Operations Manager - San Francisco, United States - Asari AI

Description

Build AI to co-invent the future:

We're a tight-knit team of passionate technologists building AI agents that help people design and make new products, services, and discoveries.

Our team gets energized by solving challenging and meaningful problems, build useful and seamless products, and help move the world forward.

Team:

• Our team has published awardwinning AI research, includes alumni from Caltech, and Professors from Caltech and UT Austin.
• We're backed by toptier investors and partners: Eric Schmidt (former CEO of Google and chairman of Alphabet), Caltech, Jeff Dean (Chief Scientist, Google DeepMind and Google Research), and JP Millon.

Values:

• We strive for excellence, focus, and impact.
• We value thinking from first principles, learning fast, and getting things done.
• We want to empower you to take ownership in fulfilling our mission.
• Above all, we value team spirit, sharing the ups and downs, achieving great things together, and having fun while doing so.

We're looking for an energetic, driven, and positive team member to be our first operations manager

You'll be part of an innovative and forward-thinking team building the future of AI. We're an early-stage startup with ambitious goals; we aim to make a dent in the universe.

This job requires you to be able to take on different types of work and switch gears quickly. As such, you need to enjoy a fast-paced, dynamic, and energetic environment.

In this role, you will help us keep things running smoothly, create a place that lets everyone do their best work, and think proactively about how we can do things better, more efficiently, and grow our company and culture.

As we grow, we want you to grow in your role too, and we are especially interested in people who are open to taking on new tasks and responsibilities.

We value working hard to achieve great things, but also having fun while doing so. As such, we're looking for someone who's passionate, effective, and has a positive attitude, to come enrich our team


What you'll do

• Ensure our daily operations run smoothly, e.g., scheduling, ordering office supplies, handling logistics.
• Organize team events and big and small initiatives to foster our culture and growth.
• Develop and automate processes to optimize our workflows.
• Manage and optimize supply chain and vendor relationships to ensure seamless operations and cost efficiency.
• Assist with HR, e.g., onboarding, managing benefits, and answer company policy questions.
• You identify trends, forecast needs, and address operational challenges.
• You will set operational goals and budgets, and track performance.
• Potentially taking on higherlevel strategic roles and tasks as we grow.

What we look for

• Strong understanding of business operations, vendor management, and maximizing efficiency.
• Great organizational and communication skills (verbal and written).
• Ability to prioritize and manage time effectively.
• Strong judgement and critical reasoning skills, with the ability to navigate new situations.
• Attention to detail.
• Being selfdriven, proactive, and responsible.
• Expert proficiency with digital tools and their advanced features (Google Docs, Google Sheets, etc).
• Being willing and able to learn new skills and using new tools as needed.
• Great interpersonal skills.
• A positive attitude and contributing to an energizing environment.
• Passion and commitment to achieve great things with your team.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in related roles.
• Hold a BA or BS.

Our compensation, benefits, and perks:

• Competitive salary
• 100% covered premium health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Wellness benefits (e.g., gym, fitness classes, physical therapy).
• Retirement 401k: 100% match of your 401k deferrals up to 4% of your compensation.
• Commuter benefits
• Daily meals in the office
• Training and development budget
• 15 days PTO and paid holidays
• Teambuilding events and celebrations
• We value diversity and are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on any protected status. _

Compensation Range:
$95K - $130K