Senior AI-Driven Automation & Process Architect

Jobicy; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Thumbtack is seeking a Sr. Automation & Process Specialist to lead service experience transformation within the Service Team, owning end-to-end automation initiatives.

You will design future-state workflows, leverage AI tools (conversational AI, agent assist, self-service), and collaborate with QA, Analytics, Data Science, and Business Applications to deliver measurable business impact. If you thrive on breakthrough solutions, simplify complex systems, and drive scalable processes, this role

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in service operations or continuous improvement, with a proven record of leading 0 to 1 initiatives. Experience in customer experience strategy is preferred.
• Strong process thinking with the ability to simplify complex systems, reduce handoffs, and remove waste.
• Experience with AI- or automation-enhanced service environments (e.g., bots, agent assist, self-service) and a vision for their transformative potential.
• Skilled in leading discovery sessions, facilitating collaboration, and driving cross functional problem solving focused on breakthrough solutions.
• Strong analytical and strategic skills to connect customer experience outcomes with operational and financial results.
• Passion for building excellent, scalable systems that represent a paradigm shift, not just optimizing existing tools.

Responsibilities

• Identify and lead 0→1 initiatives that create entirely new processes or fundamentally reinvent existing ones, rather than making incremental improvements.
• Design and execute future-state workflows that combine policy, process, and automation to deliver measurable business impact.
• Own end-to-end delivery of automation initiatives, from discovery and design through implementation, testing, and launch.
• Leverage AI tools and automation platforms (for example, conversational AI, agent assist, and self-service) to enhance service speed, consistency, and scalability.
• Partner with QA, Analytics, Data Science, and frontline teams to gather insights and validate opportunities for major improvement.
• Collaborate with Business Applications to ensure solution designs align with business goals and represent a true step forward in operational effectiveness.
• Track key performance metrics to assess impact, document learnings, and build playbooks that enable continued innovation across teams.

Skills

Process thinking

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Discovery facilitation

Strategic thinking

Tools

AI tools

Automation platforms

Job description

Thumbtack is seeking a Sr. Automation & Process Specialist to lead service experience transformation within the Service Team, owning end-to-end automation initiatives.

You will design future-state workflows, leverage AI tools (conversational AI, agent assist, self-service), and collaborate with QA, Analytics, Data Science, and Business Applications to deliver measurable business impact. If you thrive on breakthrough solutions, simplify complex systems, and drive scalable processes, this role