[Remote] AI Automation Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Valsoft Corporation is a global firm that acquires and grows mission-critical vertical market software companies. They are seeking an AI Automation Engineer who will embed within portfolio companies to identify and implement automation opportunities, transforming manual processes into automated systems.ResponsibilitiesEmbed inside portfolio companies to audit their workflows across every department and identify automation opportunitiesTranslate messy, manual processes into clean, reliable automated systems — using AI, no-code, custom code, or whatever actually worksInterview stakeholders, map processes, and diagnose root causes before writing a line of codeBuild and deploy automation across operations, sales, customer support, reporting, and internal toolingOwn the full delivery cycle: scoping, building, shipping, measuring, and iteratingWork directly with company leadership to prioritize what gets built and communicate ROI clearlyOperate across multiple portfolio companies over time, building a repeatable playbook for what worksSkillsProven experience automating real business workflows — not just experiments, but things that shipped and stuckFluency across automation tooling: you know when to use Make, Zapier, n8n, custom code, or an AI agent — and you pick the right oneStrong technical foundation — you can build production-quality solutions, not just prototypesExceptional problem-framing skills: you ask the right questions before jumping to solutionsHigh comfort with ambiguity — you thrive when the brief is 'this is costing us time but we don't know why'Strong communicator — you can explain what you built, why it works, and what it's worth to non-technical leadershipSelf-starter who moves fast and leaves systems better than you found themCompany OverviewAs a leading player in vertical market software (VMS), Valsoft combines industry expertise with a unique buy-and-hold investment philosophy, managing a growing portfolio of companies that benefit from decentralized leadership and operational autonomy. It was founded in 2015, and is headquartered in Montréal, Quebec, CAN, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://www.valsoftcorp.com.