Hiring: Forward Deployed AI Analyst Company: Makai Labs Location: Raleigh, NC Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 14:52:14 Employment Type: Full-time / Remote Target Skills & Keywords : Agile, Azure DevOps, Business Analysis, JavaScript, Jira, LLM, Python, SQL About the job Required Skills: •Spend about your first month in training and shadowing, then take one workflow end to end alongside a Makai lead before working more independently. •Not every project reaches every stage. Some end at discovery, and some prototypes don't survive user testing. Part of the job is figuring out what won’t work, so that we can focus our effort optimally. •Over time, Analysts will get put onto career development tracks toward AI engineering, product and implementation, or engagement leadership, depending on performance and interest. •A finance team spends days manually reading data from PDFs, entering them into giant spreadsheets, running internal formulae and drafting reports based on these results. •A field operations team spends hours manually scheduling and resolving conflicts for employees using multiple disconnected platforms. •A spreadsheet process has become a business-critical system without clear ownership or controls. Qualifications: •Built a product, tool, model, startup, research system, or internal process. •Led a club, team, lab effort, athletic group, event, or high-pressure project. •Took a messy internship project and turned it into something people used. •Python, JavaScript, SQL, or another programming/data-analysis language. •APIs, workflow automation, backend services, internal tools, or scripting. •LLMs, retrieval, agents, structured outputs, prompt design, or AI evaluation. •Data analysis, spreadsheets, dashboards, process mining, or financial/operating models. •Product specs, user stories, QA testing, Jira, Azure DevOps, or agile delivery. •Research, internships, startups, team leadership, athletics, or other high-accountability work. •Very technical candidates may be considered for AI engineering or solutions engineering paths. Product- and operator-oriented candidates may be considered for implementation, product, or business analysis paths. Compensation: •$110,000 - $120,000 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!