AI Leader

Role: AI Leader

Location: Durham, NC- 100% ONSITE FROM DAY 1

Contract

Role Descriptions:

Drive the future of AI Transformation at Pearson as part of AgentOps. Inspire innovation. Empower learning.Pearson| the worlds leading learning company| is hiring a Lead Specialist| AI Scientist for our Office of Chief Technology Officer (OCTO) to set the technical direction for model training and adaptation in the AgentOps team at Pearson.

Essential Skills: A hands-on scientist and builder who has trained models| not only called them. A technical leader who sets direction and standards through credibility rather than authority. A pragmatic experimenter who knows when a result is strong enough to ship and when it isnt. A generous mentor who makes the people around them measurably better. A collaborator who translates model behavior into decisions that business stakeholders can act on.What You Bring: Demonstrated hands-on experience post-training and fine-tuning foundation models supervised fine-tuning| parameter-efficient methods such as LoRA or QLoRA| preference optimization such as RLHF or DPO| or distillation. Strong Python and deep learning framework skills| including distributed or multi-GPU training. Rigor in data curation| experiment design| and evaluation you can show| with evidence| that a model got better. Depth in one or more AI/ML areas| plus the breadth to make architecture and tooling decisions for a team. Experience with public cloud platforms and their AI-related services| and with taking models into production. A track record of setting technical standards and mentoring other engineers or scientists. Clear communication with senior and non-technical audiences| including trade-offs| cost| and risk. Understanding of how AI/ML applies to educational content| assessment| and personalized learning.What Youll Gain: Ownership of a technical domain at the centre of Pearsons AI transformation. Direct influence on enterprise-wide AI decisions and the standards behind them. A collaborative| inclusive| and innovation-driven culture. Access to cutting-edge models| compute| tools| and thought leadership. A peer network of experienced AI practitioners and technical leaders| and a clear path to broader technical leadership