Harrison Street Asset Management

alternative investment management

AVP,AIEngineer,Innovation

$125–200k Chicago, Illinois, United States FULL TIME
The Brief

“AVP, AI Engineer, Innovation at Harrison Street Asset Management. Skills: AI/ML Development & Deployment, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), agentic AI workflows, LLMs, Generative AI, Data Engineering & Infrastructure, cloud platforms. Design, develop, and deploy production-grade machine learning models to further enhance decision making. Build and maintain Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures, agentic AI workflows, and multi-model orchestration pipelines to surface insights fro”

What You'll Achieve.

further enhance decision making; surface insights from structured and unstructured data; translate model outputs into human-readable insights; advance the Firm's AI capabilities

Industry & Context.

alternative investment management

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, or a related quantitative field, 3–7 years of professional experience in AI/ML engineering or a closely related role, Hands-on experience with LLMs and Generative AI, including RAG, prompt engineering, embeddings, fine-tuning, and agentic frameworks, Experience with cloud platforms, data engineering skills, Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders

Nice to Have

Master's degree or PhD in a relevant field, Prior experience in financial services, investment management, or real estate, understanding of deal execution, due diligence, underwriting, and portfolio analytics, Experience building and deploying AI systems in regulated environments

What You'll Do.

and deploy production-grade machine learning models to further enhance decision making

Build and maintain Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures

and multi-model orchestration pipelines to surface insights from structured and unstructured data

Develop AI tools that translate model outputs into human-readable insights

Build and optimize data pipelines to ingest

and structure proprietary datasets across the Firm's investment portfolio

Work within secure infrastructure to deploy scalable

Integrate AI models with existing Firm systems

and reporting workflows

Ensure all AI systems are designed with human-in-the-loop principles

Adhere to the Firm's AI Policy

including data access controls

explainability standards

and regulatory compliance

Build guardrails around AI scope

and output reliability

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partner with investment, asset management, portfolio management, and Impact teams to identify AI use cases and translate business needs into technical solutions; Facilitate innovation workshops, design thinking sessions, and prototype demonstrations for senior leadership; Expand existing relationships with external partners, startups, and research institutions as appropriate to advance the Firm's AI capabilities

Communication Scope

Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders

Process & Methodology

Ability to lead projects from concept through production with minimal supervision

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