Manager RPA & AI Automation

POSITION SUMMARY

We are seeking a strategic Senior Manager of RPA & AI Automation to lead our automation initiatives and build high-performing teams that deliver measurable ROI. This role combines technical expertise in MuleSoft RPA/UiPath with Salesforce integration team leadership and proven ability to drive business value through intelligent automation. The ideal candidate will establish our Automation Center of Excellence while scaling enterprise-wide adoption of RPA and AI technologies.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Automation Strategy & Program Leadership (30%)

• Define and execute RPA and AI automation strategy aligned with digital transformation objectives
• Establish and lead Automation Center of Excellence (CoE) with governance frameworks and best practices
• Drive automation portfolio management including opportunity identification ROI analysis and prioritization
• Develop multi-year automation roadmap and champion adoption across the organization

Team Building & Leadership (25%)

• Build lead and mentor high-performing team of RPA developers and automation engineers
• Recruit and develop talent with expertise in MuleSoft RPA UiPath Salesforce integration and AI
• Establish career development paths training programs and performance management frameworks
• Foster culture of innovation and technical excellence

Technical Leadership & Platform Management (20%)

• Provide hands-on technical guidance for MuleSoft RPA and/or UiPath implementations
• Lead architecture design for automation solutions integrated with Salesforce and enterprise systems
• Establish development standards coding practices and quality assurance frameworks
• Ensure solutions meet enterprise security compliance and governance requirements

Business Partnership & Stakeholder Management (15%)

• Serve as primary automation liaison between business units IT and executive leadership
• Lead process discovery sessions and automation assessments with business stakeholders
• Conduct executive presentations demonstrating automation ROI and business outcomes
• Build relationships with business leaders to identify opportunities and drive adoption

ROI Management & Business Value Delivery (10%)

• Establish ROI measurement frameworks tracking cost savings efficiency gains and business impact
• Develop business cases and financial models demonstrating automation value
• Monitor automation performance metrics and report on realized benefits
• Create executive dashboards for automation portfolio performance

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science IT Engineering Business Administration or related field
• 10 years in automation/RPA/digital transformation with 5 years in leadership roles
• Proven experience implementing MuleSoft RPA OR UiPath solutions with Salesforce integration
• Demonstrated success building and leading automation and AI teams
• Hands-on development experience with MuleSoft RPA platform
• Strong track record delivering measurable ROI through automation and AI solutions
• Experience with Salesforce platforms and automation integration patterns
• Excellent leadership communication and stakeholder management skills

Preferred

• Masters degree (MBA Computer Science or related field)
• MuleSoft certifications (RPA Developer Integration Architect Platform Architect)
• UiPath certifications (RPA Developer Solution Architect)
• Salesforce certifications (Administrator Platform Developer Integration Architecture Designer)
• Process improvement certifications (Six Sigma Lean BPM)
• Experience with AI/ML intelligent document processing or conversational AI
• Background in consulting digital transformation or enterprise architecture

KEY COMPETENCIES

• Leadership & Team Management:Build and develop high-performing technical teams; coach and mentor talent
• RPA Platform Expertise:Deep knowledge of MuleSoft RPA and/or UiPath with hands-on development experience
• Salesforce Integration:Strong understanding of Salesforce architecture APIs and integration patterns
• AI & Intelligent Automation:Experience with AI/ML IDP and emerging automation technologies
• ROI Management:Financial acumen with ability to quantify benefits and develop business cases
• Strategic Communication:Excellent presentation skills for technical and executive audiences

OUR OPPORTUNITY

Natera is a global leader in cell-free DNA (cfDNA) testing dedicated to oncology womens health and organ health. Our aim is to make personalized genetic testing and diagnostics part of the standard of care to protect health and enable earlier and more targeted interventions that lead to longer healthier lives.

The Natera team consists of highly dedicated statisticians geneticists doctors laboratory scientists business professionals software engineers and many other professionals from world-class institutions who care deeply for our work and each other. When you join Natera youll work hard and grow quickly. Working alongside the elite of the industry youll be stretched and challenged and take pride in being part of a company that is changing the landscape of genetic disease management.

WHAT WE OFFER

Competitive Benefits - Employee benefits include comprehensive medical dental vision life and disability plans for eligible employees and their dependents. Additionally Natera employees and their immediate families receive free testing in addition to fertility care benefits. Other benefits include pregnancy and baby bonding leave 401k benefits commuter benefits and much more. We also offer a generous employee referral program!

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Natera is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace environment and welcome people of different backgrounds experiences abilities and perspectives. Inclusive collaboration benefits our employees our community and our patients and is critical to our mission of changing the management of disease worldwide.

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