AI Workforce Job Designer

Job Title: AI Workforce Job Designer
Location: NYC, NY 10041 United States (Onsite)
Contract Duration: 03+ Months (High possibility of Longer Extensions)

Rate: Around $65 - $80/hr. on W2, all Inc. (Somewhat negotiable)
Job Type: Contract
 
Job Description:
Schedule Notes:
Requesting strong architectural knowledge Client’s Artificial Intelligence Division. This role will lead AI/ML workforce planning, design job families and career pathways, build competency frameworks, and provide market-informed compensation recommendations. The ideal candidate has 4+ years in workforce strategy, HR consulting, or organizational design, with experience supporting AI/ML or technical teams. A Master’s degree is preferred, along with proven expertise in job architecture, competency modeling, and compensation benchmarking within large or public-sector organizations.
 
Duties:
PURPOSE OF POSITION:

• Lead a short-term, high-impact engagement to establish the foundational workforce architecture for Client’s growing Artificial Intelligence Division.
• Over a 120-day period, this consultant-level role will focus on enterprise-level AI/ML workforce planning, the creation of standardized job families and competencies, and market-informed compensation recommendations for a public health sector/governmental organization.

 
SUMMARY OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conduct Artificial Intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML) workforce planning and capacity modeling aligned to future-state organizational needs.
• Design standardized job families and role levels for AI and data science roles.
• Define core and technical competencies for each AI-related job classification.
• Develop job descriptions and career pathways that enable internal growth.
• Benchmark comparable roles across public sector healthcare, government/tech sectors to inform compensation and titling.
• Develop and deliver recommendations for sustainable talent architecture aligned to Client strategy.
• Recommend a scalable framework.
• Collaborate with technical leadership, including the Senior Director of AI & Engineering, to ensure job designs and competencies align with operational and innovation goals.
• Other duties as assigned.

 
SUMMARY OF SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Demonstrated expertise in workforce planning, job architecture, and competency framework design, preferably within large, matrixed, public-sector organizations.
• Strong working knowledge of AI/ML roles, skills, and team structures, with the ability to translate technical functions into HR-friendly frameworks.
• Proven experience conducting compensation benchmarking.
• Exceptional ability to synthesize stakeholder input, industry research, and organizational context into clear, scalable deliverables (e.g., job families, career ladders, competency models).
• Strong project management skills with a track record of executing complex projects on aggressive timelines.
• Familiarity with public sector constraints and civil service considerations
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including experience presenting frameworks and recommendations.

 
QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE JOB:
EDUCATIONAL LEVEL:
Master’s degree preferred in HR, Organizational Development, Data Science, or related field.
 
KNOWLEDGEABLE IN:

• Job architecture and career pathing
• AI/ML functions and team structures
• Healthcare and public-sector workforce frameworks
• Compensation benchmarking

 
EQUIPMENT/MACHINES OPERATED:

• Standard office equipment (computer, telephone, scanner, copier)

 
COMPUTER PROGRAMS/SOFTWARE OPERATED:

• Microsoft Office Suite
• Google Office
• Job Descriptions Management Tool

 
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE:

• 4+ years in workforce strategy, HR consulting, or organizational design; 2+ years supporting AI, data science, or technical teams preferred.