AI Automation Senior Lead (AI)

TL;DR

AI Automation Senior Lead (AI): Building internal AI infrastructure to boost team efficiency with an accent on agentic tooling, workflow redesign, and vendor evaluation. Focus on embedding in business functions, deploying AI automations, and measuring productivity impacts through structured experiments.

Location: Hybrid in New York, NY or San Francisco, CA, United States

Salary: $192,000 - $250,000 base pay

Company

hirify.global is a marketplace platform connecting people with Taskers for home services like furniture assembly and moving help, partnered with IKEA.

What you will do

• Partner with functional leaders to define AI-first standards for operations across non-engineering teams.
• Conduct discovery to map processes, identify bottlenecks, and reimagine workflows using AI agents.
• Design, build, and deploy AI automations, integrating LLMs and agentic frameworks with guardrails.
• Measure impacts on productivity, adoption, and quality; establish baselines and track metrics.
• Evaluate and pilot third-party AI tools, creating experiments to demonstrate business value.
• Build scalable patterns, playbooks, and collaborate with engineering to align with tech strategy.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s in Computer Science or related field; 5+ years experience including 1-2 in AI/data/analytics.
• Hands-on with generative AI tools (Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude); understanding of AI/ML concepts.
• Strong analytical skills for experiments, metrics, and process mapping.
• Builder mindset: independently develop agentic workflows without engineering support.
• Excellent communication to translate technical solutions for business stakeholders.
• Business acumen, operational rigor, and leadership in ambiguous environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work valuing flexibility and in-person connection; distributed across US and EU.
• Competitive compensation with base pay, bonus, and perks; US benefits include health insurance and 401k match.
• Generous time off, 2 company-wide closure weeks, stipends for wellness, productivity, education, and IKEA discounts.
• Collaborative, innovative culture focused on inclusion, diversity, and data-driven decisions.
• Support for continuous learning and workforce transformation.

Hiring process

• Initial recruiter phone screen followed by video-based interviews with hiring teams.
• Thoughtful, interactive process; no text/chat applications used.