Join Aprio's Advisory team and you will help clients maximize their opportunities. Aprio Advisory Group, LLC is a progressive, fast-growing firm looking for a Senior Associate to join their dynamic team.

We are looking for an AI Strategy Senior Associate to join our Data & AI practice within Aprio's Technology Advisory group. In this role, you will help clients move from Data and AI ambition to applied, business-driven solutions: assessing where AI can create value, shaping the roadmap to get there, and building the proof-of-concept solutions and demos that demonstrate it. You will work at the intersection of business strategy, business analysis, and technical execution, partnering with clients across our transformation journey, from Assess & Strategize and Integrate & Modernize through Optimize & Build and Deploy & Scale. This role suits an early-career professional with applied AI experience who wants to stay hands-on with solution development while growing into client-facing advisory work.

This position is a heavy in person customer facing role that requires travel and interaction with customers across the US.

Responsibilities:

AI strategy and assessment

• Conduct AI readiness assessments and data maturity evaluations that help clients understand their current capabilities and see where AI and automation can support value creation.
• Translate business challenges into prioritized Data and AI use cases and help shape transformation roadmaps that align technology investments with client objectives.
• Research emerging AI capabilities (large language models, machine learning, data management, generative AI, and agentic AI) and explain them in clear, accessible terms for non-technical stakeholders.

Solution design and delivery

• Design and prototype agentic AI solutions across our core solution types: document processing and workflow automation; automated communication and prediction analytics; system integration and data synchronization; real-time external data validation; and business intelligence with work prioritization.
• Build proof-of-concept solutions and demos that help business teams explore the potential of Data and AI and analytics approaches, applying a structured approach to comparing models and options so recommendations are well-reasoned.
• Support SOW-based engagement delivery across discovery, kickoff, weekly status, and final delivery, contributing alongside the delivery team.

Responsible AI and governance

• Help clients adopt AI responsibly, sustainably, and compliantly, building appropriate safeguards and monitoring into solution design.
• Contribute to AI and data governance frameworks that promote responsible, sustainable, and compliant use of AI.

Client partnership

• Act as a bridge between technical and business domains, the role our team calls a Data Translator / Business Engineer, turning technical detail into business value.
• Partner with business stakeholders to understand their needs and help translate them into data- and AI-driven solutions.
• Present concepts and findings to business audiences in clear language, including through workshops and working sessions.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer science, Data Science, Engineering, or a related quantitative field.
• 3+ years of applied AI, data management, or machine learning experience. Strong internship, research, or academic project work is welcome in place of full-time experience.
• Hands-on experience building AI or machine learning solutions, including work with large language models, natural language processing (NLP), or agentic AI approaches.
• Strong programming skills in Python, with experience using modern AI development tools.
• Ability to move between technical detail and business value, and to communicate clearly with non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a structured, well-tested approach to AI work.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with agentic or autonomous agent design and AI-assisted development workflows.
• Exposure to taking AI or machine learning solutions beyond a notebook toward deployment, for example through a major cloud platform, containerization, or basic monitoring, gained via internships, research, or coursework.
• Exposure to responsible AI practices such as model evaluation, explainability, and fairness or drift checks.
• Familiarity with business intelligence tools (for example, Power BI or Tableau) and modern data platforms (for example, Snowflake, Databricks, or Spark).
• Exposure to client business systems and ERPs (NetSuite, QBO/IES, Acumatica, or Sage) is a plus.
• Interest in client-facing advisory work and a helpful, customer-oriented approach.

Perks/Benefits we offer for full-time team members:

- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance on the first day of employment

- Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Care Account

- 401k with Profit Sharing

- 9+ holidays and discretionary time off structure

- Parental Leave - coverage for both primary and secondary caregivers

- Tuition Assistance Program and CPA support program with cash incentive upon completion

- Discretionary incentive compensation based on firm, group and individual performance

- Incentive compensation related to origination of new client sales

- Top rated wellness program

- Flexible working environment including remote and hybrid options

What's in it for you:

- Working with an industry leader: Be part of a high-growth firm that is passionate for what's next.

- An awesome culture: Thirty-one fundamental behaviors guide our culture every day ensuring we always deliver an exceptional team-member and client experience. We call it the Aprio Way. This shared mindset creates lasting relationships between team members and with clients.

- A great team: Work with a high-energy, passionate, caring and ambitious team of professionals in a collaborative culture.

- Entrepreneurship: Have the freedom to innovate and bring your ideas to help us grow to become the CPA firm of choice nationally.

- Growth opportunities: Grow professionally in an environment that fosters continuous learning and advancement.

- Competitive compensation: You will be rewarded with competitive compensation, industry-leading benefits and a flexible work environment to enjoy work/life balance.