AI Operations & Automation Engineer (Contractor)

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