AI Solutions Builder & Deployment Lead

Valid8 Financial, Inc.; Vacaville (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

AWIP seeks a hands-on AI Implementation Lead to design, build, implement, and scale AI solutions across the organization. This role is not primarily a project manager; you will personally develop, prototype, test, and deploy AI-powered solutions with business users to drive measurable value.

The ideal candidate blends business acumen with technical AI expertise, solution architecture, and hands-on implementation experience.

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing, building, and deploying AI, automation, or software solutions.
• Hands-on experience developing AI agents, copilots, automations, workflows, or AI-enabled business applications.
• Experience with Large Language Models (LLMs), prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), AI agents, or related AI technologies.
• Ability to rapidly prototype and implement AI solutions with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, configure, test, and deploy AI-powered business solutions.
• Develop AI agents, copilots, automations, workflows, and integrations that solve real business problems.
• Build proof-of-concepts and MVPs to rapidly validate AI opportunities.
• Translate business requirements into technical AI solutions and implementation roadmaps.
• Configure and customize AI platforms, automation platforms, and low-code/no-code technologies where appropriate.
• Work directly with data sources, APIs, business systems, and enterprise platforms to integrate AI capabilities.
• Troubleshoot, optimize, and continuously improve AI solutions after deployment.
• Establish technical standards, best practices, and reusable AI components that can be leveraged across the organization.
• Take ownership of approved AI initiatives from discovery through deployment.
• Develop implementation plans, milestones, and delivery schedules.
• Coordinate execution across business stakeholders, IT, vendors, consultants, and external partners.
• Ensure delivery remains aligned with business objectives, security requirements, compliance standards, and budget expectations.
• Remove technical and organizational barriers that could impact successful implementation.
• Drive solutions through deployment, adoption, measurement, and continuous improvement.
• Partner directly with business leaders to identify AI use cases and opportunities.
• Gather requirements and convert business problems into practical AI solutions.
• Lead workshops, discovery sessions, pilot programs, testing activities, and solution demonstrations.
• Communicate technical concepts in a way that business users can understand.
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders throughout development and implementation.
• Manage relationships with software vendors, consultants, and implementation partners when external support is required.
• Evaluate third-party solutions and determine build-versus-buy recommendations.
• Ensure external resources supplement internal capabilities rather than replace ownership of solution delivery.
• Hold vendors accountable for deliverables, timelines, and outcomes.

Skills

Hands-on AI implementation

Prompt engineering

APIs & integration

Problem solving

Stakeholder collaboration

Low-code / no-code

Tools

Azure AI

OpenAI

Power Platform

Job description

AWIP seeks a hands-on AI Implementation Lead to design, build, implement, and scale AI solutions across the organization. This role is not primarily a project manager; you will personally develop, prototype, test, and deploy AI-powered solutions with business users to drive measurable value.

The ideal candidate blends business acumen with technical AI expertise, solution architecture, and hands-on implementation experience.