AI Operations Lead

Company: HME Technologies

About the Company: HME Technologies is a small, profitable media and affiliate marketing company building audiences, selling sponsorships, and running a growing portfolio of content properties across YouTube and emerging platforms. Operator-run, AI-native, and growing fast. First AI operations hire reporting directly to the co-founder.

Job Category: AI Operations / Marketing Operations / Content Automation

Contract Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Location: Remote — USA (must work US business hours)

Salary: Competitive (details on application; this is an operator-first hire)

Application: Apply directly by reaching out through hmetech.com or the HN Who's Hiring thread

Posted: May 1, 2026 (posted directly by the HME Technologies co-founder on HN Who's Hiring May 2026)

Job Description: First AI operations hire working directly with the co-founder to turn AI capabilities into a serious operational advantage across content, analytics, and affiliate attribution. Three primary mandates from day one: build the short-form engine, stand up owned analytics, and be the AI execution engine across the business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and run an AI-leveraged workflow to repurpose years of long-form content into 50–100 short-form pieces per week for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts
• Move the company off spreadsheets and partner dashboards by building clear internal analytics tracking for email growth, content performance, and affiliate attribution
• Build automations using Make, Zapier, or n8n and write Python or JavaScript as needed to connect systems together
• Act as the primary AI execution engine — evaluating new tools, designing workflows, and driving adoption across the business
• Report directly to the co-founder and collaborate on identifying the next highest-leverage AI opportunity each sprint

Skills Required: AI automation tools (Make, Zapier, n8n), Python or JavaScript for scripting, content repurposing workflows, affiliate marketing analytics, YouTube/TikTok/Reels familiarity, data tracking and attribution.

Requirements:

• Proven experience building AI-powered workflows and automations, not just using AI tools ad hoc
• Understanding of media, affiliate marketing, or content operations
• Comfortable working directly with a founder in a fast-moving, small-team environment
• Self-directed with strong execution skills — this is a builder role, not a coordinator role