Join Levio, Canada's Growth Leader - AI Practice Lead Position

As a recognized Canadian Growth Leader and 2020 Employer of the Year, Levio believes that the happiness and commitment of our employees is the cornerstone of our success. By leveraging the expertise, creativity, and commitment of our consultants, we ensure that we help our clients overcome challenges in executing and managing their strategic priorities.

Why Choose Levio?

Did you know:

• At Levio, we value growth and mentorship, with a comprehensive mentoring system in place.
• We provide an annual professional development allowance to each employee.
• Teamwork and peer-to-peer relationships are at the heart of our culture.
• We actively participate in community initiatives, partnering with the United Way since 2016 and supporting local sports teams and various charities.

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Data Scientist, ML Engineer, or AI Architect to lead and expand the AI aspect of our Data+AI services business. You will work with multidisciplinary teams to develop, implement, and support high-performance business solutions using natural language processing, predictive analytics, machine learning, and other expert system or augmented intelligence techniques.

Your Role

• Provide direction and implementation services to our clients, and occasionally on internal AI initiatives.
• Collaborate with data scientists, business analysts, data engineers, and full-stack developers.
• Evaluate and improve models, prepare datasets, and communicate findings effectively.
• Work on deploying new models to production in collaboration with software and data engineers.
• Participate in conferences, author industry or academic publications, and demonstrate thought leadership within the data science community.
• Manage and mentor data scientists, ML engineers, and AI developers.
• Support proposal development for DS/ML/NLP/AI-related projects.

Required Skills

Proficiency in Python (with libraries such as Pandas, Numpy, Scikit Learn, Keras, TensorFlow, PyTorch, NLTK, Gensim, Spacy) is required, along with experience in SQL, relational and non-relational databases, and code versioning tools (e.g., GitHub).

Preferred Qualifications

Strong academic background in math, computer science, or engineering (preferably post-graduate). Experience working with multidisciplinary teams and the ability to handle practical business issues.

Responsibilities

• Act as a senior technical advisor in client projects for up to 40 hours per week when possible.
• Engage in pre-sales activities such as proposal writing and delivering pitches.
• Lead the strategy phase of client projects, providing technical and program leadership.
• Manage client relationships and ensure successful project delivery.
• Mentor and provide career direction to team members.
• Participate in peer reviews of AI solution design and data architecture.
• Contribute to Levio’s data and AI business development plans by presenting at conferences and publishing blogs.

Skills & Competencies

Communication

• Effectively facilitate team and client meetings.
• Maintain regular communication with customers.
• Deliver clear and informative presentations.
• Resolve issues in a timely manner.
• Share knowledge and best practices within your business line.

Client Management

• Manage client interactions and expectations.
• Develop lasting client relationships.
• Identify client needs and promote solutions.
• Seek opportunities to enhance customer satisfaction.

Leadership & Teamwork

• Serve as a role model while challenging others to develop as leaders.
• Align projects with team members' career interests when possible.
• Utilize each team member’s potential effectively.
• Encourage team interaction and acknowledge contributions.
• Suggest improvements for internal processes.

Management & Employee Development

• Conduct performance evaluations and mentor through formal and informal channels