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.
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Applied AI Lead at Alternative Payments
Alternative Payments is seeking an Applied AI Lead to own the intelligence layer of their financial operating system for SMBs. This isn't a research position; you'll partner with bizops and engineering to build production agentic workflows and internal AI tooling using Claude Code and MCPs. If you have 6+ years of experience shipping AI-native systems and want to shape how a scaling fintech operates from the inside out, this is your opportunity to lead high-leverage architectural decisions in a hybrid New York role.
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Location
New York, United States
Compensation
$150k-$200k + Equity
Company
Alternative Payments
Role overview
Alternative Payments is a tech startup providing fully-integrated B2B payments and checkout infrastructure for service-based businesses, particularly offline and managed service providers across North America and the United States. They offer solutions to streamline payment processes, improve cash flow, reduce accounts receivable time, and include products like Collections Assist to revolutionize accounts receivable collections. Their mission is to make smarter payments accessible to small, offline businesses by combining cutting-edge payment technology with industry expertise.
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.
Who this is a fit for
- 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.
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.
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