Senior AI Engineer

TriVista Business Group • Varies, CA

6d • Remote

About The Position

The Senior AI Engineer helps clients identify where AI can create measurable value, shape pragmatic roadmaps, and deliver practical, scalable solutions. The role also supports AI enablement across TriVista’s operations to improve productivity, knowledge management, and service delivery. It combines advisory judgment, client presence, and technical credibility, translating business priorities into practical AI strategies and moving from use-case identification to solution delivery. The position is hands-on and contributes to repeatable offerings and internal capabilities.

The role involves regular communication with clients, including private equity investors, boards of directors, and corporate executives. Excellent spoken and written communication skills are essential. The position permits residence anywhere in the United States with reliable access to a major airport, and requires the ability to travel up to 75% of the time, domestically and internationally. TriVista’s corporate office is in Orange County, California.

The salary range is $140,000–$177,000, plus performance bonus. Employees are also eligible for a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of relevant experience in technology, consulting, product development, startups, data, analytics, or AI, including at least 2 years in AI, machine learning, advanced analytics, or closely related work.
• Demonstrated experience shaping AI strategies, leading implementations, or delivering applied data science solutions.
• Strong understanding of generative AI, machine learning, natural language processing, and how these technologies create business value.
• Experience with LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), modern AI solution architectures, and enterprise data environments.
• Familiarity with predictive AI pipelines, MLOps concepts, and productionizing AI solutions in business settings.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams and internal, client, or third-party technical resources to deliver measurable outcomes.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, including translating complex technical concepts for executive and nontechnical audiences.
• Experience scoping, estimating, and structuring AI work at both strategic and project levels.
• Proficiency with PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
• Ability to collaborate across traditional business functions and understand the organizational impact of business process changes.
• Self-motivated, with initiative and drive to complete assignments on time and to exceptional quality.
• Excellent client engagement skills and excellent presentation and written communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Highly organized, with the ability to balance multiple priorities.
• Authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
• Four-year degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience, including startup or entrepreneurial experience, and/or a combination of education and relevant experience.
• Lean and/or Six Sigma certification, or ability to obtain it once employed.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 75% domestically and internationally.

Nice To Haves

• Background in management consulting, a startup or venture-backed company, or another highly client-facing environment.
• Experience contributing to the development of new capabilities, service offerings, or consulting methodologies.
• Exposure to leading AI and data ecosystems such as Azure OpenAI, Microsoft Copilot, Databricks, Glean, or comparable platforms.
• Experience rapidly translating business use cases into prototypes or proofs of concept.
• Experience with analytical and data visualization tools such as R and Tableau.
• MBA or a master’s degree in a relevant field.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and refinement of TriVista’s AI offerings, delivery models, reusable assets, and go-to-market materials.
• Contribute to business development through scoping, solution development, proposals, and client discussions.
• Contribute thought leadership on AI trends, business applications, and practical adoption strategies for executives and operators.
• Advise clients on AI strategy, prioritized use cases, operating models, and activation roadmaps.
• Lead client conversations and working sessions connecting AI opportunities to business objectives, risk considerations, and measurable outcomes.
• Define high-value use cases across industries and guide clients from strategy through implementation planning.
• Support delivery of TriVista’s two-day AI Workshop, including facilitating use-case discovery and prioritization, contributing to rapid solution development, and helping deliver a functioning proof of concept.
• Lead the design and delivery of practical, scalable AI-enabled solutions aligned with client needs.
• Apply AI solution delivery, governance, and quality assurance best practices across client engagements.
• Coordinate internal, client, and third-party technical resources to deliver successful outcomes.
• Support scoping, sizing, and estimation of AI initiatives at strategic program and project levels.
• Develop and maintain TriVista tools, templates, and methodologies, and execute internal projects that build firm capability.
• Identify and implement AI solutions that improve TriVista’s internal efficiency, knowledge management, and service delivery.
• Develop and implement internal AI tools, standards, and enablement programs.
• Support firm-wide AI adoption through practical enablement, documentation, and hands-on implementation.
• Uphold the firm’s values and perform other duties and responsibilities as required, assigned, or requested.
• Undertake domestic and international travel of up to 75% as required.

Benefits

• Performance bonuses
• Comprehensive benefits package

What This Job Offers

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