Consultant (LLM/AI Skillset)

About the role

We are seeking a talented and professional Consultant (LLM/AI Skillset) to join our team at evolv, where you will support innovative clients at the intersection of cutting-edge technologies and impactful relationships. evolv’s culture is built on integrity, humility, passion, and drive, and we have been recognized as one of the "Best Places to Work" by Dallas Business Journal (2021, 2022), "Top Workplaces" by Dallas Morning News (2023), ranked #368 on Inc. 5000's list of fastest-growing private companies (2023), and #14 on the 2024 Inc. Regionals: Southwest list.

Responsibilities

• Act as a leader and team player within a Scrum Team as the Product Owner.
• Collaborate closely with multi-functional teams including product managers, software engineers, and data scientists to ensure the integration of machine learning capabilities into our solutions.
• Architect, develop, and deploy state-of-the-art models to power our conversational AI product suite.
• Design, develop, and optimize RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) models to facilitate effective information retrieval and generation in conversational AI systems.
• Utilize vector databases and advanced indexing techniques to efficiently store and retrieve relevant information for conversational contexts.
• Fine-tune and optimize large language models such as Cohere for specific use cases in the technology, Construction & utilities domain.
• Implement and experiment with cutting-edge NLP, NLU, and NLG techniques to enhance the capabilities and performance of our conversational AI products.
• Collaborate with software engineers to integrate machine learning models into production systems, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance.
• Conduct research and stay abreast of the latest advancements in machine learning, NLP, and conversational AI to drive innovation and maintain competitive advantage.
• Remain committed to successful delivery to the client on every engagement (success metrics involve deliverables met, client satisfaction, future project recommendations/extensions, and collaboration).
• Prioritize operational excellence by meeting or exceeding all utilization goals.
• Contribute to evolv’s culture and personal development through collaborating well internally, displaying our core values, participating in internal initiatives (events/groups), and/or obtaining new certifications approved by leader.
• Help grow evolv by providing team member/client referrals and connecting with our internal network.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience playing the Product Owner/Product Manager role for a software development team, applying Scrum principles, practices, and methodology.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• In-depth knowledge of the Agile framework and principles.
• Experience in launching a new or enhancing technology.
• Proven track record of delivering data-driven solutions with a customer-first mindset.
• Experience successfully driving end-to-end delivery of data and intelligence solutions, including a wide variety of mechanisms, e.g., dashboards, APIs, real-time alerts, etc.
• Experience with procurement, expense management, and treasury businesses and processes.

Skills

• Proficiency in architecting, developing, and deploying machine learning models, particularly in conversational AI.
• Expertise in RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) models and vector databases.
• Experience fine-tuning large language models (e.g., Cohere) for domain-specific use cases.
• Strong background in NLP, NLU, and NLG techniques.
• Ability to integrate machine learning models into production systems with a focus on scalability and reliability.