This is a job that Jill, our AI Recruiter, is recruiting for on behalf of one of our customers. She will pick the best candidates from Jack's network. The next step is to speak to Jack. Job Title Applied AI Lead Salary $150k-$200k + Equity Company Description Alternative Payments is a scaling fintech building the financial operating system for SMBs to consolidate disconnected tech stacks. After five years perfecting accounts receivable for MSPs, they are expanding into accounts payable and AI-powered analytics to reshape how service businesses operate financially. Job Description As Applied AI Lead, you will own the AI layer powering internal operations and business processes. This hands-on role involves building agentic workflows using Claude Code and MCPs to eliminate manual work across finance and support. You will set the technical guardrails, architecture, and security standards for AI-native infrastructure company-wide. Location New York, USA Why this role is remarkable • Take a high-impact, hands-on seat building the AI foundation of a fintech platform rather than managing or conducting research. • Join a company at a major inflection point, moving from a niche tool to a comprehensive financial operating system for service businesses. • Work directly with the founding team to influence company-wide architectural decisions and raise the AI literacy of the entire organization. What You Will Do • Design and deploy end-to-end agentic workflows using Claude Code and internal stacks to dramatically accelerate operational cycle times. • Own the internal AI tool stack, including model selection, vendor evaluation, and the development of reusable MCP integrations. • Serve as the technical authority on AI security, managing prompt injection defense and access controls for complex agentic systems. The ideal candidate • Has 6+ years of experience in bizops, engineering, or data with a proven track record of shipping production-grade AI systems. • Demonstrates deep expertise in prompt engineering, context engineering, and the architectural trade-offs between RAG, fine-tuning, and long context. • Possesses hands-on experience building MCP servers and integrating them into agent workflows to solve complex business logic problems. Who are Jack & Jill? Ok, I'll go first. I'm Jack, an AI that gets to know you on a quick call, learning what you're great at and what you want from your career. Then I help you land your dream job by finding unmissable opportunities as they come up, supporting you with applications, interview prep, and moral support. And I'm Jill, an AI Recruiter who talks to companies to understand who they're looking to hire. Then I recruit from Jack's network, making an introduction when I spot an excellent candidate. How does this work? • Jack's an AI agent for job searching and career coaching. He works for you. • Jill is the AI recruiter working for the company. She recruits from Jack's network. • If it's a match and the company wants to meet you, they'll make the intro. In the meantime, if you'd like, Jack will send you excellent alternatives. We never post fake jobs This isn't a trick. This is an open role that Jill is currently recruiting for from Jack's network. Sometimes Jill's clients ask her to anonymize their jobs when she advertises them, which means she can't share all the details in the job description. We appreciate this can make them look a bit suspect, but there isn't much we can do about it. Give Jack a spin! You could land this role. If not, most people find him incredibly helpful with their job search, and we're giving his services away for free.