Specialist Data & AI BUILD Leadership Program

Acuity Inc.•Atlanta, GA

1d•$56,900 - $102,500•Hybrid

About The Position

The Acuity Inc. BUILD program is a two-year rotational experience that develops high-potential early career talent into impactful professionals through hands-on experience. BUILD participants rotate to a different functional area every six months to build business acumen and skill proficiency. Upon completion of BUILD, participants will have developed broad business understanding, functional expertise, and the professional skills needed to contribute in future career opportunities across Acuity. BUILD is designed for early-career talent who are curious, adaptable, and motivated to grow through hands-on experience. Successful participants demonstrate strong learning agility, communication skills, ownership, critical thinking, and a willingness to seek feedback, solve problems, and contribute in a fast-paced environment. BUILD participants are expected to take an active role in their development while building the business, professional, and technical skills needed for future career opportunities at Acuity. Acuity’s Data & AI Leadership Program is a two-year rotational program designed to develop emerging talent into future leaders across data, artificial intelligence, product, and technology. Participants complete four rotations across areas such as data engineering, analytics, AI solutions, product management, cloud/platform, and database engineering, gaining hands-on experience delivering AI-enabled capabilities that improve business performance, decision-making, and customer outcomes. This opportunity is ideal for early-career professionals who are passionate about innovation, collaboration, and applying data and AI to solve real business challenges. This role is Hybrid and based in Atlanta, GA, and starts employment on July 12, 2027. Along with the valuable experience gained within the rotations, recent graduates will participate in activities to enhance business acumen and personal growth. Some of these activities include: Specialized onboarding for all participants to ensure integration to the organization and program A one-on-one mentorship from a technology leader for the duration of the program and beyond Social and networking events to help forge connections with both peers and leaders across the business Frequent opportunities to come together with program peers to learn about various business processes and initiatives Leadership report-out meetings to share your rotational learnings as well as performance reviews aimed at identifying strengths and areas for growth

Requirements

Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree
0 to 2 years of applicable work experience
Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with Agile software development, roadmaps, and user story writing
Exposure to AI or emerging technologies through coursework, research, or internships
Proven innovative problem-solvers
Agents for change
Experienced leaders of people and processes
Excellent with time management
Comfortable with taking initiative
Team-oriented
Excellent written and verbal communicators

Responsibilities

Support data movement, cleansing, transformation, integration, and pipeline development for analytics and AI use cases
Develop reporting, dashboards, usage metrics, and insights that support business operations and strategic decisions
Partner with technical and business teams to identify and support AI-driven opportunities across enterprise functions
Translate business needs into product, data, and AI requirements
Contribute to roadmap planning, prioritization, experimentation, and adoption of AI-enabled capabilities
Gain exposure to cloud environments, deployment practices, automation, monitoring, and scalable technology platforms
Assist with database design, optimization, reliability, and performance to support enterprise data and AI workloads
Support data quality, governance, privacy, and responsible AI practices