About Novi

Novi Labs is a rapidly growing artificial intelligence-driven company based in Austin, Texas. Our mission is to improve the economic outcomes of our customers’ energy investments. The energy sector has historically struggled to derive actionable insights from its vast amounts of data. Novi was founded by industry experts, data scientists, and experienced software engineers to help solve this problem.  Our expertise in building scalable, data-driven analytical applications and datasets positions us extremely well to help customers optimize multi-billion-dollar annual capital investments. Novi’s customers include innovative oil and gas operators, energy investors, midstream pipeline operators, banks, and hedge funds. They invest hundreds of billions annually to find, develop, or otherwise finance energy asset development. Novi improves outcomes on these investments through applied artificial intelligence and high-quality data, reducing risk and increasing returns. We help our clients choose the best way to invest their capital. We take pride in attracting exceptional talent by offering a challenging, collaborative, and rewarding work environment. We have a track record of inventing solutions to complex problems and a reputation for building great software and data that our users love.

The Technical Advisor Position:

As a Technical Advisor at Novi, you’ll be part of our sales team. Your primary focuses will be on building and demonstrating technical solutions that leverage Novi products in response to prospective customer needs and ensuring existing clients maximize the value they receive from Novi’s subscription offerings. You will work directly with prospects and customers to help them solve complex business challenges. This position requires a dynamic individual who can collaborate effectively across customer and Novi teams, including customer success, engineering, and data science. Your ability to identify opportunities for product improvement and provide detailed feedback to the product management team will be vital in driving innovation. The ideal candidate will possess strong interpersonal skills, technical skills, excellent communication and writing abilities, a keen attention to detail, and the capability to meet deadlines while working independently to deepen client relationships and deliver meaningful value.

Responsibilities:

Technical Leadership & Model Development

• Position and lead the development, optimization, and deployment of machine learning models for customers that utilize drilling, completions, production, and subsurface data while ensuring adherence to industry best practices and scientific rigor.
• Drive technical excellence by validating model performance, implementing best-practice methodologies, and maintaining cutting-edge knowledge of unconventional oil & gas data analytics.
• Interact directly with prospects and customers to understand issues raised by customers and facilitate with product management to prioritize to help win or maintain a customer.
• Leverage Python coding to demonstrate to customers how they can build technical solutions using Novi’s APIs.

Knowledge Leadership & Prospect Education

• Design and deliver high-impact learning programs, including technical workshops and product deep-dives, to maximize client platform utilization and value realization.
• Maintain expertise in emerging technologies and industry trends, positioning yourself as a thought leader in oil & gas data analytics.
• Create and implement best practices for model development, validation, and deployment across client organizations.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant technical field (e.g., Petroleum Engineering, Geoscience, Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, or related discipline).
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in Unconventional Resources as one of the following: Reservoir, Production, Completions,  Geoscience, or related.
• Proficiency with Python and SQL coding for data manipulation, creating visual charts and graphs, and statistical analysis.
• Demonstrated  Oil & Gas data analytics expertise, including building analytical datasets and machine learning models.
• Advanced proficiency in manipulating and joining large data files (e.g., combining public & proprietary datasets, summarizing & extracting relevant values from time-series production data).
• Knowledge of third-party data source systems (such as Novi, IHS, DrillingInfo/Enverus, etc.).
• Hands-on experience using standard oil & gas software (such as Novi, Spotfire, ARIES, ArcGIS) and preparing data for ingestion in industry-specific applications.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to balance multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize tasks, and work independently.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail, particularly when working with large datasets.

Culture Fit:

• Enjoy working on a small, highly collaborative team
• Enjoy working across teams to deliver combined solutions
• Have a positive attitude
• Enjoy team and company successes as much as your own
• Can influence through well-reasoned ideas and clear communication
• Can develop solid project plans and execute them consistently
• Are willing to task switch when necessary to help teams succeed

Travel & Location:

• Located in Austin, TX (Novi HQ).
• Up to 25% travel as required by client or prospect needs.

Benefits of Working at Novi:

• A professional work environment
• Flexible leave policy
• Health/dental/vision insurance
• 401K
• Stock options