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People Operations Lead

Redwood Research · Berkeley

Research instituteonsitelead$200k–$250k
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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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