Senior AI Engineer

Description
Learn more about TriVista and how our inclusive, collaborative culture earned us a Great Place to Work Award.
**75% Travel/25% Remote - this position requires the ability to travel up to 75% of the time.
Our corporate office is located in Orange County, CA. Employees in this position are permitted to reside anywhere in the United States, provided they have reliable access to a major airport within close proximity to support business travel needs.
Position Summary
The Senior AI Engineer will help clients identify where AI can create measurable value, shape pragmatic roadmaps, and lead the delivery of practical, scalable solutions. This position will also support AI enablement across TriVista’s own operations to improve productivity, knowledge management, and service delivery.
This position combines strong advisory judgment, client presence, and technical credibility. This person must be able to translate business priorities into practical AI strategies, move quickly from use case identification to solution delivery, and contribute to repeatable offerings and internal capabilities. This is a hands on role focused on delivering meaningful outcomes for clients and internal teams.
TriVista’s employees represent the image and credibility of the firm. Their roles require regular communication with clients that may include Private Equity investors, boards of directors, and corporate level executive team members. Excellent spoken and written communication skills are essential.
Responsibilities
Practice Support and Business Development
Support the continued development and refinement of TriVista’s AI offerings, delivery models, reusable assets, and go to market materials
Support business development efforts by contributing to scoping, solution development, proposals, and client discussions
Contribute to thought leadership on AI trends, business applications, and practical adoption strategies for executives and operators
Client Delivery
Advise clients on AI strategy, prioritized use cases, operating models, and activation roadmaps
Lead client conversations and working sessions that connect AI opportunities to business objectives, risk considerations, and measurable outcomes
Work across industries to define high value use cases and guide clients from strategy through implementation planning
Support delivery of TriVista’s two day AI Workshop, including facilitating use case discovery and prioritization on day one, contributing to rapid solution development, and helping deliver a functioning proof of concept on day two
Solution and Delivery
Lead the design and delivery of AI enabled solutions, ensuring they are practical, scalable, and aligned with client needs
Apply best practices for AI solution delivery, governance, and quality assurance across client engagements
Coordinate internal, client, and third party technical resources to deliver successful outcomes
Support scoping, sizing, and estimation of AI initiatives at both strategic program and project levels
Develop and maintain TriVista tools, templates, and methodologies
Execute internal projects that build firm capability
Internal Innovation and Capability Building
Identify and implement AI solutions that improve TriVista’s internal efficiency, knowledge management, and service delivery
Develop and implement internal AI tools, standards, and enablement programs that strengthen the firm’s long term position
Support AI adoption across the firm through practical enablement, documentation, and hands on implementation
Behaviors
Embody and uphold the firm’s values and act as a conscientious member of the organization
Ability and willingness to undertake up to 75% travel domestically and internationally is required
Perform other duties and responsibilities as required, assigned, or requested
Requirements
Skills and Qualifications
5+ years of relevant experience in technology, consulting, product development, startups, data, analytics, or AI, including at least 2+ years in AI, ML, advanced analytics, or closely related work
Background in management consulting, a startup or venture-backed company, or another highly client facing environment preferred
Demonstrated experience shaping AI strategies, leading implementations, or delivering applied data science solutions
Strong understanding of generative AI, machine learning, natural language processing, and how these technologies create business value
Experience with LLMs, retrieval augmented generation (RAG), modern AI solution architectures, and enterprise data environments
Familiarity with predictive AI pipelines, MLOps concepts, and productionizing AI solutions in business settings
Experience coordinating cross functional teams and internal, client, or third party technical resources to deliver measurable outcomes
Experience contributing to the development of new capabilities, service offerings, or consulting methodologies preferred
Exposure to leading AI and data ecosystems such as Azure OpenAI, Microsoft Copilot, Databricks, Glean, or comparable platforms preferred
Strong communication and presentation skills, including the ability to translate complex technical concepts for executive and nontechnical audiences
Experience scoping, estimating, and structuring AI work at both strategic and project levels
Experience rapidly translating business use cases into prototypes or proofs of concept preferred
Proficient user of PowerPoint, Excel, and Word. Other analytical and data visualization tools are beneficial, such as R and Tableau
Ability to collaborate across traditional business functions and understand impact of business process changes across the organization
Self motivated with high initiative and drive to complete assignments on time with exceptional quality
Excellent client engagement skills
Excellent presentation and written communication skills
Passionate attention to detail and accuracy
Highly organized and able to balance multiple priorities
Authorized to work in the US on a full time basis
Education
Four-year degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience, including startup or entrepreneurial experience, and/or combination of education and relevant experience
Lean and/or Six Sigma Certification or ability to obtain once employed
MBA or Master’s degree in relevant field of position preferred
Pay Transparency Statement
The salary range for this position reflects our good-faith estimate of the minimum and maximum base pay for the role at the time of posting. The actual pay offered may vary based on factors such as the candidate’s skills, qualifications, experience, location, and market conditions. For example, a candidate with the minimum required experience and qualifications may receive an offer near the lower end of the range, while a candidate with extensive experience and specialized expertise may receive an offer near the top of the range. In addition to base salary, employees are eligible for performance bonuses and a comprehensive benefits package.
About our Firm
One of Consulting Magazine’s Fastest Growing global operational management firms, TriVista is an award-winning company passionate about our people, their growth, and how we collaborate to support our clients through their most complex challenges. Our culture fosters creativity, new ideas, and fresh perspectives. We embrace continuous learning, reward great work, and seek out people who want to make a difference. We are a unique consulting firm of results-driven industry subject matter experts who thrive on the excitement generated by working on challenging projects.