Tech Lead - AI-Driven M&A Platform

American Operator; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

American Operator is seeking a Tech Lead to own an AI-powered M&A platform, delivering data-intensive solutions with minimal oversight. You will drive end-to-end architecture, drive rapid iteration, and work closely with business users to prototype practical tools.

The role emphasizes data ingestion, entity resolution, enrichment, and AI-powered workflows for the BD and investments teams, reporting directly to the CEO. A track record in GTM-oriented engineering is highly valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in Engineering, CS, Data Science, or a related field.
• 8+ years of software and/or data engineering experience with depth in GTM-oriented work.
• Strong product intuition and translating workflows into technical solutions.
• Bias toward rapid iteration and using third-party tools when possible.
• Excellent communication skills and collaboration with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Partner with cross-functional teams to understand constraints, challenges, and opportunities in the M&A process.
• Leverage software, data, and AI to maximize qualified targets per FTE.
• Own the M&A platform end-to-end: roadmap, implementation, and ongoing support.
• Improve system architecture: data ingestion, entity resolution, enrichment, scoring, storage.
• Prototype and deploy internal tools/workflows to save time with sellers and data analysis.
• Build integrations via APIs, webhooks, and tools like Zapier/Make to keep data in sync.

Skills

Communication skills

Rapid iteration

GTM experience

Data engineering

System design

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Engineering/CS/Data Science

Tools

Web crawling

Entity resolution

API integrations

Job description

American Operator is seeking a Tech Lead to own an AI-powered M&A platform, delivering data-intensive solutions with minimal oversight. You will drive end-to-end architecture, drive rapid iteration, and work closely with business users to prototype practical tools.

The role emphasizes data ingestion, entity resolution, enrichment, and AI-powered workflows for the BD and investments teams, reporting directly to the CEO. A track record in GTM-oriented engineering is highly valued.