused on enterprise problem-solving through its innovative hybrid model. NucliOS, MathCo's proprietary platform with pre-built workflows and reusable plug-and-play modules, enables the vision of connected intelligence at a lower TCO.

We foster an open, transparent, and collaborative culture with no barriers, making MathCo a great place to work. We offer exciting growth opportunities and value capabilities and attitude over experience — enabling our Mathemagicians to truly Leave a Mark.

Role Overview

We are seeking a technically fluent, delivery-oriented data & AI leader to serve as a senior technical partner for our key clients in Bentonville. This role is built around hands-on technical credibility: the ability to sit in front of a client during a live escalation, understand the problem, and work directly with the delivery/engineering lead to resolve it — not simply relay status between the client and the technical team.

This is explicitly not a program management, delivery-operations, or Scrum Master role. Success is measured by the technical quality and business impact of what gets delivered, and by the individual's ability to hold a real technical conversation — architecture, data, models — with client stakeholders.

The Associate Principal will be based in — or willing to relocate to — Bentonville, Arkansas, and will work closely with senior client stakeholders, delivery teams, and global partners.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end technical delivery of data, AI, and analytics engagements, owning solution quality, technical accuracy, and timelines
• Serve as the senior technical face of MathCo in client conversations, including live escalations — engaging directly on architecture, data, and modeling questions rather than routing them
• Translate complex business challenges into concrete, technical data & AI solution designs
• Guide solution architecture discussions and act as a hands-on advisor on data science, analytics, and AI approaches
• Partner closely with delivery and engineering leads to resolve technical issues in real time, particularly in fast-moving, ad hoc engagements
• Partner with global delivery teams in India to execute programs at scale using MathCo's hybrid operating model
• Ensure technical accuracy, consistency, and measurable business outcomes across all deliverables

Additional Responsibilities

• Maintain strong executive relationships with client stakeholders, grounded in technical credibility rather than account management alone
• Identify and pursue account growth opportunities based on delivery success and evolving client needs
• Contribute to business development and technical solution shaping in collaboration with sales and leadership teams
• Contribute to internal knowledge building and best practices

Key Attributes & Experience

• 10-15 years of hands-on experience in analytics, data science, AI/ML, or data engineering delivery — tenure is flexible for candidates who are genuinely strong technically
• Real, demonstrable technical fluency in data platforms & architectures, AI/ML solution design, advanced analytics, and cloud environments (Azure/GCP)
• Track record owning technical delivery outcomes on client engagements — not coordinating or reporting on them
• Comfortable being the technical point of contact in live client escalations, working alongside (not in place of) the delivery/engineering lead
• Ability to conduct deep technical conversations with client stakeholders and translate technical concepts into business value
• Walmart or broader retail environment familiarity strongly preferred; candidates from Tredence, Tiger Analytics, Mu Sigma, Quantiphi, Fractal, or similar AI/analytics consultancies are welcome
• Excellent executive communication paired with genuine technical depth — this is explicitly not a Scrum Master, TPM, or program-management profile
• Bachelor's degree required; Master's or MBA preferred

Location Requirement

This role is based in Bentonville, Arkansas. Candidates must either already be located in the area or willing to relocate.

Being a MathMagician

• Embrace MathCo's open, ownership-driven culture
• Actively contribute to company-wide initiatives and innovation
• Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion by valuing diverse perspectives

Why Join Us

MathCo® is a global Enterprise AI & Analytics company trusted by Fortune 500 and Global 2000 enterprises. We are proud to be recognized as:

• Leader in Top Generative AI Service Providers – PeMa Quadrant 2023 (AIMResearch)
• Named among Inspiring Workplaces in North America (2023)
• Accredited for Inclusive Practices by the Great Place to Work Institute
• Listed among India's Best Workplaces™ for DEIB (2023)