AI Specialist

This role puts you in the room with the business. You'll stand alongside the teams who do the work and identify where AI can genuinely help.  Build the solution in partnership with them and stay with it until the solution is implemented and truly being used.  Develop solutions that combine traditional machine learning, generative AI, and other tools.  The problem comes first, the tooling solutions come second.

This is a hybrid role working partially in-office (Lincoln, NE) and partially from home. 

What you do:

• Meet with business teams to learn how they perform their work.  Pick the problems worth solving.  Agree up front on what a “win” will look like.
• Build a solution to the identified problem. Go from rough prototype to something people can rely on and use.  Continue to drive to a finished tool, not just a demo.
• Connect AI to the systems people already use.  Allow AI to show up inside their daily tools instead of in a separate instrument nobody opens.
• Put large language models and retrieval-based assistants to work on real workflows while keeping an honest eye on what they cost to run.
• Prototype quickly on new ideas, including agentic approaches.  Be straightforward about what's ready for production and what isn't ready yet.
• Maintain good documentation and a trustworthy process: test for fairness, protect sensitive data, document what a model does and where it came from, and leave a clear understandable trail.
• Work across various teams including data scientists, product, IT, and DevOps, while translating between what the business is asking for and what technology can deliver.
• Make adoption part of the job. Train the people who'll use the tool and check back regularly to see whether it’s being utilized. 
• Bring what you learn in the field back to the team.  Share the patterns that work, retire the ones that don't, and help set technical direction for the future.

What you bring: 

• Associate’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience required.
• Bachelor’s degree desired.
• 0-2+ years of experience with generative AI or machine learning models required.

What we offer:

A meaningful mission. Great benefits. A vibrant culture
Ameritas is an insurance, financial services and employee benefits provider Our purpose is fulfilling life. It means helping all kinds of people, at every age and stage, get more out of life.
At Ameritas, you’ll find energizing work challenges. Flexible hybrid work options. Time for family and community. But dig deeper. Benefits at Ameritas cover things you expect -- and things you don’t:

Ameritas Benefits
For your money:
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match and quarterly contribution.
• Tuition Reimbursement and Assistance.
• Incentive Program Bonuses.
• Competitive Pay.

For your time:
• Flexible Hybrid work.
• Thrive Days - Personal time off.
• Paid time off (PTO).

For your health and well-being:
• Health Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution.
• Well-being programs with financial rewards.
• Employee assistance program (EAP).

For your professional growth:
• Professional development programs.
• Leadership development programs.
• Employee resource groups.
• StrengthsFinder Program.

For your community:
• Matching donations program.
• Paid volunteer time– 8 hours per month.

For your family:
• Generous paid maternity leave and paternity leave.
• Fertility, surrogacy, and adoption assistance.
• Backup child, elder and pet care support.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Ameritas has a reputation as a company that cares, and because everyone should feel safe bringing their authentic, whole self to work, we’re committed to an inclusive culture and diverse workplace, enriched by our individual differences. We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer that hires based on qualifications, positive attitude, and exemplary work ethic, regardless of sex, race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

Application Deadline
This position will be open for a minimum of 3 business days or until filled.

This position is not open to individuals who are temporarily authorized to work in the U.S.