COMPANY OVERVIEW Areté Capital Partners is a boutique, special-situation advisory firm that provides independent fiduciary and stewardship services to companies experiencing significant growth pains, complex organizational change, or existential crisis. Additionally, Areté has the ability to invest capital up and down the capital structure in order to accelerate change, bet on ourselves and align the interests of all stakeholders.
Our scope of work includes serving as Board Members, Interim C-Suite Management, Chief Restructuring Officer, and other operationally focused roles, where AI-driven tools and analytics play a pivotal role in optimizing turnarounds and mitigating risks.
The Areté team combines decades of professional experience across a multitude of sectors and situations, advising businesses during periods of distress and transition.
OPPORTUNITY As an AI Adoption & Enablement Lead, you will serve as the go-to expert who enables both our internal team and clients to adopt and realize value from AI solutions.
Think of this as a developer relations role applied to consulting :
- you'll blend technical expertise, training, client advisory, and asset development to make AI accessible, effective, and transformative.
- This position represents a foundational role in our newly created Data & AI Business Unit, where you'll help establish AI standards and practices from the ground up to drive innovation in restructuring and turnaround engagements.
- By joining at this early stage, you'll have the opportunity to shape the unit's direction, build internal capabilities, and position Areté Capital Partners as a leader in AI-driven transformations for mid-market companies.
- RESPONSIBILITIES The AI Adoption & Enablement Lead is given significant responsibility and plays a vital role in ensuring successful AI integration and outcomes for our clients and internal teams.
Your involvement in initiatives will include, but are not limited to :
Internal Enablement (40%) Act as the AI "help desk" : answer questions, troubleshoot issues, guide prompt engineering, and facilitate use-case brainstorming Run regular office hours, whiteboarding sessions, and role-based training programs (fundamentals for analysts, advanced patterns for senior consultants, governance for partners) Build and maintain the firm's AI knowledge base : playbooks, prompt patterns, tool selection guides, decision frameworks, and adoption metrics (e.g., usage rates, time-to-competency) Champion responsible AI practices and safe use with sensitive client data Track and report internal adoption metrics, including training completion rates and asset reuse Client Enablement (25%) Lead discovery workshops to identify high-impact AI opportunities in client operations, tailored to restructuring scenarios (e.g., financial analysis, risk assessment) Design and facilitate pilot programs with clear success criteria, governance, and measurement frameworks Deliver training to client teams, translating technical capabilities into business outcomes; create adoption roadmaps and client-facing documentation Partner with consulting teams to embed AI into turnaround playbooks Advise clients on responsible AI : policies, risk controls, evaluation, and compliance considerations in turnaround contexts Asset Development (25%) Build and maintain reusable prompt libraries organized by function (e.g., financial analysis, scenario modeling, risk assessment) Develop AI agents and agentic workflows for common consulting tasks (e.g., knowledge retrieval, doc automation, summarization) Create context bundles and data preparation templates for rapid deployment Establish evaluation harnesses to test accuracy, safety, cost, and performance Implement versioning, governance, and "PromptOps" best practices; document patterns, anti-patterns, and lessons learned GTM Support (10%) Create demos, case studies, and proposal content for business development Support RFP responses with technical narratives and ROI models Represent Areté Capital at conferences, webinars, and client events Contribute to firm thought leadership through articles, presentations, and community engagement EXPERIENCE / QUALIFICATIONS 2-4 years in relevant fields (AI / ML, data consulting, enablement, or DevRel) Hands-on AI expertise : Deep knowledge of LLMs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Cohere), prompt engineering, retrieval patterns, embeddings, vector databases, and building reusable AI assets (e.g., portfolio of prompts / agents / workflows) Proven enablement experience : Track record training non-technical users and driving AI adoption at scale Consulting DNA : Strong client-facing skills, facilitation abilities, and business acumen for mid-market environments Communication excellence : Ability to translate and simplify complex AI concepts (e.g., RAG) for C-suite executives and junior analysts alike Risk awareness : Understanding of AI safety, privacy, hallucinations, and governance in enterprise contexts Excellent verbal and written skills, with the ability to communicate across all levels of client personnel Strong composure and maturity working in rapidly changing environments Ability to work well both independently and as part of a team Comfortable working in an environment that both values initiative, creativity, and professionalism Team player with a strong work ethic and positive attitude Willingness to travel Powered by JazzHR