AI Automation Specialist (HYBRID)

C-4 Analytics is a fast-growing, private, full-service digital marketing company specializing in helping automotive dealerships increase sales, market share, and lower cost per acquisition. The ideal candidate understands the benefits of in-person teamwork and is available to work from our Wakefield, MA office a minimum of three days per week.

About the Role

We are seeking an AI Automation Specialist to act as a cross-functional builder and technical thought partner across the entire company. Your focus will be on identifying business process bottlenecks and translating them into practical automations using modern AI, APIs, and no-code/low-code platforms. You’ll operate as a general contractor—working directly with stakeholders, proposing solutions, and implementing them end-to-end without relying on the core engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Be the go-to expert applying AI across Sales, Marketing, Ops, Finance, and beyond.
• Map processes, spot bottlenecks, and eliminate manual effort with AI-driven solutions.
• Proactively propose and translate ambiguous business needs into structured, end-to-end system designs.
• Design and execute AI-powered workflows using modern automation tools and APIs.
• Build smarter solutions using AI for decision support, content generation, classification, and data enrichment.
• Integrate internal systems (CRM, data platforms, cloud tools) for seamless connectivity.
• Own projects from concept to production, ensuring reliability and business relevance.
• Stay current on the latest AI models and tooling as the internal expert.

Requirements

The Rare Trifecta: This role requires a combination of all three:

• Business Process Strength: Strong intuition for how a fast-paced organization operates, comfort with senior leaders, and clear communication on goals and tradeoffs.
• Engineering Mindset: Thinks in systems (inputs/outputs/failure modes), fluent in APIs and data structures, and drives relentlessly for reliability and scalability.
• AI Expertise: Deep, hands-on understanding of modern AI models, knowing where AI adds maximum leverage, and experience shipping AI into production workflows.

Core Background:

• Typically 4+ years of professional experience owning systems end-to-end.
• Demonstrated history of shipping solutions that other teams rely on daily.
• Valued experience: Consulting roles with implementation responsibility, internal tools/business systems teams, and startup/scale-up environments.
• Not seeking: Pure ML research profiles, AI "evangelists" without execution depth, or product managers who do not build/implement.

Qualifications

Hard Qualifiers (Non-Negotiable):

• Experience building cross-functional business systems, not isolated tools.
• Ability to go from whiteboard concept to live, production workflow.
• Focus on business impact and ROI, not novelty for its own sake.
• Comfort pushing back on weak ideas, even with senior stakeholders.

Soft Qualifiers (Equally Important):

• Low ego and high ownership.
• Impatience with unnecessary process and wasted effort.
• Calm, structured thinking in ambiguous situations.
• Practical decision-making over "perfect" architecture.

Skills

Must-Have:

• Proven track record in building cross-functional systems.
• Strong familiarity with AI models.
• Experience with automation platforms and APIs.
• Excellent communication.

Nice-to-Have:

• Background in operations/consulting.
• Experience with CRMs/data platforms.
• Light scripting (Python/JavaScript).

What This Role Is NOT

• Not a research or theory role—this is about building.
• Not a departmental analyst—this is cross-functional.
• Not a pure software engineering role—this is business-driven systems building.

Pay

$100,000 to $130,000 USD per year (competitive and negotiable).

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits.
• Retirement plan.
• Unlimited PTO.

Company Culture

C-4 Analytics takes the guesswork out of advertising by over-delivering on value for clients. We innovate, educate, and drive results while maintaining a practical, team-oriented, and fun work environment. We value respect, humility, and a balance of hard work and play.