AI Functional Consultant

Over our 80-year history, delivering excellent service through innovation has been a core part of our DNA across our audit, tax, and consulting groups. That’s why we continuously invest in innovative ideas, such as AI-enabled insights and technology-powered solutions, to enhance our services. Join us at Crowe and embark on a career where you can help shape the future of our industry. Assist in facilitation of meetings with business stakeholders to refine project objectives and demonstrate preliminary results. Participate in client engagements, including workshops, training sessions, and requirements gathering, to ensure that clients understand the potential of GenAI and can articulate their needs effectively. Assist the team and work closely with clients to identify and prioritize AI use cases, guiding them in aligning these with their business objectives and ensuring feasibility from both a functional and technical perspective. Demonstrate the viability of potential solutions and seek to disprove assumptions through data exploration, experimentation, and lightweight Proof of Concept buildout. Your key contributions are to user stories, testing requirements, and supporting documentation, in addition to the thorough analysis and validation of requirements to minimize ambiguity and support effective collaboration across development teams. Engage with your team to derive realistic effort estimates, embracing the iterative nature of early-stage AI development. Assist in serving as the liaison between the functional team and the technical development team, ensuring that client requirements are accurately translated into technical specifications and that the solutions delivered meet client expectations. Assist in the functional aspects of AI projects, including timelines, resource allocation, and deliverables, ensuring that projects are completed on time and within budget. Assist in communicating with internal and external stakeholders, providing updates on project status, risks, and opportunities. Assist in continuously assessing and improving the methodologies and tools used by the functional team to enhance client engagement and project outcomes. it looks like productive collaboration with both business and technical stakeholders. Assist in developing and delivering training programs for both clients and internal teams on the capabilities and use cases of GenAI, ensuring a high level of competency and understanding. Actively engage in professional learning within the constantly evolving AI landscape, with an emphasis on the Microsoft ecosystem. Support Workshops & Requirements Gathering Participates in requirements-gathering sessions and workshops to understand AI project objectives and user needs. Documents findings (business use cases, data needs, solution feasibility) for review by senior team members. Assist in AI Use Case Prioritization & Feasibility Helps compile a list of potential AI use cases aligned to client business goals. Validates feasibility (technical constraints, data availability) by supporting preliminary data analysis or proof-of-concept activities.
• Contribute to Requirements & Testing Artifacts Drafts user stories and acceptance criteria, incorporating feedback from more experienced consultants. Basic Project Support & Documentation Tracks project tasks and timelines within team tools (e.g., Maintains documentation for solution pathways, data exploration results, and POC findings. Gains exposure to Microsoft AI services (e.g., Azure AI, Cognitive Services) and enterprise tools (e.g., Power Platform). Learns foundational product/software development practices (e.g., DevOps pipelines, version control). 1+ years in a client-facing or internship role. ~ Understanding of Generative AI/ML fundamentals and potential business applications. ~ Basic familiarity with Microsoft technologies (Power Platform, Azure AI). ~ Working knowledge of documenting business/user/functional requirements. ~ Awareness of software development lifecycles (Agile or Waterfall). Microsoft Fundamentals certifications (e.g., AI-900: Azure AI Fundamentals). Introductory business analysis certifications (e.g., ECBA – Entry Certificate in Business Analysis). Understanding of Generative AI and its business applications. Familiarity with AI/ML concepts and their application in various industries. Experience working with Microsoft technologies, particularly in relation to AI and Power Platform. Common understanding of Product Development and Software Development Life Cycles. Proven experience creating artifacts and documenting requirements for software projects, ensuring that business, user, functional, and non-functional requirements are clear, concise, testable, and traceable. Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a focus on aligning AI solutions with business needs. Background in business analysis, with a knack for translating busine