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San Francisco, California, United States
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Based in San Francisco, California, Turing is the world’s leading research accelerator for frontier AI labs and a trusted partner for global enterprises looking to deploy advanced AI systems. Turing accelerates frontier research with high-quality data, specialized talent, and training pipelines that advance thinking, reasoning, coding, multimodality, and STEM. For enterprises, Turing builds proprietary intelligence systems that integrate AI into mission-critical workflows, unlock transformative outcomes, and drive lasting competitive advantage.
Recognized by Forbes, The Information, and Fast Company among the world’s top innovators, Turing’s leadership team includes AI technologists from Meta, Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, McKinsey, Bain, Stanford, Caltech, and MIT. Learn more at www.turing.com
About the Role
This role is the operational backbone of the People Team - owning the systems, workflows, governance, and standards that let Recruiting and People Operations execute efficiently, consistently, and at scale, from sourcing through offboarding.
This is a player-coach role. You'll personally own the operating model and systems roadmap, and lead a team of three - two People Operations Specialists and a Senior Systems/HRIS lead - who help build and run it.
This isn't a maintenance role. We need someone hungry to build something that doesn't fully exist yet, who takes ownership without waiting to be told, and who's comfortable holding people - including their own team - accountable.
What You'll Own
Area 1: Systems & Infrastructure
Own the systems architecture that powers the People function - the platforms, the data, and how they connect.
Area 2: Operations (Recruiting through People Operations)
Own the end-to-end operational infrastructure across the full employee lifecycle - from sourcing through offboarding - so Recruiting and People Operations function as one connected system rather than two handoffs.
How You'll Work
You are the internal business operations leader embedded within the People organization.
Functional leaders define what great looks like.
You design - and lead the team that delivers - how great gets delivered consistently.
You partner with leaders across Recruiting, People Operations, HR Business Partners, Talent Development, AI Optimization, IT, Finance, and Legal to build an operating model that is scalable, measurable, and continuously improving.
Your work brings the same operational discipline expected from organizations like FP&A, Revenue Operations, and Product Operations by introducing:
Who You Are
Success Looks Like
After 12 months:
You are the Business Operations leader for the People Team - the person who owns the systems and operating model the business runs on, and leads the team that keeps it running. Your customers are the functional leaders across Recruiting and People. Your product is an operating system, delivered through infrastructure you govern and a team you lead.
We are client first: We put our clients at the center of everything we do, because their success is the ultimate measure of our value.
We work at Start-Up Speed: We move fast, stay agile and favor action because momentum is the foundation of perfection
We are AI forward: We help our clients build the future of Al and implement it in our own roles and workflow to amplify productivity.
Amazing work culture (Super collaborative & supportive work environment; 5 days a week)
Awesome colleagues (Surround yourself with top talent from Meta, Google, LinkedIn etc. as well as people with deep startup experience)
Competitive compensation
Flexible working hours
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. Turing is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics. At Turing we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace and celebrate authenticity, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
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