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Director of AI

Location: Chicago, IL (Remote Eligible – must be US based)

Salary: $250,000 – 280,000 base + bonus

We’re partnering with a global education technology company undergoing a major transformation from a traditional publisher into a data and AI driven digital learning platform. The organization is investing heavily in AI and advanced data capabilities to deliver personalized learning experiences at global scale.

They are hiring a Director of AI to lead a team of AI researchers and data scientists responsible for developing and deploying advanced machine learning and Generative AI solutions across the enterprise.

The Role:

This is a highly strategic role that combines technical leadership, team management, and hands-on architectural oversight. The Director of AI will help define the long-term AI roadmap while working closely with product, engineering, and business stakeholders to bring production AI systems to life.

What you’ll do:

• Lead and grow a team of AI researchers and data scientists, providing technical mentorship and career development
• Define and execute the AI strategy and roadmap, with a strong focus on Generative AI capabilities
• Partner with product, engineering, and business teams to identify high-impact AI opportunities
• Oversee the design, development, and deployment of production-grade AI and ML systems
• Translate complex technical work into clear insights for both technical and executive stakeholders
• Manage project timelines, priorities, and team resources to ensure successful delivery of AI initiatives

What They’re Looking For

• PhD in Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Computer Science, or a related technical field
• 8+ years of experience in AI, machine learning, or data science
• Proven experience leading teams of AI researchers or data scientists
• Deep expertise in machine learning, AI systems, and Generative AI technologies
• Strong communication skills with the ability to present technical concepts to senior leadership
• Experience collaborating cross-functionally with product, engineering, and business teams

Nice to Have

• Experience deploying Generative AI solutions in production environments
• Experience working in large-scale technology or digital product organizations
• Exposure to education technology or learning platforms

This role offers the opportunity to shape the AI strategy for a global platform impacting millions of learners worldwide, while leading a highly technical team working on cutting-edge machine learning systems.

At Rite-Hite, your work makes an impact. As the global leader in loading dock and door equipment, we design and deliver solutions that keep our customers safe, secure, and productive. Here, you'll find innovation, stability, and the chance to grow your career as part of a team that's always looking ahead.

Rite-Hite is a global leader in industrial safety and efficiency solutions. As part of our digital transformation journey, we are seeking a Systems Architect, Edge AI/ML to help build and scale intelligent systems that deliver real-time insights, automation support, and customer value at the edge of industrial environments.

The Systems Architect, Edge AI/ML is responsible for defining and guiding the architecture for artificial intelligence and machine learning deployed on devices and edge platforms. This role ensures that AI/ML solutions are scalable, reliable, secure, and aligned with enterprise product and platform objectives.

The architect partners closely with product management, device and edge software teams, data and cloud teams, and digital solution leaders to translate business and customer requirements into robust AI/ML foundations that enable consistent behavior, efficient lifecycle management, and high-quality user experiences across industrial environments.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Define and maintain reference architectures, design patterns, and standards for deploying AI and ML models on edge devices and platforms.
• Establish common approaches for data ingestion, feature pipelines, model inference, performance optimization, and lifecycle management at the edge.
• Ensure architectural decisions support real-time operation, scalability, reliability, safety, and security.

• Drive the strategic use of AI and ML at the edge by establishing repeatable patterns for model development, deployment, monitoring, and update.
• Own a portion of the internal technology radar related to AI/ML, edge analytics, and sensing technologies.
• Foster a culture of responsible, ethical, and transparent AI practices aligned with cybersecurity, privacy, and safety requirements.

• Partner with product management and engineering teams to enable AI-driven capabilities such as condition monitoring, vision-based sensing, anomaly detection, and predictive insights.
• Guide architectural decisions related to edge compute constraints, sensor integration, and real-time inference workloads.
• Promote reuse and consistency of AI/ML components across products and platforms.

• Define patterns for integration between edge AI/ML solutions, device software, hybrid mobile applications, and enterprise or cloud-based platforms.
• Ensure solutions support online, offline, and hybrid deployment models common in industrial environments.
• Promote interoperability with internal systems and approved third-party technologies.

