Principal Automation Specialist

Hasbro; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 243,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellness

Time Off to Recharge

Financial Well-being

Life & Family Support

Volunteer and Community Initiatives

Learning & Development

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Job summary

Hasbro in Boston seeks a Principal Automation Specialist to lead the architectural vision for our intelligent automation platform, integrating LLM-driven workflows with deterministic RPA.

You'll mentor automation engineers, extend our Automation Anywhere estate, and partner with security and legal to ensure responsible AI practices while delivering high-impact automation across ERP, data platforms, and internal APIs.

Qualifications

• Experience leading enterprise automation initiatives.
• Strong background in automation platforms and patterns.
• Experience integrating ERP (SAP) and data platforms.

Responsibilities

• Architect and build agentic automation using LLM orchestration.
• Migrate bots to API- and agent-based patterns; build reliability layers.
• Own the integration surface to ERP, data platforms, and internal APIs.
• Apply responsible AI practices: data handling, access controls, and audit trails.
• Set engineering standards: CI/CD, reusable components, cost-per-run monitoring.
• Mentor automation engineers and drive proofs of concept.

Skills

Automation

RPA

LLM

APIs

CI/CD

Security

Mentoring

Tools

Automation Anywhere

SAP ERP

REST/GraphQL

Job description

Wetake play seriously. We’re looking for curious adventurers ready to find their party, fueled by imaginationand driveto build what’s never been built before. At Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast, you’ll collaborate with passionate teams to reimagine our iconic brands and create experiences that spark joy, connection, and community through the magic of play. This is your chance to shape legendary play that lasts a lifetime.

Hasbro is updating the way work is conducted across supply chain, go to market, finance, consumer products, and licensing. Our mature RPA practice on Automation Anywhere is now growing to include agentic AI. These systems interpret unstructured inputs, invoke tools, and perform complex workflows with human oversight where needed. We are looking for a Principal Automation Specialist to act as the senior technical expert in this initiative. This hands‑on leadership role involves setting the architectural vision for our intelligent automation platform, building the most complex elements, and raising the team’s technical standards.

Responsibilities

As a Principal Automation Specialist, your responsibilities will include:

• Architect and build agentic automation: LLM-orchestrated workflows that combine deterministic RPA with reasoning based on data patterns, tool/API calling, and structured output.
• Extend our Automation Anywhere estate — migrate brittle, screen-scraped bots to API- and agent-based patterns and decide deliberately when a task should stay deterministic.
  Build the reliability layer that makes agents safe to run in production: evaluation harnesses, regression suites, confidence thresholds, human-in-the-loop approval gates, fallback paths, and audit logging.
• Own the integration surface — connect agents to ERP (SAP), data platforms, ticketing, and internal APIs via standardized tool interfaces (e.g., MCP servers, REST/GraphQL, event-driven triggers).
• Apply document and language intelligence to workflows that resisted classic RPA: invoices, purchase orders, retailer chargebacks, licensing agreements, vendor correspondence.
  Partner with business interested parties to seize opportunities and identify what's worth automating, what isn't, and what the realistic value and risk profile look like.
• Set engineering standards: reusable components, timely and agent versioning, CI/CD for automations, code review, observability, and cost-per-run monitoring for model usage.
• Work with Security and Legal on responsible AI practice — data handling, PII boundaries, model selection, access controls, and detailed decision trails.
• Mentor automation engineers through build reviews, pairing, and hands‑on mentoring; grow the team's proficiency in AI‑native patterns.
  Track the ecosystem and separate genuine capability from vendor noise; run focused proofs of concept and make clear build/buy recommendations.

Join us at Hasbro and be part of a team that strives for excellence, innovation, and collaboration every day. Your expertise and leadership will help us compete at the highest level and achieve our ambitious goals!

We are an Equal Opportunity / Affir… Employer

Hasbro is committed to equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment. We are committed to making all employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, marital status, or any other legally protected status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. If you have a disability and require assistance in this application process and need to request an accommodation, please contact your recruiter or coordinator.

Pay Range$143,900—$242,800 USD

Employees may be eligible for annual and long-term incentives as part of their overall compensation package, depending on role, location, and eligibility. Benefits and programs may include:

• Health & Wellness
• Time Off to Recharge
• Financial Well-being
• Life & Family Support
• Volunteer and Community Initiatives
• Learning & Development
• Exclusive Perks