AI Operations & Automation Engineer (Contractor)
Job Description
About Fresno Summit Advisors
Fresno Summit Advisors is a recruiting and talent operations partner supporting startups and SMBs across healthcare, healthcare AI, fintech, and emerging technology sectors.
We help companies build stronger hiring systems, improve recruiting operations, and execute high-quality searches across leadership, technical, operational, and healthcare-focused roles.
As Fresno Summit continues to grow, we are investing heavily in AI-enabled recruiting infrastructure and operational systems to improve sourcing speed, recruiting quality, workflow automation, and overall scalability.
We are looking for a highly operational, technically curious contractor to help build and maintain these systems.
About the Role
This is not a traditional software engineering role.
We are looking for a highly resourceful AI Operations & Automation Contractor who can help us build lightweight AI-enabled recruiting workflows, sourcing infrastructure, operational automations, and internal recruiting systems.
This role sits at the intersection of:
recruiting operations
workflow automation
AI tooling
sourcing infrastructure
operational systems
data enrichment
process optimization
You will work directly with the Founder of Fresno Summit Advisors to help design and implement internal recruiting workflows that improve operational efficiency and allow the company to scale with a lean team.
This is an ideal role for someone who:
enjoys building systems
is highly curious about AI workflows
likes operational problem-solving
enjoys automating repetitive work
is comfortable learning quickly
thrives in startup environments
is excited about practical AI applications
What You’ll Work On
You will help build and maintain internal systems such as:
AI-powered candidate summary workflows
Candidate intelligence databases
Sourcing automation workflows
Outreach personalization systems
Recruiting workflow automations
Slack operational alerts
Search setup templates
Recruiting operations dashboards
Data enrichment workflows
AI-assisted recruiting workflows
Workflow integrations between recruiting systems
Example Projects
Examples of workflows you may help build:
Generate recruiter-ready candidate summaries from LinkedIn profiles
Automatically enrich and classify candidate data
Build sourcing tables and candidate pipelines in Clay
Trigger operational alerts when recruiting workflows stall
Generate personalized outreach drafts for recruiters
Build lightweight AI workflows using OpenAI APIs
Create automations using n8n, Zapier, or similar tools
Improve recruiting operations and workflow efficiency
What We’re Looking For
Preferred Qualifications
Experience using Clay, Airtable, Notion, Zapier, Make, n8n, or similar workflow tools
Familiarity with AI tools and APIs such as OpenAI, Claude, ChatGPT, or similar
Comfortable learning new systems quickly
Strong operational and systems thinking
Basic understanding of APIs, automations, and integrations
Strong organization and documentation skills
Strong English written communication
Comfortable working independently
Startup mindset and willingness to experiment
Curious and highly resourceful
Nice to Have
Python familiarity
Recruiting or sourcing workflow exposure
Data enrichment experience
CRM or ATS experience
Spreadsheet/data operations experience
Slack workflow experience
What Success Looks Like
Success in this role means helping Fresno Summit:
reduce repetitive recruiting work
improve sourcing speed
improve candidate intelligence
centralize recruiting workflows
improve operational visibility
support more clients with lean headcount
build scalable internal systems
Working Model
Part-time contractor role
Fully remote
Tools We Use
Ashby ATS
Clay
OpenAI / ChatGPT
Slack
n8n
Google Workspace
LinkedIn Recruiter
Apollo and enrichment tools
Ideal Candidate
This role is ideal for someone who:
enjoys building workflows and systems
likes solving operational problems
experiments with AI tools regularly
thrives in ambiguity
is excited about AI-enabled operations
enjoys startup environments
wants to build practical systems that create real business leverage