People Experience Manager
About Dust
We're creating a new AI operating system that has the potential to change the way companies operate. Our mission at Dust is to transform how work gets done by letting any team and employee shape the exact agents they need to accelerate their work.
With 70%+ weekly active users, people stick with Dust as much as they do with Slack and Notion. We already are a core part of their jobs.
We're at an exciting stage of our journey and growing fast. We're serving great customers like Cursor, Clay, Whatnot, and Persona, and aim to 5x our growth by the end of 2026.
Dust is a Sequoia-backed company with an experienced and determined team of optimists (coming from companies like Stripe and OpenAI) that likes to focus on users, getting great things done by shipping fast, and doesn’t take itself too seriously while doing so.
Summary
We're looking for an exceptional People Experience Manager to own the heartbeat of our office as we scale from 50 to 100+ employees and move to a larger Paris office in early May 2026. This isn't a traditional office admin role — you'll be a builder with full agency to craft an exceptional workplace experience that supports our #1 company goal: build the best team.
You'll own everything from daily operations (supplies, Tuesday team lunches, tech setup for rituals) to internal events (monthly team drinks, quarterly dinners, offsites) and external brand-building events hosted at our office. You'll work closely with People, Talent, Chief of Staff, and Operations teams.
Our Culture
Product-First: Laser-focused on creating delightful product experiences with existing LLMs.
Small, High-Impact Team: Alumni from Stripe, Square, OpenAI, and other top tech companies.
Transparency & Collaboration: Open-source repository, serendipitous collaboration.
Proactive Problem-Solving: Fix things without waiting for permission.
Ship to Learn: Move fast, learn from real user feedback.
Intellectual Humility: Strong convictions balanced with open-mindedness.
What You'll Do
Own Daily Office Operations
Manage groceries, supplies, and office maintenance
Coordinate weekly Tuesday team lunches and tech setup for bi-weekly all-hands
Proactively identify and solve operational issues
Remember details that matter: dietary restrictions, personal preferences, milestones
Ensure office safety standards are met
Lead the Office Move (Early May 2026)
Own the end-to-end transition to a new larger office for 100+ employees
Coordinate with real estate, IT, and operations
Design and execute the new office setup
Support New Hire Onboarding
Prepare new joiners' arrivals end-to-end (equipment, desk, badges, day-one logistics)
Coordinate with People, IT, and the team
Welcome new hires and drive continuous improvement of onboarding
Build Exceptional Event Experiences
Organize internal events: monthly team drinks, quarterly dinners, 1-2 offsites/year
Partner with marketing/events team for external brand-building events
Collaborate with People team on culture-building activities
Be the Go-To Person for Team Happiness
Build strong connections with every team member
Continuously innovate the employee experience as we grow to 100+
Manage workplace budget; communicate assertively when needed
Requirements
Must-Haves
Event planning experience OR experience leading an office move (strong plus)
Perfect English fluency
Excellent interpersonal skills
Positive energy and exceptional service orientation
Ease with ambiguity in fast-paced startup environments
Willingness to take ownership without waiting for permission
Curiosity about AI and technology
Strong attention to detail and anticipation
Assertive communication skills
Nice-to-Haves
Genuine interest in AI
Experience scaling workplace operations in a startup (50-100+ employees)
French language skills
What We're Avoiding
Large company backgrounds with rigid processes
People who need excessive structure or can't thrive in ambiguity
Compensation & Benefits
Competitive base salary (TBD)
Relocation support up to €10k (apartment + visa assistance)
Significant equity package (Sequoia-backed)
Health insurance for you and dependents
New MacBook Pro or Linux machine + peripherals
Beautiful office in the heart of Paris
Travel to the US multiple times a year
Regular team events and offsites
Location
We're prioritizing building our team with an in-person culture at our offices in Paris and San Francisco, because we value the magic that happens when talented people work closely together.
Why Dust
We're not building yet another enterprise SaaS tool. We’re creating an AI OS that will fundamentally change how companies operate. We believe existing AI models are powerful enough to have a tremendous impact on the world (and will keep getting better). The key is building the infrastructure so they have the right context, and building the best interfaces for humans to interact with them.
We have the unique opportunity to explore and shape the way humans interact with machines while building a product we use ourselves every day.
If you're excited about crafting products that reinvent B2B software and want to join a team that combines the best of startup culture with the backing of top-tier investors, we'd love to talk.
👋 Even if you don't check every box in our requirements, we encourage you to apply. We value diverse perspectives and backgrounds, and we're more interested in your potential and passion than a perfect match to our checklist.
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Learn how we think and work.
Our product constitution: a story about our mission
Agents at Work - Latent Space podcast with our cofounder, Stanislas Polu (2024)
LLMs reasoning and agentic capabilities over time - dotAI podcast with Stanislas Polu (2024)