About the job
About Gusto
At Gusto, we are dedicated to empowering the small business economy by managing essential services such as payroll, health insurance, 401(k)s, and HR, allowing business owners to concentrate on their passions and customers. With offices in Denver, San Francisco, and New York, we proudly support over 400,000 small businesses nationwide, fostering a workplace that reflects and celebrates our diverse clientele. Discover more about our Total Rewards philosophy.
About the Role:
As the Enterprise Applications AI Architect, you will spearhead the integration of AI and automation across Gusto’s enterprise applications landscape, revolutionizing the way our internal systems interconnect and function. Within the IT and Enterprise Applications organization, you will collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, Finance, People Tech, and Operations teams to align business requirements with AI-driven solutions. Your role will involve designing Model Context Protocols (MCPs) and AI agents to enhance enterprise workflows, making them smarter, faster, and more autonomous. In alignment with Gusto’s FY26 Enterprise Systems strategy, you will transform our ERP and Finance systems from reactive to predictive, context-aware, and self-improving platforms, while ensuring security, compliance, and measurable outcomes. This position blends technical execution with strategic systems thinking, leveraging integration fluency, AI literacy, and business empathy to create the essential connections for AI to effectively enhance enterprise operations.
About the Team:
This position reports to the Enterprise AIT team, which is focused on driving the intelligent transformation of Gusto’s enterprise systems. The team is responsible for integrating AI, automation, and advanced analytics across our internal applications ecosystem to enhance scalability, efficiency, and decision-making. By partnering closely with Finance, Business Operations, IT, and Security, the Enterprise AIT team enables Gusto’s systems to become smarter, more predictive, and more adaptable. This new role is designed to expand the team’s capability to operationalize AI within enterprise workflows and support Gusto’s broader Enterprise Systems strategy.
Here’s what you’ll do day-to-day:
- Translate business needs into actionable AI solutions...

