Office and People Operations Manager

About Cartesia
Our mission is to build the next generation of AI: ubiquitous, interactive intelligence that runs wherever you are. Today, not even the best models can continuously process and reason over a year-long stream of audio, video and text—1B text tokens, 10B audio tokens and 1T video tokens—let alone do this on-device.

We're pioneering the model architectures that will make this possible. Our founding team met as PhDs at the Stanford AI Lab, where we invented State Space Models or SSMs, a new primitive for training efficient, large-scale foundation models. Our team combines deep expertise in model innovation and systems engineering paired with a design-minded product engineering team to build and ship cutting edge models and experiences.

We're funded by leading investors at Index Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners, along with Factory, Conviction, A Star, General Catalyst, SV Angel, Databricks and others. We're fortunate to have the support of many amazing advisors, and 90+ angels across many industries, including the world's foremost experts in AI.

Role Responsibilities

We're seeking an exceptional Office Operations Manager to shape and elevate our workplace experience as we continue our rapid growth. You’ll build the foundation for an inspiring and productive office environment that brings our team and community together.

What You'll Do

• Create and maintain an outstanding office environment that enables our team to do their best work

• Own people operations from onboarding, benefits administration, and offboarding processes

• Design and execute memorable team experiences through company socials, offsites, and community events

• Ensure smooth daily operations through meal coordination, supply management, and office logistics

• Process vendor payments and maintain accurate expense tracking

• Welcome visitors and manage front desk responsibilities as the face of our company

• Keep our office well-stocked with company merchandise and manage distribution

• Provide high-touch calendar management and scheduling support for meetings and interviews

• Build scalable processes for office equipment, system access, and space management

What You'll Bring

• 2+ years of experience in office management or executive assistance at high-growth startups

• Outstanding organizational abilities and attention to detail

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Strong project management capabilities to handle multiple concurrent priorities

• Track record of delivering exceptional results in fast-paced environments

• Ability to work independently and take initiative on critical operations

• Experience with scheduling and calendar management

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience managing office expansions or relocations

• Background in people operations or HR administration

• Track record of successful event planning and execution

• Demonstrated impact in building company culture initiatives

• Experience working in technology companies

Our perks

🍽 Lunch, dinner and snacks at the office.

🏥 Fully covered medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees.

🏦 401(k).

✈️ Relocation and immigration support.

🦖 Your own personal Yoshi.