• Define secure-by-design and safety-aligned principles for AI/ML model deployment and operation at the edge.
• Ensure alignment with applicable safety, quality, and industrial cybersecurity standards.
• Participate in architecture and design reviews to assess risk, resilience, and compliance.

• Collaborate across product management, device and edge software, data science, cloud platforms, manufacturing, service, and mobile application teams.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to engineers and teams working with AI/ML technologies.
• Serve as a technical advisor in strategic customer conversations and enterprise implementations when appropriate.

• This role does not have direct reports but is expected to provide technical leadership and architectural guidance across multiple teams.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Data Science, or a related technical field required; Master's degree preferred.
• 8+ years of experience delivering AI/ML-enabled solutions, with demonstrated experience deploying models in edge or resource-constrained environments.
• Experience with industrial, connected, or safety-critical systems preferred.

Knowledge / Skill Requirements

• Strong understanding of AI/ML architectures, model lifecycle management, and real-time inference at the edge.
• Experience designing systems that balance performance, accuracy, latency, and resource constraints.
• Ability to think systemically across sensors, devices, edge platforms, mobile applications, and cloud services.
• Strong communication skills and ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders.
• Familiarity with industrial automation, IoT ecosystems, or computer vision is a plus.

Leadership & Collaboration:

• Visionary technical leader who can inspire cross-functional teams and align stakeholders to a shared product vision.
• Exceptional communicator across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Committed to data-driven decision-making and delivery excellence.

Why Join Rite-Hite Digital Solutions?

As a technology leader within a globally trusted industrial brand, you will play a pivotal role in shaping how AI and machine learning are applied safely and effectively in real-world environments. Your work will help customers improve safety, productivity, and uptime through intelligent, edge-driven solutions that deliver measurable operational impact.

What We Offer

At Rite-Hite, we take care of our people - because when you're supported, you can do your best work. Our benefits are designed to support your health, your future and your life outside of work:

• Health & Well-being: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus life and disability insurance. A robust well-being program with an opportunity to receive an extra day off and more.

• Financial Security: A strong retirement savings program with 401(k), company match, and profit sharing.

• Time for You: Paid holidays, vacation time, and personal/sick days each year.

Join us and build a career where you're supported - at work and beyond.

Rite-Hite is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under federal, state, or local law.In accordance with VEVRAA, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for protected veterans.We are also committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace for the safety of our employees and customers.

AI & Business Systems Manager

Christopher Homes, a nationally acclaimed luxury residential developer and home builder, has been creating Nevada’s finest neighborhoods since 1981. Within four decades, we have developed over 2,000 homes with a total value of over $1 Billion.

Our experience and reputation for developing luxury residential neighborhoods is unmatched. Of note, Christopher Homes has been awarded over 150 national and local awards for design excellence, which include: 19 Home of the Year awards, 7 Community of The Year awards, and recognized as the Homebuilder of the Year by the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB), and numerous other awards.

Our Purpose



Enhancing lives by creating innovative homes and communities that inspire and reflect the unique interests of our residents. How we do anything is how we do everything. We are creators. The foundation of our success is rooted in our culture and our most valuable resource is our people. We are a diverse group made up of smart, creative, and dedicated people that are passionate about transforming the modern living experience.

Position Overview

The AI & Business Systems Manager is a senior, hands-on role responsible for designing, governing, and operationalizing artificial intelligence across Christopher Homes’ real estate development and luxury homebuilding platform. The manager will report to our CFO. This role requires deep, proven experience in real estate development and residential construction combined with advanced applied AI, data, and enterprise systems expertise.

The manager can work on-site or have a hybrid schedule.

This individual will lead the transformation of fragmented data and disconnected systems into a clean, structured, AI-ready ecosystem that improves efficiency, reduces costs, enhances forecasting, and elevates the customer experience. This is not a research role—this position focuses on practical, secure, ROI-driven AI embedded directly into daily workflows.

This is a full-time, individual contributor role with enterprise-wide responsibility and visibility.

