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Senior Manager, Generative AI

United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 11 Aug 2025

About the role

HNI Corporation is a global family of brands for the workplace and home dedicated to enhancing the spaces where we live, work, and gather. We pride ourselves on fostering an environment where we make a positive impact on others; upholding our beliefs in integrity, inclusion and belonging.What We Need:We are adding a Senior Manager, Generative AI to our organization. In this role, you will bridge the gap between advanced AI technologies and practical business applications. This role is ideal for a strategic thinker who can lead cross-functional initiatives, translate complex business needs into scalable AI solutions, and drive measurable value through the use of Generative AI.You will play a pivotal role in identifying high-impact use cases across the organization, guiding AI development efforts, and ensuring alignment with key business objectives. What You Will Do:

Engage with business leaders to identify opportunities for Generative AI to solve real-world problems.
Act as a trusted advisor to internal stakeholders, translating business challenges into AI solution roadmaps
Develop the architecture and framework for generative AI cloud-based applications, ensuring they are scalable, reliable, and high-performing.
Lead discussions with development teams to integrate generative AI models into enterprise applications.
Create detailed design plans for AI-powered solutions, including selecting the appropriate generative AI models, such as Large Language Models (LLMs), ensuring proper deployment and integration with existing infrastructure.
Conduct thorough testing and evaluation of AI models, ensuring accuracy and efficiency.
Continuously monitor the performance of generative AI applications and recommend optimizations.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development teams, guiding the adoption of generative AI tools and methodologies across the organization.
Stay up to date with advancements in generative AI technologies, tools, and frameworks.
Identify and integrate the latest innovations into HNI’s generative AI ecosystem.
Operate with a “risk-aware” mindset, anticipating and addressing potential challenges or unintended consequences of AI implementations.

What You Have:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology or related field
At least 10 years of experience in roles such as Sofware Engineer, or Development with a recent focus on designing and implementing AI solutions.
Proven experience designing and delivering generative AI applications, leveraging technologies such as Large Language Models (LLMs), Foundation Models, or similar generative AI systems.
1+ years of hands-on experience designing, building, and deploying Generative AI solutions in production environments.
Expertise in Python, JavaScript, and modern front-end frameworks (React + TypeScript).
Familiarity with relevant AI models and technologies such as OpenAI, Hugging Face, Falcon, LLaMA, Cohere, and others.
Strong experience with SQL/NoSQL databases like PostgresDB, MongoDB and Neo4J
Deep knowledge of cloud platforms (preferably Azure) and cloud-native AI services (e.g., Azure OpenAI).
Proven experience implementing Generative AI systems using LangChain, LangGraph, LLMs, RAG, and embedding-based retrieval.

What You're Good At:

Strong understanding of software development principles and hands-on experience working closely with developers to build AI-powered applications.
Ability to design scalable generative AI applications, ensuring seamless integration into business workflows.
Ability to consult with and influence stakeholders at various levels, explaining the benefits and challenges of generative AI solutions in a clear and compelling manner.

HNI Corporation (NYSE: HNI) is a manufacturer of workplace furnishings and building products, operating under two segments. The workplace furnishings segment is a leading global designer and provider of commercial furnishings, going to market under multiple unique brands. The residential building products segment is the nation’s leading manufacturer and marketer of hearth products.