Industry: AI & Risk/Compliance Solutions
Role: AI Solutions Architect (Full-time, Remote)
Location: Argentina
Monthly Salary: $7,000 USD
Total Savings: 45% vs. U.S.-based hires ($12,500/month)
Background: Scaling AI Capabilities with Top Talent
Our client, a U.S.-based company specializing in AI-powered risk and compliance solutions, needed to develop a member-facing chatbot to enhance engagement and leverage their rich content library. This was a brand-new, niche role critical to their AI strategy.
The Challenge: High-Cost, Specialized Role
Hiring a U.S.-based AI Solutions Architect of this caliber would cost around $12,500/month. The client sought a highly skilled professional capable of leading the strategy, design, and implementation of their chatbot, combining both strategic vision and hands-on technical execution, all while remaining cost-effective.
The Solution: Top LATAM Talent
South sourced, vetted, and presented candidates quickly. Within just three weeks, Diego, a highly skilled AI professional from Argentina, was hired.
Meet Diego
- Background: 15+ years of engineering experience specializing in production-ready conversational agents and workflow automation. An entrepreneur leading his own AI chatbot company.
- Expertise: Built scalable AI solutions in travel booking, finance, document processing, and enterprise data analytics. Proficient in rapid prototyping (n8n) and production migration (Pydantic AI).
- Previous Experience: Technical Product Manager at Newsweek, managing multi-stakeholder rebranding initiatives and mentoring cross-functional teams.
- Technical Skills: AI/ML engineering, NLP, LLMs, chatbot frameworks, Python, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Hugging Face, LangChain. Experience integrating AI systems into web and mobile applications.
- Soft Skills: Professional, entrepreneurial, strategic thinker, hands-on execution.
- Languages: English & Spanish
The Impact: High-Quality Performance From Day One
- Onboarding completed seamlessly in three weeks.
- Diego is now actively working, leading the design and implementation of the member-facing chatbot.
- The client gained a highly experienced AI professional at a 45% savings compared to a U.S.-based hire.
- Diego’s expertise is enabling faster AI adoption, scalable solutions, and measurable business impact.
Why Hire with South?
By partnering with South, the client secured a rare, niche talent in LATAM, achieving both top-tier expertise and substantial cost savings without the usual hiring stress.
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