Applied AI Lead (Generative AI)

Location: Houston, Texas, USA; hybrid workplace with at least three days per week at a hirify.global office or approved coworking location between client engagements, plus possible onsite work at client locations.

Annual base salary: $122,400–$127,500 at Associate Manager level or $130,000–$150,000 at Manager level, plus an annual performance bonus.

Company

hirify.global is a global management consulting group delivering strategy, business transformation, digital modernization, data science, and AI solutions across energy, transportation, and industrial sectors.

What you will do

• Design, prototype, build, test, and ship AI agents, copilots, and automation workflows in client environments.
• Write production-quality code and integrate AI tooling with enterprise data platforms, applications, and OT systems.
• Own technical delivery of assigned workstreams from pilot through scaled deployment and hand-off.
• Translate business requirements into technical specifications and explain technical trade-offs to stakeholders.
• Build monitoring, evaluation, and guardrails for reliable production operation.
• Create reusable accelerators, code libraries, and reference architectures while mentoring junior technical talent.

Requirements

• 5–8+ years of experience building and shipping software or AI/ML solutions into production.
• Hands-on experience with generative AI, LLMs, AI agents, copilots, RAG, or workflow automation.
• Proficiency in Python or another relevant programming language, AI/ML frameworks, and at least one major cloud platform: AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Experience integrating AI solutions with enterprise systems, data platforms, or industrial/OT environments.
• Ability to work directly with engineering, data, and IT/OT teams and explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available now or in the future.

Nice to have

• Experience in energy and utilities, transportation and logistics, manufacturing, or industrial products.
• Experience with OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, LangChain, LlamaIndex, AWS Bedrock, or Azure AI.
• Consulting or client-facing technical delivery experience.
• Familiarity with DevOps/MLOps practices, CI/CD, monitoring, or model evaluation.

Culture & Benefits

• In-person collaboration through hirify.global offices and approved coworking locations.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, company-paid life and AD&D insurance, supplemental insurance, and EAP.
• 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting, plus HSA and FSA options.
• Paid parental leave, generous PTO, nine company holidays, and one floating holiday.
• Cell phone stipend, college savings and student loan repayment programs, and professional development support.