Job Title: AI Solution Delivery Specialist

Location: Denver, CO or Minneapolis, MN (Hybrid)

Program: Enterprise AI – AI Enablement: Solution Delivery

Company: Xcel Energy

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly motivated AI Solution Delivery Specialist to serve as the primary bridge between Enterprise AI teams and internal business units. This role is ideal for a consultative problem-solver who thrives at the intersection of business, technology, and delivery execution.

You will proactively identify AI opportunities, guide solutions from concept through adoption, and transform successful initiatives into compelling internal success stories that drive continued demand.

This is a front-end heavy, business-focused role—not a developer position. You will focus on understanding business challenges, shaping AI-driven solutions, and ensuring measurable value is realized.

Key Responsibilities

Discovery & Pipeline Development

• Proactively engage with business units to uncover AI opportunities (not just respond to intake requests)
• Identify pain points and translate them into clear problem statements and solution opportunities
• Promote and extend existing AI solutions across new areas of the business
• Conduct structured discovery sessions to capture requirements, success criteria, and value metrics
• Prioritize use cases based on impact, feasibility, and strategic alignment
  
  

Solution Delivery & Execution

• Own end-to-end delivery: discovery → scoping → coordination → deployment → adoption
• Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and AI development teams
• Translate business needs into actionable requirements for technical teams
• Manage timelines, sprint tracking, risks, and stakeholder communications
• Ensure solutions maintain momentum and deliver measurable outcomes
  
  

Value Realization & Storytelling

• Quantify impact (time savings, cost reduction, risk mitigation, efficiency gains)
• Develop "Hero Stories" showcasing before-and-after transformation
• Create executive-ready presentations, case studies, and one-pagers
• Use success stories to generate new opportunities and expand AI adoption
• Support internal communications (leadership updates, newsletters, demos)
  
  

What You’ll Be Doing Day-to-Day

• Meeting with stakeholders to understand business challenges
• Reviewing and shaping AI use case intake requests
• Identifying new opportunities across departments
• Coordinating with developers and AI teams on active solutions
• Tracking progress and ensuring delivery milestones are met
• Validating results post-deployment and measuring value delivered
  
  

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in consulting, program management, business analysis, solution delivery, or client-facing roles
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills (front-line to executive level)
• Proven ability to translate business problems into structured solutions
• Experience managing multiple initiatives in agile or sprint-based environments
• Familiarity with tools such as Jira or similar work management platforms
• Hands-on experience using AI tools (e.g., Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude) in daily workflows
• Strong storytelling ability—able to communicate technical outcomes in business terms
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in consulting, SaaS, or solution-based sales environments
• Background in process improvement or change management
• Experience with internal product evangelism or technology adoption
• Familiarity with the energy or utilities industry
• Experience embedding AI into business processes
  
  

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Proactive and self-driven—comfortable building pipeline, not just managing it
• Strong business acumen with a focus on value creation
• Confident communicator who can influence and challenge stakeholders
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and shaping undefined problems
• Balanced mindset: strategic thinker with hands-on execution capability
• Passionate about AI and actively using it to improve productivity
  
  

Team & Environment

You will partner closely with Enterprise AI leadership, internal stakeholders across business units, and external development partners. This role serves as the front-end owner of AI initiatives, ensuring ideas are identified, shaped, delivered, and adopted successfully.

Pay Rate Range

75 - 100 USD hourly