Business Operations

# **About HUD** [HUD](https://www.hud.ai/) is building infrastructure to create RL training data and evals for frontier AI agents, as well as a marketplace to sell these to frontier labs through the HUD marketplace. Our platform is used by frontier labs, Fortune 500 companies, and startups. We’ve raised $16M from top VCs and were YC W25. ## **About the role** We’re looking for a Business Operations generalist to help build and run HUD’s operating systems. You’ll work closely with our Chief of Staff and founders across hiring, finance, marketing and events, and cross-functional special projects. This role is an exceptional learning opportunity for an early-career generalist who already has some early-stage startup experience. The work is both extremely fast-paced and extremely wide-ranging, giving this person unique access to every part of the company. The Chief of Staff is also personally committing to mentoring this person for success at HUD and beyond. ## **Responsibilities** **This role is intentionally broad and will change depending on the company’s needs,** but the focus of your first 3-6 months may include (but are not limited to): - Co-own hiring and people operations with the Chief of Staff, including recruiter management, feedback tracking, work trial management, and onboarding - Own day-to-day finance operations including transitioning payroll providers, expense tracking, invoice management, and vendor payments - Own or support cross-functional projects with the Chief of Staff and founders, turning open-ended business questions into clear recommendations and scalable systems - Draft public-facing content such as case studies, blog posts, social media posts, partnership announcement, etc. - Plan and run events including community gatherings to team offsites - Miscellaneous operations - everything from notarizing documents for our Singapore entity to onboarding a fractional general counsel - Active but thoughtful use of AI to enable and automate all of the above ## **Experience** **You may be a good fit if you have:** - 3–4 years of experience, including 2 years in management consulting (MBB or top-tier boutique) and 1–2 years at an early-stage startup in business operations or strategy and operations - Demonstrated experience taking ambiguous projects from initial problem structuring through implementation, with an eye on building scalable systems instead of point solutions - Strong organization and attention to detail, with the judgment to prioritize competing demands and keep commitments on track - Excellent written and verbal communication skills— **please link a writing sample** - High agency balanced with good judgement on when to ask for more input or help to get things done on time - Comfort moving between strategic questions and everyday operational work, and learning unfamiliar parts of the business quickly **Strong candidates may also have:** - Experience using AI to automate workflows, not just for research or summarization - Built a system or process from scratch and iterated it as the company grows - Experience working with technical teams or ability to learn technical topics quickly at a conceptual level - Comfort working with leadership internally and externally, and confidence in voicing your thoughts in such rooms—especially in dissent _We prioritize technical aptitude and learning potential over years of experience. Motivated candidates are encouraged to apply even if they don't meet all criteria._ ## **Team & company details** - **Team Size** : ~25 people currently, mostly full-time in-person, but some remote. - **Our team:** Our team includes 4 International Olympiad medalists (IOI, ILO, IPhO), serial AI startup founders, and researchers with publications at ICLR, NeurIPS, etc. - **Company stage:** We have 8 figures in funding and are scaling profitably and quickly to meet very strong demand. ## **Logistics** - **Employment** : Full-time. - **Location** : **San Francisco office only for this role.** - **Visa Sponsorship** : We provide support for relocation and visas for strong full-time candidates to the US or Singapore. - **Timeline** : Applications are rolling. The process is 2 technical interviews and a 2-3 day work trial. ## What we offer - Competitive compensation - 100% covered top-of-the-line medical, dental, and vision from Blue Shield of CA (US employees) - Lunch and dinner when you’re in the office (in-office employees) - Company-wide holiday break (Christmas Eve to New Year’s Day) on top of PTO and paid holidays - Other perks including an Equinox membership, 401k, and commuter benefits (US employees) - Unlimited\* access to tokens for ChatGPT, Claude Code, Cursor, etc. \*_By unlimited, we mean no one on our token usage leaderboard has ever hit a limit. So we have no idea what the limit is._ Due to high volume, we may not actively respond to every application, but feel free to contact us at [[email removed]](mailto:[email removed]) or elsewhere if we missed your application! Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.