AI Builder / Forward Deployed Engineer

Sagard • Toronto, ON

68d • $90,000 - $110,000

About The Position

Sagard Overview: Sagard is a multi-strategy alternative asset management firm active in venture capital, private equity, private credit and real estate. Sagard also engages in private wealth management through Sagard Wealth. Founded in 2016 and guided by the core values of entrepreneurship, innovation, collaboration, rigour and authenticity, Sagard has experienced outstanding growth. Today, the firm has more than US$32 billion under management, 190 portfolio companies and 440 professionals. Sagard is well positioned to continue to grow substantially, organically and inorganically, pursuing its vision of becoming one of the best-performing investment management firms. Headquartered in Canada, Sagard currently has offices in Canada, the United States, Europe and the Middle East. More at https://www.sagard.com Position Overview: Sagard is on a journey to become an AI-first organization. We believe artificial intelligence will reshape the workplace by automating repetitive tasks and enabling teams to focus on higher-value, strategic work. The AI Builder / Forward Deployed Engineer will work closely with business teams across investment, finance, compliance and operations to identify high-value opportunities and build practical AI-enabled solutions. As part of a small and agile AI and Data team, the role combines technical development, experimentation and cross-functional collaboration to rapidly prototype, deploy and scale solutions that improve how work is done across the firm. This role requires strong technical fundamentals, sound judgment, and the ability to translate complex business challenges into practical AI-driven systems that deliver real operational impact. Compensation range: CAD$90,000 to CAD$110,000

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Hands-on experience building and deploying applications using generative AI tools and large language models.
• Strong technical foundations in Python or TypeScript, APIs, version control (Git), and basic cloud platforms.
• Experience developing prototypes and translating business requirements into technical solutions.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with non-technical stakeholders.
• Curiosity and initiative to rethink legacy processes and design more efficient, AI-enabled workflows.
• Ability to operate in a fast-moving environment with a bias toward experimentation and iterative improvement.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in consulting, customer-facing software engineering, or exposure to alternative asset management or financial services environments.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business units to identify and prioritize high-value AI use cases and redesign workflows to leverage AI-native approaches.
• Rapidly prototype and test solutions, iterating based on real operational needs and feedback from stakeholders.
• Build and maintain integrations using a combination of low-code and high-code tools, contributing to the firm’s evolving data and AI platform.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, including investment, finance, compliance and operations teams, to validate and deploy practical solutions.
• Evaluate where AI should be applied within processes and ensure appropriate human oversight where required.
• Assess and recommend third-party tools and technologies for alignment with the firm’s technical architecture and strategic objectives.
• Ensure solutions follow best practices related to security, access controls and responsible AI usage.
• Monitor developments in AI technologies and experiment with emerging tools to continuously improve internal capabilities and workflows.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level