AI Automation Manager

Position SummaryWe're building an AI-native ops division for our Customer Onboarding department, and this role sits at the center of that work. You design and ship the automations, agent configurations, and AI-powered workflows that make our Customer Onboarding teams faster, more consistent, and less dependent on manual effort. You own the build, from scoping and prioritizing the right solution to deploying something that actually works in production.Why join Tipalti?Tipalti is the AI-powered platform for finance automation, elevating how finance teams operate in the global economy. We empower our customers to scale faster and smarter by removing the complexities of doing global business and accelerating their finance operations efficiency. Our platform provides a comprehensive suite of finance automation solutions designed for mid-market businesses across accounts payable, global payouts, procurement, employee expenses, corporate cards, supplier management, tax compliance, and treasury. Tipalti partners with leading financial institutions such as Citi, Wells Fargo, J.P. Morgan, and Visa, enabling over 5,000 global companies to efficiently and securely pay millions of suppliers and payees across 200+ countries and territories, in 120 currencies.At Tipalti, we pride ourselves on our collaborative culture, the quality of our product and the capabilities of our people. Tipaltians are passionate about the work they do, and keen to get the job done. Tipalti offers competitive benefits, a flexible workplace, career coaching, and an environment where diverse individuals can thrive and make an impact. Our culture ensures everyone checks their egos at the door and stands ready to reach for success together. Founded in Israel in 2010, Tipalti is a global business headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area (Foster City) with offices in Tel Aviv, Plano, Toronto, Vancouver, London, Amsterdam, Tbilisi and Medellin.In this role, you will be responsible for:Partner with Customer Onboarding, ops leaders and change partners to scope and prioritize automation opportunities. You'll be brought problems to solve, and your job is to ask the right questions, define the right solution, and build it.Design and build AI-powered workflows and agent configurations that reduce manual effort and improve consistency at scale.Think across functions and break down silos. The best solutions often live at the intersection of teams, and you're comfortable going wherever the problem leads.Deploy, test, and iterate on what you build, defining success metrics, measuring impact, and maintaining visibility into what's working through dashboards and reporting.Evaluate agent output quality in production, identify failure modes, and drive improvement cycles based on what you find.Define and continuously refine best practices for how AI tooling is built and deployed within the ops division, setting the standard, not following it.Stay ahead of the tooling landscape and bring new approaches, frameworks, and capabilities to the team before we're behind.About you 3–5 years in a technical, customer onboarding/implementation, operations role with hands-on experience building workflow automations and process improvements. Direct experience with AI tools, prompt engineering, or agent configuration is a strong plus. Demonstrated ability to ship production-grade automations, not just prototypes. You should be able to show us something you built and walk us through what you'd do differently now.Strong understanding of business operations and processes, with the ability to build for how people actually work, not how a spec says they work.Comfortable working with data. You can define what to measure, build the visibility to track it, and use what you find to drive decisions.(Preferred) Fintech or SaaS implementation/operations experience; hands-on familiarity with agent frameworks and workflow automation tooling.Our benefits package includes:Hybrid working model that requires you to be in office Monday, Tuesday, and ThursdayCompetitive salary and equity Matching 401KExtended benefits, Employee Assistance Program, life insurance, AD&D, LTDMaternity, Paternity and Fertility Treatment benefits15 days of PTOSubsidized lunch on office daysFresh fruit, snacks & drinks in officePhone/internet allowance Regular company-wide social eventsMultiple ERG groups celebrating our diversity and creating an inclusive culture#LI-Hybrid Our MissionOur mission is to elevate how finance teams operate in the global economy. We empower our customers to scale faster and smarter by removing the complexities of doing global business and accelerating their finance operations efficiency. We are the AI-powered platform that automates finance.Tipalti is fueled by a commitment to our customers and a desire to build lasting connections. Our client portfolio includes high-velocity businesses such as Amazon Twitch, GoDaddy, Roku, WordPress.com, and ZipRecruiter. We work hard for our 99% customer retention rate which is built on trust, reliability and innovation. Tipalti means we handled it" - a mission to which we are constantly committed.AccommodationsTipalti champions inclusive teams, in which every voice counts. We are committed to recruiting diverse candidates with varied personal experiences and abilities. We welcome applications from candidates belonging to historically underrepresented or disadvantaged groups, and maintain an equitable Talent Acquisition process that is free from discrimination.As an equal opportunities employer, Tipalti complies with employment and human rights laws across the various jurisdictions in which we operate. Should you require reasonable adjustments or accommodations during the recruitment process, including access to alternate formats of materials, meeting spaces, or other accommodations that could better enable your full participation, please reach out to View email address on click.appcast.io for assistance.AI Use We may use artificial intelligence and automated systems (collectively "AI") to screen, assess, and select candidates during our recruitment process. This includes resume screening, skills assessment, and candidate matching. You have the right to request human review of any automated decision. 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