VP, Strategist

Robots & Pencils is an applied AI engineering firm building the next frontier of business architecture. We design and ship AI co-workers that integrate into enterprise operations and deliver measurable results for our clients. We're all in on AWS, combining deep UX capability with senior engineering talent to get AI into production fast and keep it there.

We’ve earned the trust of leaders across Consumer Products and Retail, Education, Energy, Financial Services, Healthcare, and Manufacturing and more, and earned a reputation as the nimble alternative to traditional global systems integrators. Founded in 2009, with delivery centers in Canada, the United States, Eastern Europe, and Latin America, we are smaller, faster, and more senior by design. Our teams average 15+ years of experience.

We move fast, sweat the details, and build things that actually ship. Position Overview We're looking for a VP, Strategist to define strategy and lead complex client engagements from the front. This role marks a meaningful shift from executing strategy work to shaping it — owning the strategic direction of major engagements, building senior client relationships, and contributing to how R&P's strategy practice grows and evolves.

In this role, you will operate as the senior strategy voice on a cross-functional team, setting direction, aligning stakeholders, and driving outcomes from discovery through delivery. You'll partner closely with client leadership, mentor other analysts and strategists,