AI Automation Specialist

FeaturesCase StudiesPricingFAQsFAQsAbout UsHiringLog inContact SalesAI Automation SpecialistLisbon (Hybrid)Granter is building an AI Grant Consultant, an AI agent that handles grants for your organization, end-to-end. It helps companies discover funding opportunities, draft stronger proposals faster, and manage funded projects after approval.Our mission is to enable businesses of all sizes to leverage incentives to grow and innovate. We are deeply involved in the Portuguese startup ecosystem and were the winners of the Web Summit Pitch Competition 2025.We are now looking for an AI Automation Specialist to help make Granter truly AI-native.Half evangelist, half builder: you get teams excited about what's possible, then make it real. That means embedding with each department, understanding their goals, and turning them into working automations that move the numbers.You're genuinely AI-pilled, technically strong, and sharp on product and business, someone who can talk to anyone and deliver 10x productivity gains you can actually measure.What This Role InvolvesBe the internal champion for AI and automation and show every team what is now possibleMeet with every department (operations, product, engineering, sales, and more), understand their workflows and goals, and find where AI and automation create the most leverageDevise a plan and prioritize. Decide what is worth automating first based on impact and effort, and align the relevant teams around itBuild the automations end-to-end using tools like n8n, Make, Zapier, scripts, etc, connecting the systems the team already usesMeasure impact. Track the time, cost, and errors each automation saves, and iterate on what actually mattersDocument what you build so it is reliable and the rest of the team can depend on itWhat We Are Looking ForWe care far more about profile than about years of experience. Three things matter most.“AI-pilled”You have already tried most of the relevant AI tools and have a strong, opinionated sense of which tool is best for whatYou use AI daily and instinctively reach for automation before doing anything manuallyYou keep up with what is new and can quickly judge whether it is useful or just hypeTechnical backgroundEnough technical foundation that the role can go as technical as it needs to: scripting, APIs, connecting systems, reading and adapting codeYou're comfortable reading and adapting code, working with APIs, and connecting systems.You can show us things you have built, vibe coded or automated, in a job, a side project, or just for yourself.Product and business senseAble to talk to and understand each department's initiatives, translate their goals into automation opportunities, and prioritize by impactStrong analytical thinking and the ability to judge whether something is actually worth automatingYou think about outcomes for the business, not just the elegance of the automationAdditional PlusBonus if you're already following the AI startup world closely: what's being built, how these companies operate, what's workingThis role has no seniority bar. but you need to stand out. Send us your projects, your automations, your GitHub, your side experiments. Show us you've been seriously walking this road.CommunicationClear and direct communicatorAble to document issues clearly and make them easy to act onFluent in English and PortugueseLocation requirementThis role requires physical presence in Lisbon. Please do not apply if you are not currently based in Lisbon.MindsetHigh standards and a strong sense of ownershipStrong structured thinking and problem solvingPerseverance to go deep and do the work required to get things rightCuriosity about how AI systems workHow We Like to WorkWe aim to build a team of high-agency builders - people who take initiative, move problems forward, and don’t wait for permission to improve things. You’ll likely do well here if you:Take ownershipFocus on outcomes, not just outputsMove ideas forward quickly through testing and...