Head of AI

Betco Sales Corp is seeking a Head of AI to lead the company’s artificial intelligence strategy and put AI to work in every department. Betco is a 40-year, R2- and ISO-certified refurbished-electronics business in Moonachie, NJ with 150+ employees. We buy, refurbish, grade and resell phones and consumer electronics through carrier trade-in programs, liquidation lots, wholesale distribution, online marketplaces and live selling.

The ideal candidate combines a strong technical background with executive-level leadership: someone who can set the AI roadmap, build the team and infrastructure behind it, and still write code and ship tools themselves.

This is a hands-on builder role, not an advisory one. You will walk the warehouse, sit with sales, finance, purchasing, refurbishing and e-commerce, find where AI and software remove manual work or sharpen decisions, and then deliver the solution. You report directly to the CEO.

What you’ll do

• Develop and execute Betco’s AI strategy, aligned with business goals, with scalable and sustainable solutions.
• Audit every department (purchasing, receiving, refurbishing and grading, sales, e-commerce and live selling, finance, logistics, HR) and map where AI or automation saves time, money or errors.
• Oversee the design, development and deployment of AI solutions using machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision and emerging technologies.
• Build and ship internal software and AI tools: pricing and bid models for device auctions, listing and description generation, SKU and inventory matching, customer-service automation, document and email processing.
• Own company reporting: build dashboards and automated reports on sales, margin, inventory, yield and throughput so leadership sees accurate numbers daily, not monthly.
• Integrate AI into the systems we already run (our ERP and inventory systems, marketplace APIs, carrier portals, spreadsheets) rather than adding disconnected tools.
• Manage technical architecture planning for cloud infrastructure, databases and enterprise systems integration.
• Ensure data security, privacy compliance (including PCI) and ethical AI use; establish governance for risk management, disaster recovery and business continuity.
• Lead, mentor and manage a multidisciplinary team of engineers, data analysts and contractors as the function grows; run projects with agile methods and sound SDLC practices.
• Train managers and staff to use AI tools in their daily work and write the standards for how AI is used with company and customer data.
• Prioritize by return: measure the hours and dollars each project saves and report results to the CEO monthly.
• Stay current with advances in AI, cloud computing and DevOps, and foster a culture of innovation across the company.

• Extensive experience in AI development, including at least 2 years shipping AI/LLM-based tools that real users depend on; proficiency with machine learning frameworks (Python, TensorFlow, PyTorch) and current AI APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, open-source models).
• Daily, practical fluency with AI tools: prompt design, retrieval, agents and automation platforms.
• Strong software development skills across front end and back end (Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, React or similar) and comfort building full working applications, APIs and integrations end to end.
• Strong with numbers: SQL, spreadsheets, data modeling, ETL and data warehousing, and the ability to build reports and dashboards leadership can trust (Power BI, Looker, Metabase or similar).
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and cloud infrastructure management, including databases (SQL Server, NoSQL), storage and cloud security.
• Familiarity with enterprise applications such as ERP, inventory and e-commerce systems and experience with API integration.
• Working understanding of networking and IT governance: VPNs, firewalls, encryption, PCI compliance, NIST standards, disaster recovery.
• Demonstrated leadership of cross-functional teams in agile environments; proven success in project and program management at an executive level.
• Proven record of walking into a non-technical department, understanding its workflow and delivering a tool people actually adopt.
• Strong communicator who can explain technical trade-offs to a CEO and train a warehouse lead with equal ease; adept at vendor management and strategic planning.
• Self-directed and fast: comfortable owning projects from idea to production with little oversight.

Nice to have

• Background in wholesale, e-commerce, reverse logistics, consumer electronics or refurbishing.
• Experience with computer vision (device grading, defect detection, barcode and screen reading).
• Experience with online marketplaces or live-selling platforms.
• Spanish proficiency.
• Experience building and leading a small technical team.