AI Specialist

Recruiter:

Network Recruitment

Job Ref:

NFP016053/MNG

Date posted:

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

SUMMARY:
Are you ready to push the boundaries of artificial intelligence? This is your chance to join a forward-thinking team where your expertise in AI and machine learning won’t just be used - it will be celebrated. If you’ve ever wanted to design and deploy solutions that genuinely change how businesses engage with customers, then this role is for you.

POSITION INFO:
Our client is a leading organization that thrives on innovation and cutting-edge technology. They’re looking for a Senior AI Specialist to spearhead advanced AI and ML initiatives, from Generative AI and NLP to speech systems and automation. This is an opportunity to be at the heart of transformation - where your work directly impacts large-scale customer experiences.

Key Responsibilities:

Design, train, and fine-tune AI/ML models for customer engagement and collections.
Develop and deploy chatbots, transcription, and speech-to-text solutions.
Build retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines for data-driven responses.
Manage the full ML lifecycle - from data prep to deployment in production.
Partner with cross-functional teams to integrate AI into business-critical systems.

Job Experience and Skills Required:

Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field (Post-graduate qualification advantageous).
5+ years’ experience in AI/ML roles, ideally in high-volume environments.
Proven track record working with large language models (LLMs), chatbots, transcription systems, and RAG pipelines.
Strong programming expertise in Python, TensorFlow, and PyTorch.
Experience with cloud deployment (AWS, Azure, and GCP) and MLOps pipelines.
Familiarity with frameworks/APIs such as Hugging Face, LangChain, and OpenAI/Anthropic APIs.
Advantageous: publications or conference contributions in AI, NLP, or deep learning.

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