AI Specialist

Global Technical Talent; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A staffing firm is seeking an AI Specialist in Toronto to foster enterprise-wide adoption of generative AI tools. The role involves training team members on AI workflows, ensuring best practices, and maintaining AI-related datasets. Candidates should have strong communication skills and hands-on experience with LLMs. The position offers a hybrid work model with a competitive pay rate of C$65.00 to C$85.00 per hour. The ideal candidate will have over 3 years in machine learning or related fields and experience with AI governance.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of LLMs and prompt engineering techniques.
• Excellent written communication and documentation skills.
• Proven ability to train non-technical audiences on technical concepts.
• Experience supporting AI-driven workflows and dataset curation.
• Solid awareness of data privacy and security considerations.
• Hands-on experience with leading LLM platforms.
• 3+ years of experience in machine learning or related domains.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the internal AI subject matter expert.
• Train and onboard employees on responsible AI usage.
• Maintain AI training datasets to improve model accuracy.
• Document AI use cases and best practices.
• Ensure AI outputs align with brand standards.
• Reinforce data privacy and AI governance standards.
• Publish communications highlighting AI wins.
• Collaborate to identify AI-enabled productivity opportunities.
• Support document retrieval and content generation applications.

Skills

Understanding of large language models (LLMs)

Written communication and documentation skills

Training non-technical audiences

AI-driven workflows support

Awareness of data privacy and security

Hands-on experience with leading LLM platforms

Team collaboration and continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field

Tools

Copilot

Gemini

OpenAI-based tools

Job description

AI Specialist (AI Training & Prompt Engineering)

• Generative AI Specialist
• AI Enablement & Prompt Engineering Specialist
• AI Training & Adoption Consultant
• Enterprise AI Enablement Specialist
• Prompt Engineering & AI Workflow Specialist

Location

Toronto, ON

Onsite Flexibility

Hybrid

Contract Details

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 6 months
• Start: As Soon As Possible
• Pay Rate: C$65.00 – C$85.00 per hour

Overview

Our client is seeking an AI Specialist to support enterprise‑wide adoption of generative AI tools and best practices. This role serves as a hands‑on subject matter expert for AI usage, prompt engineering, and workflow integration, enabling teams to apply AI safely, effectively, and consistently across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the internal AI subject matter expert, providing guidance, troubleshooting, and best practices.
• Train and onboard employees on effective and responsible AI usage, including prompt design and workflow integration.
• Shape, curate, and maintain AI training datasets to improve model accuracy, relevance, and output quality.
• Document and maintain a centralized repository of AI use cases, examples, and best practices.
• Ensure AI‑generated outputs align with established tone, quality, and brand standards.
• Reinforce data privacy, security, and AI governance standards related to AI usage.
• Publish recurring internal communications highlighting AI wins and practical use cases.
• Collaborate cross‑functional to identify and expand AI‑enabled productivity opportunities.
• Support AI applications including document retrieval, content generation, ideation, and internal support tools.

Required Qualifications

• Strong understanding of large language models (LLMs), prompt engineering techniques, and model behavior.
• Excellent written communication and documentation skills.
• Proven ability to train and educate non‑technical audiences on technical concepts.
• Experience supporting AI‑driven workflows, content generation, or dataset curation.
• Solid awareness of data privacy, security, and AI governance considerations.
• Hands‑on experience with leading LLM platforms (e.g., Copilot, Gemini, OpenAI‑based tools).
• 3+ years of experience in machine learning, web development, data, or related technical domains.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Experience driving adoption of emerging technologies across teams.
• Strong collaborative mindset with curiosity around evolving AI capabilities and continuous improvement.

About GTT

GTT is a minority‑owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American‑owned company based in Alaska. We support inclusive workplaces and partner with leading organizations across technology, financial services, utilities, life sciences, and retail throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Job Number: 25-29625