Manager of Automation and AI at US DEFAULT GROUP INC – Plantation, Florida

COMPANY OVERVIEW

RAS LaVrar is a rapidly expanding creditors’ rights law firm servicing some of the largest financial institutions in the country. Our offices, home to hundreds of employees across seven states, work diligently to ensure our interests are in constant alignment with those of our clients. Our firm maintains a collegial work environment with opportunities for training and professional development. This is a high-volume and fast-paced practice that prides itself on efficiency and innovation.

POSITION SUMMARY

Manager/Sr. Manager of Automation at RAS LaVrar will lead a team of engineers and analysts to develop and implement advanced automation, application development, and AI solutions that integrate with our Collections platform across the organization. This high-visibility role will work closely with the executive team to design, implement, and scale automation solutions that drive measurable business impact.

The ideal candidate will develop and execute a 2 to 4-year Automation roadmap, leveraging automation to streamline workflows, enhance efficiency, and reduce operational costs. This role requires a blend of strategic vision and hands-on execution, ensuring that Automation and AI-driven solutions align with business objectives.

The Manager will be empowered with resources, executive support, and decision-making authority to drive transformation and will play a key role in shaping the firm's long-term technology strategy.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead a team of software engineers and analysts to develop and implement scalable automations and AI solutions across the organization.
• Oversee hiring and upskilling of talents in the team.
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable workflows and automation solutions using Python, other programming languages, and other platforms (Azure technologies, Power Automate, Power Apps, or similar technologies).
• Build custom connectors, applications, and integrations using any of the following technologies - SQL, Python, JavaScript, Powershell, React, and C#.
• Hands-on experience or strong understanding of JST CollectMax or similar advanced collection/debt collection platform is required.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into technical automation and AI solutions.
• Lead end-to-end automation lifecycle: discovery, solution design, development, testing, deployment, support and related documentation.
• Monitor and optimize automation or AI model performance, handle exceptions, monitor logs through dashboards, and ensures high availability of automation.
• Lead the development of automation best practices, governance, procedures, and reusable components.
• Develops complex algorithms and statistical predictive models by determining analytical approaches and modeling techniques.
• Performs the analysis of both structured and unstructured data to address various complex business challenges.
• Integrates AI/ML models with larger systems, including cloud-based infrastructure, software applications, and data platforms.
• Manage the team to maintain a library of dashboards, monthly reporting to clients, internal reporting to firm managers, and generate production workloads.
• Manage analytics such as forecast analysis, financial analysis, performance analysis, and track portfolio trends
• Lead data engineering to build & maintain data pipelines and construct queries as applicable.
• Stays up to date with the latest advancements in GenAI, ML, MLOps, LLMOps, and apply this knowledge to drive innovation and improvement in technology stack.
• Performs other duties as assigned and modified at manager’s discretion.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Astute business acumen and acuity.
• Hands-on experience and strong expertise in advanced automation and AI solution implementation.
• Excellent verbal communication skills, including the ability to articulate complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Superb interpersonal, organization, time-management, and coordination skills.
• Task-oriented with an ability to set goals and complete deliverables.
• Capacity to foster a healthy, stimulating work environment that frequently harnesses teamwork.
• Demonstrated aptitude in Python with hands-on experience implementing automations and production machine learning systems.
• Skilled with relational databases, programming languages, web app frameworks, libraries, and tools such as SQL, Python, C#, React, Power Automate, scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras, Hugging Face, OpenCV, NLTK, Spacy, LangChain, Prefect, Document Intelligence, and shell scripting.
• Knowledge and understanding of AI and ML fundamentals including classical ML, deep learning techniques, and LLMs.
• Spoken and written fluency in English.

EDUCATIONAL / EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATION:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, data science, or related field.
• Master's degree in quantitative fields such as: Engineering, Computer Science, AI/ML, Data Science are required OR experience may be considered in lieu of the required education on a year-for-year basis.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in software development for automation implementation using various tech stacks.
• Strong programming skills in SQL, Python, JavaScript, React, and C#.
• Proven expertise in Microsoft Power Automate, Gen AI, or similar technologies would be a plus.

• Experience with JST CollectMax or similar advanced collection/debt collection platform is preferred.

• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and DevOps practices for automation delivery.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• 2+ years of experience would be a plus in AI/ML engineering, Automation, Data science, software development, or a related field, with a focus on GenAI and ML.
• Strong understanding of advanced mathematics, statistics, programming, data handling, ML algorithms and predictive analytics.
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience using tools in at least one cloud computing platform such as Microsoft Azure (preferred) or Google Cloud Platform.
• Experience with DevOps, containerization (e.g., Docker), and agile development methodologies.

Working Conditions:

• Onsite Position - Plantation, Florida
• Operates no tools, machines or equipment
• No significant lifting

Benefits:

• Paid time off, Paid holidays, 401K Plan, Medical, dental, vision and supplemental health insurance plans, and Voluntary life insurance plan

Work Environment

• Mondays to Fridays
• Office Located in Plantation, FL
• Position: On site role
• Shift options to choose from
  • 8am to 5pm
  • 8:30am to 5:30pm
  • 9am to 6pm

RAS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.