Key Responsibilities

AI STRATEGY & IMPLEMENTATION (PRIMARY FOCUS)

·      Design and execute an enterprise AI roadmap aligned with real estate development and homebuilding workflows

·      Embed AI directly into core systems including Procore, ERP, Buildtopia, HubSpot, and Microsoft platforms

·      Identify and deploy AI use cases for:

–        Cost control and variance detection

–        Schedule and cycle-time optimization

–        Purchasing and vendor analysis

–        Warranty trend prediction and root-cause analysis

–        Marketing performance and lead intelligence

·      Automate repetitive, manual, and error-prone processes using AI and intelligent workflows

·      Ensure all AI solutions are secure, compliant, and aligned with data privacy best practices

DATA ARCHITECTURE, CLEANUP & GOVERNANCE

·      Assess, clean, normalize, and structure data across all business systems

·      Establish data standards, naming conventions, and governance policies

·      Eliminate duplication, silos, and inconsistent data definitions

·      Ensure data integrity to support reliable AI-driven insights and decision-making

·      Prepare data architecture to support future scalability and AI maturity

REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT & CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS LEADERSHIP

Serve as the internal expert on how AI supports:

              – Land development

            – Vertical construction

-- Purchasing and contracts

            – Design center operations

            – Warranty and post-close service

·      Deeply understand how data flows through real estate development and homebuilding lifecycles

·      Optimize system usage to reflect how the business actually operates—not generic software assumptions

·      Partner with vendors, consultants, and software providers during system enhancements or ERP transitions

BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP & CHANGE MANAGEMENT

·      Translate real estate development and construction challenges into AI-enabled solutions

·      Partner closely with executive leadership and department heads

·      Educate teams on AI tools, best practices, and responsible usage

·      Adoption of AI-enabled workflows across the organization

REPORTING, FORECASTING & DECISION INTELLIGENCE

·      Build AI-powered dashboards, reports, and forecasting tools

·      Improve visibility into costs, schedules, risks, and performance

·      Enable leadership to make faster, more accurate, data-driven decisions

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS   

·      8+ years of experience in real estate development, residential construction, or homebuilding environments

·      Demonstrated, hands-on experience applying AI to real business systems

·      Deep understanding of development and construction workflows, terminology, and financial drivers

·      Proven ability to organize, clean, and govern complex operational and financial data

·      Experience with enterprise systems such as:

            – Procore

            – ERP systems (Sage 100 Contractor or similar)

             – Buildtopia (Purchasing, Design Center, Construction and Warranty)

            – CRM & Marketing platforms

            – Microsoft ecosystem (including Copilot)

·      Strong understanding of data security, privacy, and compliance in business environments

·      Ability to operate independently and drive outcomes without direct supervision

STRONGLY PREFERRED

·      Luxury single-family or for-rent residential development experience

·      Experience leading ERP transitions or system integrations

·      Applied knowledge of predictive analytics and automation in construction

·      Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders

IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE

·      Deeply grounded in real estate development and construction

·      Business-first mindset with strong technical execution

·      Focused on measurable ROI, efficiency, and cost savings

·      Disciplined, pragmatic, and trustworthy with sensitive data

·      Comfortable building foundational systems before scaling AI initiatives

About Pinterest:

Millions of people around the world come to our platform to find creative ideas, dream about new possibilities and plan for memories that will last a lifetime. At Pinterest, we're on a mission to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love, and that starts with the people behind the product.

Discover a career where you ignite innovation for millions, transform passion into growth opportunities, celebrate each other's unique experiences and embrace theflexibility to do your best work. Creating a career you love? It's Possible.

At Pinterest, AI isn't just a feature, it's a powerful partner that augments our creativity and amplifies our impact, and we're looking for candidates who are excited to be a part of that. To get a complete picture of your experience and abilities, we'll explore your foundational skills and how you collaborate with AI.

Through our interview process, what matters most is that you can always explain your approach, showing us not just what you know, but how you think. You can read more about our AI interview philosophy and how we use AI in our recruiting process here.

Sr. Engineering Manager, AI/ML Serving Platform

The AI/ML Serving Platform team provides foundational tools and infrastructure used by hundreds of AI/ML engineers across Pinterest, including recommendations, ads, visual search, growth/notifications, trust and safety. We aim to ensure that AI/ML systems are efficient, healthy (production-grade quality) and fast (for modelers to iterate upon).

