Info-Tech Research Group · 1 month ago
Director, AI Research & Advisory
Canada
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
5+ years expInfo-Tech Research Group is a rapidly growing company focused on supporting employees through flexibility and inclusiveness. The Director of AI Research & Advisory will be responsible for delivering research projects and advisory services in AI Strategy and Development, working closely with clients to design and optimize AI solutions.
AnalyticsConsultingConsumer ResearchHuman ResourcesInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyMarket ResearchMarketingProduct Research
Responsibilities
Facilitate Workshops
Collaborate on the development and iteration of functional AI agents, tools, and services as part of facilitated engagements
Throughout the workshop, collecting activity outputs from participants and compiling them into a polished final deliverable for the Member at the end of the engagement
Leading calls with Members to provide an overview of Info-Tech’s published research
Listening to the information provided by Members and recommending ways they can use the research to work through a challenge or project
Assist to scope member concerns and direct them to relevant research as well as identify gaps in research products
Engage directly with Members to co-create and troubleshoot technical AI artifacts (e.g., agent architectures, data pipelines, LLM prompts and flows)
Contribute to development of practical, hands-on AI resources—including agent blueprints, working prototypes, datasets, evaluation models, and workflow templates
Interviewing Subject Matter Experts, finding and reading relevant literature in your assigned topic, and using the information gathered to generate insights
Cultivating insights into a framework or methodology and building supporting tools and resources for publish on our website and use by Info-Tech Members
Keep a pulse on what’s happening in the industry around your areas of expertise including upcoming trends and best practices, in part, to assist in your contribution of ideas to the research agenda
Contributing to Call Advisory, Workshops, and Global Services teams by training peers on published research
Provide subject matter expertise and feedback to other departments across the Research Division and to partnering Divisions outside of Research, like Sales, Public Relations & Marketing, etc., teams as needed
Design and build of high-quality keynote/other presentations, and successful delivery of presentations as needed
Play a lead role in building internal AI capabilities at Info-Tech, including internal agent development, tool prototypes, and AI-enhanced workflows
Qualification
Required
Practical experience 5 - 8 years of total experience with 2-3 years of AI/ML hands-on experience within an ML Ops team
Experience Developing AI Agents
Acquired experience and knowledge of the solution landscape for emerging technologies, including AI agent development using OpenAI SDK
Experience in Programming: Python, JavaScript
Experience in Tools: Git, Docker
Experience in Cloud: AWS, Azure
Experience in Frameworks: LangChain, PyTorch
Presentation and facilitation experience demonstrated through prior client-facing engagements, facilitating Hackathons, and/or learning programs for Technical Teams
History of gaining and maintaining trusted advisor status with management
Strong working relationships with C-suite considered beneficial
Undergraduate degree required (Computer Science degree preferred)
Preferred
Bilingual proficiency in French, Spanish or German is strongly preferred to support our diverse client base across North America and globally
Certifications in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or other related IT or management consulting disciplines considered valuable
Company
Info-Tech Research Group
ITRG is one of the world's fastest growing research & advisory firms, serving over 30,000 IT, HR & Marketing professionals around the globe
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Tom Zehren
Chief Executive Officer
Byron Rudenno
Senior Vice President, Europe & Asia-Pacific
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