HR Ops
About AMI
We are building a new breed of AI systems that (1) understand the real world, (2) have persistent memory, (3) can reason and plan, and (4) are controllable and safe.
We are a team of scientists and engineers building frontier world model-based AI. We combine the scientific rigor of a top-tier research institute with focus on engineering excellence and execution.
We are a global company, with offices in Paris, Montreal, New York, and Singapore. Come build the future of AI with us!
I. What your role involves
Employee Experience: As our pioneer HR Ops, you will be involved in building and sharing AMI's global culture to set up a best-in-class Employee Experience to foster collaboration early on between the People team, the Research team and all other teams.
Processes & standards: You will implement scalable HR procedures including Onboarding, lead process automation initiatives and setup standards that will grow with the company, ensuring consistency and operational excellence across the board.
Business partnering: You will be the go-to HR partner for the entire team, covering onboarding/offboarding, payroll (outsourced), benefits & compensation, time-off, Legal HR (work contracts, visas), and HR systems (i.e. Deel HRIS). You'll structure and coordinate cross-functional HR projects, ensuring company-wide clarity and alignment across all stakeholders.
Day-to-day HR operations: You will manage day-to-day HR matters (including HR ticketing, HR administration such as absences) and address employee and external provider queries to keep everyone engaged and supported. You will lead monthly payroll cycles in 4 countries in collaboration with external providers (including Deel), ensuring payroll accuracy and compliance.
Performance scheme: You will start building a light and operational performance strategy and review cycle.
People analytics: You will build HR reporting and analyze people-related KPIs (retention, engagement, time to hire, diversity, etc.) and evaluate the efficiency of the People team.
Strategic HR leadership & execution: You will support the strategic agenda of the founding team by prioritizing HR-related topics, making recommendations, preparing key decisions and tracking actions & results.
HR planning: You will work closely with Finance to track and maintain the workforce/hiring plan, staying ahead of workforce needs in a hypergrowth environment.
II. What you’ll bring
Experience: You have 7–10+ years of professional experience leading global, complex and demanding HR organizations, including significant time spent on hands-on HR Ops roles understanding HR processes across the employee journey (onboarding, offboarding, performance, C&B, payroll, etc.).
Hands on: You have previous experience in start-up environments and share a hands on culture (moving fast, focusing on prioritization and getting things done).
HR Operations & Compliance: You have strong knowledge of global HR & legal topics in hyper growth environments. You are hands-on, able to multitask and prioritize your daily workload but you are also accurate and really rigorous with everything you do.
Strategic thinking: You have the ability to connect People initiatives with overall company long-term strategic roadmap and participate to organizational decisions at leadership level.
Business Partner of choice: You showcase exceptional stakeholder management skills and experience partnering with senior leaders and multiple functions (Ops, Finance, Legal, Researchers, etc.) with confidentiality and trust.
Data-driven mindset: You will support the founding team setting OKRs and tracking HR KPIs, extracting insights, and making strategic recommendations.
Self-starter: You find comfort and autonomy in operating in an evolving, hyper growth environment and have the ability to solve people-related issues. Prior experience in global Research labs / companies a significant plus.
Communication: You are fluent in English, have outstanding communication and interpersonal skills as you will embody the HR function.
III. Key skills and traits needed
Business partnering: Act as the first bridge between the Finance team the Leadership team:
Use both financial and HR data to create cross-team alignment
Help the founding stay focused on the company’s strategic priorities and biggest growth levers
Ownership Mentality: Comfortable being the “HR function” alone to start with and building processes from scratch and solve people problems.
Adaptability: Doer that thrives in ambiguous, fast-paced startup environments.
Detail-Oriented: Meticulous attention to accuracy while maintaining agility and speed of execution.
Research labs experience: Prior experience in global Research labs / Engineer companies across multiple locations is a significant plus.
Growth Mindset: Excited by the challenge of building fast from the ground up with limited guidance.