Pinterest is seeking a Sr. Engineering Manager to lead the team that builds the serving and deployment infrastructure for all AI/ML models at Pinterest. Systems include:

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• Ultra-high-performance C++ model inference engine for production recommendations and content ranking systems. TorchScript + CUDA Graph models on GPU inference, serving 500+M inferences/second.
  
• Production GenAI & LLM model inference stack for emerging use cases.
  
• Model routing, deployment, monitoring. Kubernetes-based provisioning.
  
• Feature fetching, caching, and logging
  

What you'll do

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• Lead the team to deliver continual improvements in advanced model architectures, cost-efficient resource utilization, and AI/ML developer productivity.
  
• Set technical direction for the team based on company and org priorities
  
• Coach and develop talent on the team.
  

What we're looking for:

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• Experience managing platform engineering teams with many cross-organizational customers
  
• Experience leading the development of large-scale distributed serving systems
  
• Experience with AI/ML inference technologies (e.g. PyTorch, TensorFlow) for online serving at Web scale
  
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field or equivalent experience.
  

In-Office Requirement Statement:

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• We let the type of work you do guide the collaboration style. That means we're not always working in an office, but we continue to gather for key moments of collaboration and connection.
  
• This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 1-2 times/quarter and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country.
  

Relocation Statement:

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• This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.
  

#LI-REMOTE

#LI-AH2

At Pinterest we believe the workplace should be equitable, inclusive, and inspiring for every employee. In an effort to provide greater transparency, we are sharing the base salary range for this position. The position is also eligible for equity. Final salary is based on a number of factors including location, travel, relevant prior experience, or particular skills and expertise.

Information regarding the culture at Pinterest and benefits available for this position can be found here.

Our Commitment to Inclusion:

About Pinterest:

Millions of people around the world come to our platform to find creative ideas, dream about new possibilities and plan for memories that will last a lifetime. At Pinterest, we're on a mission to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love, and that starts with the people behind the product.

Discover a career where you ignite innovation for millions, transform passion into growth opportunities, celebrate each other's unique experiences and embrace theflexibility to do your best work. Creating a career you love? It's Possible.

At Pinterest, AI isn't just a feature, it's a powerful partner that augments our creativity and amplifies our impact, and we're looking for candidates who are excited to be a part of that. To get a complete picture of your experience and abilities, we'll explore your foundational skills and how you collaborate with AI.

Through our interview process, what matters most is that you can always explain your approach, showing us not just what you know, but how you think. You can read more about our AI interview philosophy and how we use AI in our recruiting process here.

Pinterest is where people come for inspiration, not distraction - an active intent platform uniquely positioned at the intersection of search, social, and commerce. Our commitment to personalized discovery and actionable curation helps hundreds of millions around the globe turn inspiration into reality. Here, Personalization is essential to who we are and what we do.

We're looking for a passionate and strategic AI/ML Product Manager to drive the future of personalized experiences on Pinterest. As part of our Personalization team, you'll work across Engineering, Data Science, and Design to deliver industry-leading AI and ML solutions-helping users easily discover inspiration, curate what they love, and shop for what brings their ideas to life. You'll ship impactful products on high-traffic Pinterest surfaces, including Home, Search, and Related Pins, and play a key role in Pinterest's top strategic theme for the years ahead.

What you'll do:

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• Define, design, and launch thoughtful AI/ML-powered experiences that help users discover, curate, and shop ideas tailored to their unique taste.
  
• Partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Design, and Data Science to craft seamless and delightful experiences at the intersection of user experience, ML, and AI.
  
• Set product vision, influence strategy, write requirements, develop hypotheses, and establish success metrics for critical personalization initiatives.
  
• Identify and prioritize new opportunities to advance the relevance, impact, and sophistication of personalization across Pinterest's Curation portfolio.
  
• Autonomously navigate and resolve complex, ambiguous product challenges-and influence product strategy across multiple teams.
  

What we're looking for:

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• Track record in AI/ML products: Experience building and launching personalized experiences, ideally at scale, for consumer products (e-commerce a plus).
  
• Technical fluency: Strong understanding of AI/ML product development; ability to credibly partner with engineers and data scientists across the stack.
  
• Sharp communication: Comfortable presenting to executives and cross-functional audiences; excels at simplifying complex technical and product concepts.
  
