AI Automation Strategist – Solutions Architect

Role Overview

• Lead conversations with founders, operators, and team leads
• Map out current workflows across departments (sales, ops, finance, marketing, etc.)
• Identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and manual processes
• Ask sharp questions to uncover how things actually work (not just how they’re described)
• Determine what can be: Automated, Augmented with AI, Eliminated or simplified
• Evaluate opportunities across: Off-the-shelf tools (Zapier, Make, GPT workflows, etc.), Custom AI/agent-based solutions
• Produce a structured deliverable that includes: Current state workflow breakdown, Identified automation opportunities, Recommended solutions (tools, agents, systems), Implementation plan (phased rollout), Estimated impact (time savings, cost savings, revenue lift)
• Translate roadmap into clear specs for implementation team
• Collaborate with engineers / builders executing the work
• Provide light project oversight to ensure alignment with original vision

Requirements

• Experience in consulting, operations, product, or systems design
• Strong understanding of: AI tools (LLMs, agents, automation platforms)
• Workflow automation (Zapier, Make, APIs, etc.)
• Ability to break down ambiguous problems into structured plans
• Comfortable leading client-facing conversations

Benefits

• You can walk into a business you’ve never seen before…
• Quickly understand how it operates…
• Identify high-impact automation opportunities…
• And deliver a roadmap that is: Clear
• Practical
• High ROI
• Actually implementable
• Structure & Engagement
• Initial projects are 3-month engagements
• Part-time to start, with potential to expand into a larger role
• You’ll work closely with a team executing the automation builds