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Proximity Learning, Inc. · 2 days ago

AI Project Manager

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

Proximity Learning, Inc. is a company focused on transforming education through innovative technology. They are seeking an AI Project Manager to lead the execution of the AI Teacher Agent project, collaborating with a cross-functional team to harness a unique video dataset for developing an effective AI educator.

E-LearningEducationTutoring

Diversity & Inclusion

Responsibilities

Project Ownership: Architect and execute the entire project lifecycle, from scoping to delivery, for the Genetic AI Teacher system

Team Collaboration: Work closely with our existing cross-functional team—spread across the U.S. and international time zones—developers, video engineers, and curriculum specialists

Data Engineering: Design pipelines for processing, proper annotating, and training on hundreds of terabytes of classroom video, including teacher-student interactions, whiteboard content, and live assessments

Model Strategy: Guide development and selection of foundational models (LLMs, vision-language, speech, etc.) and lead multi-phase training/fine-tuning

Cross-functional Alignment: Coordinate with product, engineering, legal, and district-facing teams to ensure ethical, scalable deployment aligned with FERPA and education compliance

Vendor Management: Manage partnerships with AI infrastructure providers

MVP: Work to implement a product quickly to test in our classrooms with approval from current clients

AI Tool selection: Work to develop the delivery tool for our Ai Agent

Qualification

AI project managementDeep learningMultimodal learningVideo data pipelinesNLP/NLUAI ethicsMultilingual abilitiesLeadership skillsCollaborative skills

Required

8–15 years of experience in AI, ML, or computer vision projects, video, or speech

Proven success managing complex, multi-stakeholder AI projects in fast-paced environments

Hands-on experience with large-scale video or multimodal training data pipelines

Fluency in LLMs, generative AI, multimodal learning, NLP/NLU, and reinforcement learning approaches

Strong leadership and collaborative skills

Passion for transforming education through ethical and impactful AI

Preferred

Advanced degree (PhD or Master's) in AI, ML, Cognitive Science, or a related discipline

Experience developing AI tutors, intelligent agents, or persona-driven educational systems

Familiarity with U.S. K–12 compliance (FERPA, COPPA) and AI ethics frameworks

Multilingual abilities or international deployment experience

Links to projects, GitHub, publications, or relevant AI work

Company

Proximity Learning, Inc.

Proximity Learning partners with districts to solve teacher vacancies by livestreaming certified teachers, from all over the country, into physical classrooms for all subjects.

Founded in 2008

Austin, Texas, USA

51-200 employees