Strategy & Ops Associate, Applied AI

Clipboard; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Clipboard is seeking an Applied AI Strategy & Ops Associate to support and evolve our internal tooling ecosystem across Operations. This hands-on role focuses on strengthening the foundation of our operational stack by working with support platforms, AI-driven systems, and internal automations to improve day-to-day operations.

You will partner with team leadership to execute priorities, refine existing systems, and introduce new tooling to ensure our stack scales with the business.

Qualifications

• Experience working with APIs, integrations, and automation tooling.
• Ability to translate problems into practical, well-scoped technical solutions.
• Strong systems thinking to see how tools connect and impact operations.
• Track record of owning and delivering high‑quality tooling improvements.

Responsibilities

• Execute high-priority tooling and automation initiatives across the operational stack.
• Build and iterate workflows, integrations, and automations to boost day-to-day efficiency.
• Support and improve systems across multiple tools, including support platforms and AI-driven solutions.
• Translate defined problems into practical, well-scoped technical solutions.
• Identify gaps or inefficiencies in current tooling and proactively address them.
• Troubleshoot issues, improve system reliability, and ensure tools perform in production.
• Contribute to improvements in how systems connect and operate together.

Skills

APIs

Integrations

Automation

Systems thinking

Problem solving

Ownership mindset

Execution discipline

Tools

Zendesk

Job description

We are hiring an Applied AI Strategy & Ops Associate to support and evolve our internal tooling ecosystem across Ops.

This is a hands-on individual contributor role focused on strengthening the foundation of our operational stack. You’ll work across a range of tools including support platforms, AI-driven systems, and internal automations to improve how our day-to-day operations function.

You’ll partner closely with team leadership to execute against defined priorities, refine existing systems, and introduce new tooling where needed ensuring our stack continues to scale effectively with the business.

What You’ll Do

• Execute against high-priority tooling and automation initiatives across the operational stack
• Build and iterate on workflows, integrations, and automations that improve day-to-day efficiency
• Support and improve systems across multiple tools, including support platforms and AI-driven solutions
• Translate defined problems into practical, well-scoped technical solutions
• Identify gaps or inefficiencies in current tooling and proactively address them
• Troubleshoot issues, improve system reliability, and ensure tools perform effectively in production
• Contribute to ongoing improvements in how our systems connect and operate together

What We’re Looking For

• Technical Fluency - You’re comfortable working with APIs, integrations, and automation tooling. You can build, debug, and adapt across different systems without relying on heavy oversight.
• Execution Discipline - You take defined problems and drive them through to completion. You manage multiple priorities effectively and maintain a high bar for quality and reliability.
• Systems Thinking - You understand how tools, workflows, and dependencies connect. You look for ways to improve how systems operate together, not just individual components.
• Problem Solving - You can take loosely defined or scoped problems and translate them into practical, well-structured solutions.
• Ownership Mindset - You take responsibility for delivering high-quality work and improving the team’s day-to-day operations through better tooling and processes.

Nice to Have

• Experience working with support platforms such as Zendesk
• Familiarity with AI-driven tools and automation workflows
• Background in Ops, Support, or CX environments
• Experience working with evolving or fragmented tooling stacks

Hiring Process

• Application
• Case Study
• Case Interview with a team member
• Interview with Head of Core Services
• Interview with Head of Operations
• Final Culture Interview with Executive Leadership