Remote GenAI Delivery Lead for Education

Nelnet; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 140,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K

Job summary

Nelnet seeks a Forward Deployed Engineer to bridge client needs with the Gemini Enterprise Platform. You will scope AI-driven solutions, translate requirements into deliverable backlogs, and oversee technical risk in collaboration with an Engagement Manager and delivery engineering teams.

The role emphasizes higher education/SLED familiarity, data governance awareness, and strong cross-functional collaboration across engineering and client-facing teams.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience scoping and delivering GenAI/agentic AI solutions for enterprise or institutional clients.
• Direct experience with Gemini Enterprise Platform preferred; other GenAI delivery on AWS/Azure considered with ramp-up.
• Familiarity with cloud data, compute, and compliance concepts used in AI solution design.
• Google Cloud certification preferred (Professional Cloud Architect or equivalent).
• Experience in a client-facing technical role delivering AI/ML solutions.
• Higher education or SLED domain experience preferred.
• Ability to translate ambiguous requirements into a structured backlog.
• Familiarity with education/public sector data compliance requirements (FERPA, privacy laws).

Responsibilities

• Lead technical discovery with client stakeholders to translate pain points into scoped use cases.
• Build and maintain the delivery backlog for Gemini Platform delivery teams.
• Prioritize backlog items against timelines, commitments, and dependencies.
• Serve as the technical liaison between client commitments and internal delivery capacity.
• Verify delivered solutions meet acceptance criteria defined during scoping.

Skills

GenAI delivery

Google Cloud

Gemini Enterprise

Backlog management

Discovery & scoping

Client engagement

Cross-functional collaboration

Compliance awareness

Tools

Agent Builder

Model Garden

Workspace Studio

Gemini models

Job description

Nelnet seeks a Forward Deployed Engineer to bridge client needs with the Gemini Enterprise Platform. You will scope AI-driven solutions, translate requirements into deliverable backlogs, and oversee technical risk in collaboration with an Engagement Manager and delivery engineering teams.

The role emphasizes higher education/SLED familiarity, data governance awareness, and strong cross-functional collaboration across engineering and client-facing teams.