AI Enablement & Agentic Automation Specialist (Tempe)

PHI Air Medical, a private equity owned portfolio company, is seeking an exceptionally talented, high-achieving recent graduate with a demonstrated passion for artificial intelligence and emerging technologies to help lead AI adoption and innovation within our organization.

This is a high-impact role designed for a top academic performer (1400+ SAT or 31+ ACT, 3.7+ GPA from a leading university) who is deeply interested in AI - whether through formal work experience, research, startups, or personal projects.

You will serve as our internal Automation Specialist, AI strategist, researcher, implementation lead, and trainer - responsible for identifying best-in-class AI platforms, designing practical workflows, and enabling employees (including executive leadership) to use AI effectively to enhance productivity, decision-making, and innovation.

About PHI Group:

Founded in 1949, PHI Group, Inc. is one of the world's leading helicopter services companies. The Company's primary business has been the safe and reliable transportation of personnel to, from, and among offshore platforms for customers engaged in the oil and gas exploration, development, and production industry. Although in recent years PHI has entered several new domestic and international markets, a large portion of its offshore flight operations continue to be concentrated in the Gulf of Mexico, where PHI is a leading provider of such services. Since late 1997, PHI has also provided air medical transportation for hospitals and for emergency service agencies where it operates principally as an independent provider of medical services. In addition, PHI performs helicopter maintenance and repair services, primarily to existing customers that own their own aircraft. As of July 31, 2022, PHI owned or operated 217 aircraft domestically and internationally, 110 of which were dedicated to its Oil and Gas segment and 107 of which were dedicated to its Air Medical segment.

About Q Family Office:

Established in 1994, the Q Family Office is an organization that combines a 30-year history with a deep entrepreneurial spirit. The family office currently includes a manager of a $500 million hedge fund/private investment firm, a $3 billion bank, a $400 million real estate investment firm, and a $275 million charitable foundation.

Key Responsibilities

1. Agentic Automation & System Design

• Build and maintain AI agents capable of planning, tool-calling, and executing multi-step tasks.
• Implement RAG and grounding strategies for internal knowledge.
• Use Azure OpenAI Assistants or similar frameworks.
• Implement reliability patterns: failover logic, monitoring, and evaluation.

2. AI Platform Enablement

• Partner with IT to manage model access, security controls, app integrations, and cost visibility.
• Integrate AI capabilities across Microsoft 365 and internal systems.
• Maintain templates, workflows, prompts, and internal tools.

3. Workflow Automation & Integrations

• Identify process bottlenecks and redesign workflows using AI + automation tools.
• Build internal automations with Copilot Studio or other similar tools.
• Prototype quickly, validate with business partners, and iterate.

4. Evangelism & Employee Enablement

• Run trainings, workshops, and playbooks to drive company-wide adoption.
• Coach employees, including senior executives, one-on-one on practical AI usage, safe prompting patterns, and workflow redesign.
• Maintain an internal knowledge hub of best practices.

5. Governance, Risk, and Responsible AI

• Help craft and maintain internal AI usage policies: data security, confidentiality boundaries, safety, compliance.
• Implement prompt safety patterns and audit trails.
• Partner with Legal/Compliance as needed.

6. Research, Experimentation & Forward Strategy

• Stay on top of emerging AI tools, models, and automation frameworks.
• Run test, evaluate feasibility, and provide recommendations for future improvements.
• Publish concise internal recommendations for leadership.
• Track emerging trends in AI (agents, multimodal systems, automation frameworks, industry-specific AI solutions) and recommend long-term AI strategies aligned with company goals.

Qualifications

Academic Excellence

• 1400+ SAT (or equivalent ACT)
• 3.7+ GPA from a top-tier university
• Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving abilities
• Extremely detail oriented

Technical & AI Interest

• Demonstrated passion for AI and emerging technologies
• Experience with AI tools (e.g., LLMs, automation platforms, data tools)
• Experience building personal AI projects, automations, or research initiatives preferred
• Understanding of prompt engineering and AI workflow design
• Familiarity with APIs, scripting, or no-code automation tools is a plus

Ideal Candidate Profile

You are intellectually curious, technically strong, and obsessed with understanding how AI can reshape the way work gets done. You experiment with new tools before others hear about them. You build side projects for fun. You read about AI breakthroughs and try them yourself.