HR AI & Automation Operations Lead

Remote; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Global team collaboration

Job summary

Remote is seeking an HR AI and Automation Operations Lead to drive intelligent automation for global HR processes. The role blends operational excellence with technical design, connecting data across platforms and reducing manual work at scale.

The ideal candidate will lead automation initiatives within HR Operations, collaborate with Product, Design, Engineering and IT, and enable scalable, high-performance operations on a worldwide stage.

Qualifications

• Experience leading automation initiatives in HR or payroll domains.
• Proven ability to design and implement scalable automation systems.
• Strong collaboration across product, design, engineering and IT.
• Experience in regulated or compliance-sensitive environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement intelligent automation systems across platforms.
• Eliminate manual tasks to improve scale and efficiency.
• Partner with cross-functional teams in Operations, Product, Design, Engineering and IT.
• Support global HR Operations teams with scalable processes.

Skills

Ownership

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Automation

Process optimization

Systems integration

HR Operations

Shared Services

User experience

Operational efficiency

HR Compliance

Payroll

Regulated environments

Job description

About Remote

Remote is solving modern organizations’ biggest challenge – navigating global employment compliantly with ease. We make it possible for businesses of all sizes to recruit, pay, and manage international teams. With our core values at heart and future focused work culture, our team works tirelessly on ambitious problems, asynchronously, around the world. You can find Remoters working from 6 different continents (Antarctica left to go!) and all of our positions are fully remote.With Innovation as one of the core values, we have built Automation and AI capabilities into the requirements for every role.We encourage every member of the Remote team to bring their talents, experiences and culture to the table to help us build the best-in-class HR platform.

If you are energetic, curious, motivated and ambitious, be part of our world.

What this job can offer you

Step into the exciting role of HR AI and Automation Operations Lead, a position that offers a dynamic blend of operational and technical responsibilities within the EOR Operations vertical.

EOR Operations teams help Remote customers and their employees navigate the employment journey with speed, ease, consistency, responsiveness, and care.

In support of our mission, you will design and implement intelligent automation systems that connect data across platforms, eliminate manual tasks, and enable scalable, high-performance operations on a global stage.

This role sits at the intersection of HR, technology, and process excellence - ideal for someone passionate about streamlining complex workflows and leveraging AI to drive impact on massive volumes of data, tasks and customer needs.

In your capacity as HR AI and Automation Operations Lead, you will be part of a peer group supporting our globally distributed HR Operations teams and partner with cross-functional teams in Operations, Product, Design, Engineering and IT.

Come and join us as a critical partner to enable Remote’s operations as we continue to scale!

What you bring

• A manager of one who operates with strong ownership and autonomy, able to identify what needs to be done, set direction, and deliver outcomes independently in a fast-moving environment.
• Comfortable moving from “scout to scale”, taking initiatives from early exploration through to sustainable delivery with solid project management and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Progressive experience in automation, business process optimization, systems integration and the ability to translate operational pain points into automated and intelligent solutions in partnership with Product, Engineering, Design or IT teams.
• Ideal candidate has experience in HR Operations or Shared Services across a wide range of operational contexts, with a strong understanding of user experience, operational efficiency, and demonstrated experience building automation in regulated or compliance-sensitive environments such as hiring, employment or payroll.
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