AI Engineer, GSS
About The Position
This role is at the intersection of AI and investing, where you will work alongside Global Special Situations (GSS) investing and operations teams to design and deploy AI tools that enhance the efficiency and data-driven nature of the investment process. While dedicated to the GSS business, you will be part of the larger Bain Capital Data Science & AI Team, contributing to AI products and initiatives across all Bain Capital businesses. This position offers the opportunity to experiment, influence senior decision-makers, and stay at the forefront of AI technologies while transforming investment strategies. It is a hands-on, high-visibility role requiring you to build, experiment, and deliver solutions, with the ability to work directly with senior investment professionals and advocate for team needs in a cross-functional setting. The role offers significant impact on a multi-billion-dollar investment team, broad exposure to the investment process, autonomy in experimentation, continuous learning opportunities with frontier AI technologies, and mentorship from AI practitioners and investors. The GSS business has a global footprint, and this role involves frequent travel to NY, Europe, and Asia to embed with regional teams.
Requirements
- 3-5 years of experience at a top tier investment or comparable firm with a strong track record of delivering technical or analytically complex work.
- Ability to remain highly hands-on and deeply embedded in the work while also operating independently and effectively advocating for priorities in a cross-functional environment.
- Curiosity and experimentation mindset — someone who loves exploring new technologies and quickly figures out what is useful vs. hype.
- Structured problem-solving and ownership — able to start from a loose idea, define the problem, build something, and deliver.
- Strong communication and stakeholder fluency — able to work with investment professionals, data engineers, and vendors, and hold their own in senior conversations.
- Grit and bias to action — gets things done without overcomplicating.
- Team player — contributes actively to a broader AI community of practice and helps raise the bar for the whole function.
- Comfortable writing Python, working with APIs, and experimenting with AI models and data tools.
- Hands-on experience with LLMs, prompt engineering, agentic AI frameworks, and workflow automation.
- Familiarity with Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, or similar; experience with AI-centric IDEs such as Cursor or Windsurf a plus.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with AI-centric IDEs such as Cursor or Windsurf
Responsibilities
- Identify high-value use cases by working directly with GSS investment professionals, translating business needs into technical projects, and delivering functional tools.
- Build and deploy AI solutions to streamline all aspects of the investment process — from sourcing and market mapping to due diligence and portfolio analytics.
- Build and deploy AI solutions to streamline all aspects of internal business processes — from finance to operations, from legal to HR.
- Prototype and evaluate AI tools (LLMs, agents, data enrichment, automation frameworks, etc.) that can improve decision-making and team efficiency.
- Collaborate with investment professionals to identify high-value use cases, translate business needs into technical projects, and deliver functional tools.
- Collaborate with AI practitioners across Bain Capital businesses to share learnings, codify best practices, build common AI tools to accelerate path to impact.
- Manage pilots with leading AI vendors, evaluate their fit, and lead implementations when appropriate.
- Maintain and extend internal data pipelines, API connections, and tool integrations supporting the investment platform.
- Act as an internal “AI champion” — helping train the team on new capabilities and ensuring adoption of the most useful tools and workflows.
Benefits
- Competitive base salary
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Competitive benefits package designed to support employees’ health, financial security, family needs, and overall well-being.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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