Your New Role and Team
Sanctuary AI–a multi award-winning LinkedIn Top Startup company-is looking to hire a skilled and motivated Manager, People to join our Operations team. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the Manager, People will play a vital role in molding our organizational culture through adept support of diverse HR functions.
As Sanctuary AI’s Manager, People, you will work with leaders and their teams directly to define and implement people strategies that are aligned with business plans. The Manager, People will be accountable for developing and implementing a leading practice across the organization related to all aspects of Human Resources policy and practice, such as performance development and succession planning, leadership/management development, acquiring and on-boarding top talent, total rewards, and colleague engagement.
Our Success Criteria
- As an experienced HR Professional, use sound judgment supported by human resource acumen and practical experience to lead the development and implementation of strategic initiatives for the organization.
- Support the delivery and deployment of HR and cross-functional programs and processes by fostering and maintaining strong internal relationships with key business leaders and stakeholders.
- Align HR strategic objectives with the business strategies to add value to the organization, leading through complex situations that arise from broad internal or external issues.
- Lead annual programs including compensation and performance management; roll out people initiatives to the business groups and provide guidance for change management initiatives.
- Oversee and ensure adherence to all regulatory compliance requirements, with a special focus on employment laws and workplace standards.
- Play a leadership role to recognize barriers to success and facilitate proactive solutions that support a performance driven culture with a focus on talent management, coaching and mentoring others on talent reviews, performance management, succession planning, and build a talent pipeline for high potential colleagues.
- Prepare and deliver presentations for internal business; facilitate workgroups, training sessions, and meetings.
- Contribute to the development of new ideas and approaches to improve work processes and efficiency.
Your Experience
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.
- Experience in HR leadership
- Proven people management, relationship building and leadership skills
- Prior experience using Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS) (e.g. BambooHR), project management systems (e.g. Jira), and applicant tracking systems (e.g. Lever)
Skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Familiarity with cross functional team project management
- Excellent time management and multitasking skills
- Ability to analyze and problem solve complex operational challenges
Traits
- Above all else, a consistently positive attitude and a willingness to do whatever it takes to create robust solutions to mission objectives
- Successful candidates will be a proponent of personal responsibility for themselves and their teammates
- Empathetic listener with conflict resolution capabilities
- Consistent bias for action, communication, and interpersonal savvy
- Self-motivated and able to solve problems independently
- Mission driven and passionate about bringing human-like intelligence to machines
Working at Sanctuary AI
Sanctuary AI is an equal opportunity employer; employment with Sanctuary AI is governed based on skills, competence, and qualifications and will not be influenced in any way by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status. In 2023, Sanctuary AI moved into a state-of-the-art office facility and has been recognized by LinkedIn as a Top Startup company.
Compensation and Benefits
Sanctuary offers a market-leading compensation package that includes competitive salaries, equity stakes, and a full suite of benefits for permanent employees, encompassing health coverage, paid time off, cutting-edge work facilities, and worksite flexibility by role. Our commitment to fairness ensures that our total compensation consistently surpasses market standards.
About Sanctuary AI
Founded in 2018 by Geordie Rose, Olivia Norton, and Ajay Agrawal, Sanctuary AI is a Vancouver, Canada-based company. Sanctuary AI is on a mission to create the world’s first human-like intelligence in general-purpose robots that will help us work more safely, efficiently, and sustainably. And in the not-too-distant future, help us explore, settle, and prosper in outer space.
Members of the Sanctuary AI team founded D-Wave (a pioneer in the quantum computing industry), Kindred (first use of reinforcement learning in a production robot), and the Creative Destruction Lab (pioneered a revolutionary method for the commercialization of science for the betterment of humankind). The team has experience launching market-defining innovations rooted in previously unsolved and deep scientific problems.
Recruiting & Employment Agency Notice:
Recruitment and hiring is conducted internally by Sanctuary AI. We are not seeking or soliciting any new agency partnerships or agreements at this time. Any employment agency or professional recruiter (“Agency”) that provides an unsolicited resume(s) or otherwise presents a prospective job candidate through the Sanctuary AI career site or directly to any Sanctuary AI employee, irrevocably grants to Sanctuary AI the unrestricted right to engage, hire, or contract with that candidate at Sanctuary AI’s sole discretion without any compensation to the Agency. We appreciate your interest in working together, and should the need arise our Talent Acquisition team will contact any external firms directly.