• Strategic and customer-centric: Deep empathy for user needs, with an ability to turn rich data and insights into new opportunities and delightful features.
  
• Collaborative influencer: Ability to build trusted relationships with a variety of internal partners (including Advanced Technology, Growth, Trust & Safety, Monetization, and more) and align them to shared goals.
  
• Ownership mindset: Skilled at defining what success looks like, rallying teams, and guiding projects from ideation to successful launch.
  
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
  

Relocation Statement:

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• This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.
  

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• We let the type of work you do guide the collaboration style. That means we're not always working in an office, but we continue to gather for key moments of collaboration and connection.
  
• This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 1-2 times/quarter and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country.
  

#LI-REMOTE
#LI-REX

At Pinterest we believe the workplace should be equitable, inclusive, and inspiring for every employee. In an effort to provide greater transparency, we are sharing the base salary range for this position. The position is also eligible for equity. Final salary is based on a number of factors including location, travel, relevant prior experience, or particular skills and expertise.

Information regarding the culture at Pinterest and benefits available for this position can be found here.

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Overview

Whistler Partners is partnering with a nationally recognized technology transactions practice seeking a mid-to-senior level associate (4–8 years) to join its Washington, DC office.

This team operates at the forefront of emerging technologies, advising clients across fintech, financial services, artificial intelligence, cloud services, outsourcing, digital assets, and advertising. The practice sits at the intersection of IP, data strategy, product counseling, and complex commercial contracting in a rapidly evolving regulatory environment.

Why this role?

This is a rare opportunity to build a cutting-edge tech transactions practice focused on AI systems, fintech infrastructure, and data commercialization. The team handles sophisticated, strategic transactions—not just routine commercial agreements—and serves as trusted advisors to innovative companies navigating complex technological and regulatory shifts.

You’ll work on high-value licensing, outsourcing, and product counseling matters while staying close to regulatory developments in AI, open banking, and digital assets. This seat is ideal for someone who enjoys blending deep contractual work with forward-looking technology strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Structure, draft, and negotiate strategic technology transactions involving fintech, AI systems, cloud services, and software platforms.
• Draft and negotiate vendor, supplier, and outsourcing agreements.
• Advise clients on intellectual property and regulatory issues relating to data, open banking, AI model development, and content use.
• Draft and negotiate agreements involving software licensing, commercialization, technology development, and IP rights.
• Provide product counseling and guidance on advertising, marketing, and promotional law for innovative tech launches.
• Negotiate AI system licenses and content licenses for AI model training.
• Monitor emerging regulatory frameworks impacting AI, fintech, payments, and advanced technologies.

Top Requirements

• 4–8 years of experience in technology transactions, licensing, fintech, IP, or outsourcing.
• Strong understanding of commercialization of advanced technologies, including payments, AI, cloud computing, and software.
• Experience negotiating complex IP, data access, and licensing arrangements.
• Background advising fintech, financial institutions, or digital asset clients.
• Exceptional drafting, negotiation, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple sophisticated matters in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.
• JD and admission to practice in the relevant jurisdiction.

Preferred Experience

• Experience negotiating AI system and AI training content licenses.
• Familiarity with advertising and marketing law as applied to technology companies.
• Experience advising on IP aspects of M&A and related transactions.
• Exposure to fintech, payments, cloud services, AI, government contracts, outsourcing, or digital asset clients.

Compensation

• $225,000 – $330,000 base salary, depending on experience.
• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, life insurance, paid holidays, sick time, long-term disability, and 401(k).

TL;DR

Mid–senior tech transactions role in DC focused on AI systems, fintech, cloud, and advanced data deals. High-end licensing and commercialization work with strong regulatory adjacency. $225K–$330K base.

About Whistler Partners

Matchmakers, Not Headhunters

Whistler Partners is a boutique matchmaking firm focused on counseling the best and the brightest attorneys over the course of their careers. We believe that the right move comes from working closely with talent to curate their long-term career paths. When it comes to career advice, what matters is not the size of the agency but the strength of your individual recruiter.

We readily admit that we are elite and only work with the best – after all, a little elitism is okay when it comes to your career. Employers love us because we are picky about whom we represent, and attorneys love us because we get them their dream jobs.