People Operations Lead
Redwood Research · Berkeley
Research instituteonsitelead$200k–$250k
At a glance
Highlights
- Own and build Redwood's first dedicated People Operations function from scratch.
- Simplify HR and admin for top AI safety researchers to focus on research.
- Lead payroll, benefits, HRIS (Rippling) and immigration case management.
What they offer
- Access to Berkeley office with gym, shower, snacks and drinks
- Catered healthy lunches and dinners
- Generous equipment and software budget
- Unlimited PTO and flexible hours
- 401(k) with employer match
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Relocation bonus may be available
Ideal candidate
A proactive, highly organized People Ops generalist who thrives building processes from scratch and closing gaps. You care deeply about AI safety and enabling researchers to do their best work.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience in People Operations or HR
- Track record of owning and building processes from the ground up
- Experience handling high-stakes compliance matters and immigration cases
- Meticulous attention to detail and highly organized
- Self-starter who closes gaps and follows through
- Clear written and verbal communication
- Familiarity with HRIS platforms
- remote policy
- On-site in Berkeley; WFH a few days per week possible after 3-month onboarding
- hiring process
- Applications may be screened with AI tools; final hiring decisions are made by humans.
Lab profile
About Redwood Research
Ensures safe AI development through rigorous technical research, analysis, and strategic advising.
Known for
- Frontier language model experiments
- AI risk assessment
- Safety measure testing
- AI safety strategic advising
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