Native Pet · 1 day ago
Director of AI & Automation
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/ExecutiveNative Pet is re-imagining pet nutrition for a new generation of pet parents. They are seeking a Head of AI Automation to lead the technical strategy and execution of internal efficiency initiatives, focusing on architecting and building automated systems across various business functions.
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Responsibilities
You will collaborate with various business functions to develop tools and automations, leveraging AI and automation to enhance efficiency and productivity across the organization
Example project types may include: Marketing & Growth: Automate complex workflows such as automated competitor research, programmatic paid media content generation, and personalized customer communication based on purchasing behavior
Finance & Operations: Streamline back-office functions, including automated invoice processing, real-time inventory alerts, and synchronizing data between our supply chain and financial reporting tools
Product Innovation: Accelerate R&D by building tools that can aggregate and summarize research data, analyze market trends, and organize product formulation notes
Collaborate with the data team to scale our data pipelines and architecture for AI tools
Utilize our proprietary data to build context and enhance the effectiveness of our AI applications
Design and maintain pipelines that sync data from disparate sources (Shopify, ERP, Marketing Platforms) into a centralized architecture
Ensure internal data is structured, clean, and tagged effectively, making it easy for both AI agents and human analysts to query our own data for real-time insights
Build systems that allow LLMs to accurately access proprietary company data (documents, historical performance) without hallucinations
Oversee the development and maintenance of internal tools to guarantee consistency, functionality, ease of access, and collaborative use across all teams and personnel
Develop lightweight, user-friendly web applications (using tools like Streamlit, Retool, or React) that allow non-technical staff to utilize AI workflows
Monitor the health of automated workflows to ensure they run reliably and securely
Qualification
Required
Deep expertise in automation and orchestration is required. Whether you prefer n8n, Make, Airflow, or custom Python scripts, you must be capable of architecting complex, branching workflows with robust error handling
Strong proficiency in Python (for data processing and backend logic) and JavaScript/TypeScript (for web integrations)
Experience working with Large Language Models (OpenAI, Anthropic) via API. You should understand how to structure data and prompts to get consistent, reliable outputs for business tasks
Proficiency in SQL and JSON manipulation. You must be comfortable structuring data for use in financial and operational reporting
You understand that code is a means to an end. You evaluate every project based on the time it saves or the value it creates for the business
You can speak 'Marketing' with the Growth team and 'Margins' with the Finance team, translating their needs into technical solutions
You are comfortable using AI coding assistants (such as GitHub Copilot or Claude Code) to accelerate development and deployment
When dealing with financial or inventory data, you understand that accuracy is paramount. You build verification steps into your workflows to ensure data integrity
Company
Native Pet
Native Pet is a pet food and nutrition company that makes organic and limited-ingredient pet supplements for dogs and cats.
Founded in 2017
11-50 employees
H1B Sponsorship
Native Pet has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$17.9MKey Investors
CAVU Consumer PartnersArch GrantsLeap Venture Studio
2023-08-10Series B· $11M
2022-03-24Series A· $6M
2021-12-13Grant· $0.1M
Leadership Team
Dan Schaefer
Co-Founder
Pat Barron
Co-Founder
Recent News
2025-08-06
2025-08-05
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