ROLE: AI Workflow Automation Specialist (Contract, 6–8 months)

Details:
- Contract length: 6–8 months (extension possible)
- Hours: 30–40 per week
- Location: Greater Nashville preferred; remote considered within U.S.
- Pay: $70–$100 per hour (W2 or 1099, depending on profile)

Overview:
We need a hands-on specialist to design and implement AI-enabled workflow automations. This role is less about pure software development and more about connecting business processes to Microsoft Power Automate, Copilot, and OpenAI endpoints, with document OCR and data extraction as common use cases.

Key Responsibilities:
- Identify high-value processes for automation with IT and business stakeholders
- Build and maintain workflows using Power Automate / Azure Logic Apps and Copilot
- Integrate with OpenAI/Azure OpenAI APIs for querying, summarization, and validation
- Implement OCR/document parsing to extract structured data from PDFs and scans
- Connect Microsoft 365 tools (SharePoint, Teams, Outlook, Excel) with external APIs
- Create documentation and train end users on best practices
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and improve automation performance

Required Skills:
- 3+ years in workflow automation, RPA, or AI integration
- Strong experience with Microsoft Power Automate (cloud and/or desktop) or Azure Logic Apps
- Practical use of OpenAI or Azure OpenAI API and prompt design
- OCR/document processing experience (e.g., Azure Form Recognizer, Tesseract, UiPath OCR, or similar)
- Data querying and transformation (SharePoint/Excel/SQL/JSON). Basic Python or PowerShell is a plus
- Clear communication with non-technical stakeholders