Operations and People Associate
Encord
People & HR, Operations
United States · California, USA · San Jose, CA, USA · San Francisco, CA, USA · Staten Island, NY, USA
Posted on Mar 6, 2026
About Us
Encord is the universal data layer for AI that helps 300+ AI teams train and run models on the right data. Our platform indexes, curates, annotates, and evaluates data across the full AI lifecycle, from development through production. Trusted by Woven by Toyota, AXA, UiPath, Zipline, and more.
We're an ambitious team of 100+ working at the frontier of AI and have raised $60M in Series C funding from Wellington Management, CRV, Next47 and Y Combinator.
The Role
We are looking for a driven Operations and People Associate to join our team. In this pivotal role within the Encord People Operations Team, you will be instrumental in managing our US Office with 25+ employees, onboarding new team members and enhancing existing processes to help us achieve our collective goals. This is a unique opportunity to influence the People Operations function at a fast-growing global company while contributing to outstanding employee experiences. Your contributions will play a crucial role in fostering a collaborative and efficient environment.
What You'll Do
What We Offer
Encord is the universal data layer for AI that helps 300+ AI teams train and run models on the right data. Our platform indexes, curates, annotates, and evaluates data across the full AI lifecycle, from development through production. Trusted by Woven by Toyota, AXA, UiPath, Zipline, and more.
We're an ambitious team of 100+ working at the frontier of AI and have raised $60M in Series C funding from Wellington Management, CRV, Next47 and Y Combinator.
The Role
We are looking for a driven Operations and People Associate to join our team. In this pivotal role within the Encord People Operations Team, you will be instrumental in managing our US Office with 25+ employees, onboarding new team members and enhancing existing processes to help us achieve our collective goals. This is a unique opportunity to influence the People Operations function at a fast-growing global company while contributing to outstanding employee experiences. Your contributions will play a crucial role in fostering a collaborative and efficient environment.
What You'll Do
- Oversee day-to-day office operations in our US office, including scheduling, office management, and office supplies procurement to ensure a well-functioning and efficient workplace.
- Support the onboarding process including sharing offers, management of new starter’s equipment, first day onboarding, right to work checks and new starter check ins.
- Organise US team socials, ensuring all logistics are handled smoothly and the events promote team cohesion and morale.
- Work closely with the Ops team to organise larger company events, such as winter and summer offsites.
- Support teams with conference related logistics, including travel arrangements, accommodation and merchandise procurement
- Assist with HR-related projects and initiatives.
- Support the wider team with operational support.
- Highly organised, with ability to manage multiple work priorities while delivering operations solutions at a high-growth pace.
- 1 to 2 years experience in People operations, ideally within a start up environment
- Ability to build positive working relationships with cross-functional teams in a company.
What We Offer
- 18 days annual leave a year + public holidays.
- Competitive salary and equity in a hyper-growth business.
- Strong in-person culture: most of our team is in the office 3+ days a week.
- Room to grow into anything you choose to — a year ago we were 50 people, now we're over 100. We'll be growing insanely fast over the next 24 months and you'll have all the opportunities for growth as you can handle.