Applied AI Specialist

ABOUT VURVEY LABS
Vurvey Labs is where frontier intelligence meets real human experience. Our core product, Freckle, allows organizations to move beyond what people say, building People Models that capture how they actually think, feel, and behave. By blending advanced AI simulations with real-world validation, we help major global brands and agency partners co-create deeply with their audiences.

Why Join Us:

• Category-Defining Work: You aren't just maintaining legacy systems; you're actively ensuring that real human voices remain central to AI. Your work lands directly in the hands of global industry leaders.
• A Unified, Autonomous Team: We believe in small, cross-functional teams where researchers, engineers, and strategists work in one seamless loop. You will always see the big picture and own your piece of the puzzle.
• Driven by Connection: We prioritize genuine human connection in everything we do. We are intentional about how we collaborate, fostering a culture of transparency, trust, and deep respect for the people behind the work.

About the Role

At Vurvey Labs, we are at the forefront of applied artificial intelligence, building robust AI solutions that drive tangible business value. We believe the most powerful AI is built on a deep understanding of human behavior, consumer research, and business strategy. We are looking for an Applied AI Specialist who understands people just as well as they understand AI prompts to join our Models team.

In this role, you will act as the critical bridge between our clients' business needs and our platform's technical capabilities. You will apply your AI-first orientation to turn unstructured data into high-value insights, working cross-functionally with engineering, product, and client strategy teams to continually elevate the business impact of our custom AI solutions.

What you'll do:

• Structure Client Data: Take ownership of the data ingestion process by transforming highly unstructured, messy client data into actionable insights and structuring it to feed and train our AI models.
• Conduct Consumer Research: Actively conduct qualitative consumer research and screening to deeply understand both the human element of our data and the real-world abilities of our platform.
• Construct AI Agents: Design, build, and fine-tune customized AI solutions tailored to specific client objectives using advanced prompting and logic (no coding required) to yield high-quality outputs.
• Align Product Features: Work tightly with Project Managers to shape upcoming product features, serving as the frontline feedback loop to ensure platform capabilities map to client needs.
• Guide Model Direction: Serve as a critical feedback loop for our Head of AI and engineering teams, analyzing client data needs and platform abilities to advise directly on overarching AI model direction.
• Lead Client Strategy: Partner closely with account leads to educate clients, co-organize client-specific workshops, and translate complex AI concepts into clear business value while managing expectations.

What you'll bring:

• 1+ years of experience in consumer research, product innovation, insights, marketing, or business strategy, with a deep understanding of what drives business growth.
• Exceptional logical reasoning skills and the ability to look at massive datasets to find strategic paths forward, alongside hands-on data cleaning and validation abilities.
• High proficiency using large language models in daily workflows, possessing a strong understanding of how to communicate with AI to generate precise, high-value outputs.
• Diplomatic communication skills with comfort working directly alongside technical engineers, project managers, and non-technical business clients.
• Resilient problem-solving skills with the ability to thrive in ambiguity, dig into unorganized data, troubleshoot limitations, and engineer creative workarounds.