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AI & Automation Lead, Customer Operations

Lead the identification, implementation, and scaling of AI and automation solutions to improve efficiency and customer outcomes in Customer Operations. Requires 3+ years experience translating operational pain points into technical solutions, cross-functional project leadership, and familiarity with modern AI tooling.

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Hybrid3+ YOEOther

About the role

What you get to do every day

  • Identify and deeply understand friction points across Customer Operations, and translate them into actionable AI and automation opportunities
  • Evaluate existing internal tools and systems to unlock underutilized capabilities and propose new, high-impact use cases
  • Assess, vet, and recommend external AI technologies; determine whether to buy, build, or adapt
  • Lead end-to-end execution of AI-driven initiatives—from concept through deployment and iteration
  • Drive large-scale transformation projects that improve operational efficiency, scalability, and customer outcomes with formal cross-functional tiger teams to validate use cases before scaling
  • Partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Product, Data, and AI teams to deliver solutions quickly and effectively
  • Collaborate with L&D team to build and deploy enablement programs to support team skill building and adoption
  • Prioritize and manage multiple initiatives simultaneously, balancing speed with quality and impact
  • Establish clear success metrics and ensure initiatives deliver measurable business value and customer outcomes (TTV, adoption, escalation reduction, etc.)
  • Surface gaps and opportunities proactively, and independently drive them to resolution

What you bring to the role

  • 3+ years of professional experience in a technical, operations, or strategy role
  • Experience in customer success or implementation is preferred
  • Engineering, computer science, or coding background preferred
  • Demonstrated ability to take ideas from concept to execution with minimal oversight
  • Strong project management skills with a track record of delivering complex initiatives
  • Comfort operating in ambiguous environments with competing priorities
  • Outcomes-oriented mindset with a bias toward action and accountability
  • High level of intellectual curiosity and a willingness to rapidly learn new tools and technologies
  • Ability to work cross-functionally and influence/hold accountability without direct authority
  • Transparent communication style with strong follow-through
  • Proven ability to “dream it and do it”—balancing vision with practical execution

What sets you apart

  • Experience applying automation in an operations environment
  • Familiarity with modern AI tooling (LLMs, workflow automation, APIs, etc.)
  • Strong systems thinking and process optimization mindset
  • Experience evaluating and implementing third-party tools vs. building in-house solutions

Skills

AIAutomationLLMsWorkflow AutomationAPIsProject Management

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