Forward Deployed Operations Intern

Jobtailor; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking interns to design, build, and ship AI-driven workflows across business development, BI, and legal operations. You will translate business needs into technical architecture, run experiments, and iterate based on attorney and team feedback.

You may develop agents to surface prospect intelligence and automate pipelines that convert market data into actionable insights for firm leadership. The role emphasizes shipping efficient operational automation for matter and resource

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a college program focused on computer science or related quantitative degree.
• Hands-on programming experience (Python preferred) and familiarity with APIs and LLMs.
• Experience translating ideas into prototypes and running experiments.
• Ability to work with non-technical stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as Azure, Databricks, AWS; Azure/Microsoft Fabric experience preferred.
• Strong interest in current and emerging technologies and a bias toward shipping.
• Desire to build and ship features rather than extended specification.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and ship AI-native workflows across business development, BI, and legal ops.
• Translate business requirements into technical architecture and run experiments.
• Develop agents to surface prospect intelligence and support outreach strategies.
• Automate pipelines synthesizing data for leadership and streamline operations.

Skills

Python

APIs

LLMs

Jupyter Notebook

VS Code

Prototype development

Experimentation

Stakeholder communication

Cloud platforms

Azure

Databricks

AWS

Education

College program in CS/Data Science/Engineering

Tools

Jupyter Notebook

VS Code

Azure

Databricks

AWS

Job description

Responsibilities

• Interns will design, build, and ship AI‑native and agentic workflows that support business development, business intelligence, and legal operations initiatives across the firm.
• Responsibilities include translating business requirements into technical architecture, running experiments to measure effectiveness, and iterating based on real‑time feedback from attorneys and business teams.
• Interns may build agents that surface prospect intelligence, identify relationship opportunities, and support targeted outreach strategies, as well as develop automated pipelines that synthesize market, competitive, and industry data into actionable insights for firm leadership.
• The role also includes streamlining and automating operational workflows to support matter and resource planning and drive efficiency across legal operations.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a college program focused on computer science, data science, industrial engineering, economics, or related technical or quantitative degree.
• Hands‑on programming experience (Python preferred) and familiarity with APIs, large language models, and development tools such as Jupyter Notebook or VS Code.
• Experience translating ideas into working prototypes, running experiments, and iterating based on results.
• Ability to work effectively with non‑technical stakeholders and translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as Azure, Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, or AWS (AWS experience is transferable) preferred.
• Strong interest in current and emerging technologies.
• A strong inclination to build – you prioritize shipping over endless specification.