Founding Automation Engineer

**About Respiris**:
Respiris is on a mission to reinspire transitions—transforming how companies and individuals navigate career shifts through empathy, AI-driven insights, and community support. We provide seamless outplacement assistance, HR services, and executive recruiting through a managed marketplace designed to meet the needs of modern workforce transitions.

Launched in March 2024, Respiris is gaining traction quickly. We've built an MVP, tested our model, and established early partnerships across various industries. Our next step is scaling our platform, empowering companies and employees to transition smoothly with AI-enabled tools that automate sales, marketing, and community-building efforts. We’re building a company that’s not only tech-enabled but community-focused, helping people and businesses thrive during times of change.

**The Role: Founding Automation Engineer**

We’re looking for a Founding Automation Engineer to join Respiris at this critical growth stage. This role involves building and automating the infrastructure that will power our sales, marketing, and growth operations, enabling Respiris to scale efficiently. You’ll be responsible for designing systems that streamline lead generation, lead nurturing, sales operations, and community engagement—transforming how we acquire, support, and grow our client base.

As a founding member of Respiris, you will work closely with Angel Cruzado, Founder and CEO, to help shape the future of the company. This role offers significant ownership and autonomy, allowing you to influence the direction of our automation strategy while making critical contributions to Respiris' success. You will directly impact how Respiris delivers value to both clients and community members as we grow and scale.

**Why a Founding Role at Respiris Matters**:

- **Ground-floor Opportunity**: You will be joining Respiris at the start of its growth trajectory. As a founding team member, you will build the technical backbone that supports our sales, marketing, and community growth, creating a foundation that will enable us to scale rapidly.
- **Direct Impact**: This is not just an engineering role—it’s a pivotal position that will influence the future of our platform. You’ll work closely with Angel Cruzado and other key stakeholders to shape Respiris' sales and marketing automation strategy, helping us deliver exceptional experiences to our clients and community.
- **Driving Growth**: Respiris is poised for rapid expansion. Your contributions will directly impact our ability to scale our sales funnels, community outreach, and growth marketing efforts, driving lead acquisition, nurturing, and customer success.
- **Innovative Environment**: You’ll be part of a collaborative, fast-paced environment where your ideas and innovations will be valued. You will have the autonomy to drive solutions that align with Respiris’ vision of delivering empathy-driven, AI-powered transitions.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- **Sales & Marketing Automation**: Implement and scale automation systems that integrate with CRM platforms (e.g., Salesforce, HubSpot, Pardot) to support lead generation, lead nurturing, lead scoring, and pipeline management.
- **Sales Operations**: Develop scalable workflows that automate and optimize Respiris’ sales operations, including deal tracking, reporting, and notifications, ensuring the sales team has the tools to close deals efficiently.
- **Lead Management**: Create systems that allow for efficient lead segmentation, scoring, and nurturing, helping the sales and marketing teams focus on the highest-priority leads while driving conversions.
- **Community Automation**: Support the development and automation of community-building efforts, ensuring seamless communication with our job search coaches, clients, and transitioning employees through targeted outreach and engagement strategies.
- **AI & Predictive Analytics**: Collaborate with the data science team to incorporate **AI-driven predictive analytics** that enhance lead generation, sales forecasting, and marketing effectiveness.
- **Real-time Analytics & Reporting**: Build automated reporting systems that provide real-time insights into sales performance, lead pipeline status, and marketing campaign effectiveness.
- **Cross-functional Collaboration**: Work closely with Angel Cruzado and the marketing, sales, and product teams to align automation strategies with overall business goals and ensure consistent growth.

**Requirements**:

- 5+ years of experience in automation engineering with a focus on sales, marketing, or growth automation.
- Proven expertise in CRM integration, marketing automation, and sales operations, with platforms like Salesforce, Pardot, HubSpot, or similar.
- Strong understanding of AI and machine learning as applied to automation, lead management, and community engagement.
- Experience building and scaling growth marketing and community automation systems, focusing on personalized conte