Opinion - Stay business or go technical?

Experienced

Hi

I currently work as an internal AI strategy consultant since 3 years. Our role is basically helping the business solve the right problems with AI or analytics, prioritize them based on value, deliver them with a data science team and ensure adoption. While the role is interesting, I do miss the "building aspect" as well. My work is mainly slides, meetings and alignments.

I am considering an horizontal move towards analytics/BI engineering, as I do have some technical skills from my education (engineering). I would need to upskill a bit but it looks feasible. I am just wondering if this is a good move on the longer term, given that a lot of technical skills are being "automated" with generative AI tools.

Should I stay in a business role or pivot to something more technical? Anyone who went though something similar?

Posted Jun 3, 2025, 7:58 AM UTC

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