# Staff AI Operations Architect

**Company:** [Checkr](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/checkr)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Business Operations
**Salary:** $165k – $194k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** Human-In-The-Loop Systems, Ai-Assisted Operations, Operations Architecture, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Data-Driven Decision Making, Compliance Guardrails, Roadmap Execution, Quality Thresholds, Routing Logic, Feedback Architecture
**Posted:** 2026-06-23

> Lead operational strategy and human-in-the-loop frameworks for AI-assisted background check accuracy at scale. Partner with ML/AI and Product teams to design scalable systems and feedback loops.

## Job Description

## What you’ll do
- Architect and lead the shift from transactional to system-level resolutions, defining how risk drives routing and where human judgment is applied
- Set accuracy thresholds and make judgment calls on speed and cost trade-offs; establish compliance guardrails and operational controls
- Design and operate the human-in-the-loop framework that connects expert review to AI model improvement, defining the feedback architecture so every expert decision generates signal that makes automated detection smarter over time
- Partner with Analytics, ML/AI, and Product teams as the operational voice in a cross-functional build
- Architect repeatable frameworks that transform one-time solutions into systematic capabilities

## What you bring
- 8+ years of experience in operations or business operations with a track record of designing and delivering systems that scale
- Demonstrated ability to execute roadmaps while building the operational infrastructure underneath them
- Experience in human-in-the-loop or AI-assisted operations, ideally in a regulated industry (background screening, fintech, healthtech, compliance)
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to use data to make architectural decisions, including quality thresholds, routing logic, capacity tradeoffs
- Cross-functional instincts: partnered closely with technical teams and can translate between operational reality and system design
- An A-player mindset with a strong bias for action: raise the bar, move with urgency, stay resilient through ambiguity, and take ownership to deliver meaningful outcomes

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