Company Description:
We are creating the future of brain-computer interfaces: building devices now that have the potential to help people with paralysis regain mobility and independence and invent new technologies that could expand our abilities, our community, and our world.
Team Description:
The People and Talent team attracts and empowers extraordinary talent to break boundaries and advance Neuralink’s mission.
Job Description:
As a People Programs Manager at Neuralink, you will design, implement, and optimize programs that support the full employee lifecycle. From performance reviews and onboarding to engagement surveys and manager development, you’ll create impactful programs that align with Neuralink’s goals, culture, and values. This role is critical in driving operational excellence, ensuring fairness and equity, and enabling employees and managers to thrive.
Job Responsibilities:
- Develop, implement, and continuously improve people programs, including performance reviews, engagement surveys, onboarding, and succession planning
- Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure programs align with business needs and company culture
- Create resources, training, and frameworks to support managers in driving team effectiveness and employee development
- Facilitate manager development programs to ensure leadership effectiveness across all levels
- Partner with key teams to design and execute engagement strategies, ensuring Neuralink remains a great place to work
- Analyze survey data and other metrics to identify trends and recommend improvements
- Establish clear processes and frameworks to streamline execution and ensure fairness and equity across all programs
- Partner with HR, Talent Acquisition, and cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and efficiency
Basic Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience in HR, People Operations, or a similar role, with demonstrated experience managing people programs
- Proven success designing and executing company-wide initiatives like performance management, onboarding, or engagement surveys
- Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to juggle multiple priorities
- Evidence of exceptional ability
Preferred Skills and Experience:
- Superior influence skills; can communicate effectively and confidently with all levels of the organization, both in writing and verbally
- Results-orientated with a focus on measurement, utilizing reporting to translate actions into measurable outcomes
- Experience building processes, org structure, and high-performance teams
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Experience in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
- Familiarity with HR systems and tools (e.g., Lattice, Workday, Greenhouse)
Additional Requirements:
- Must be able to travel to Austin / Fremont as needed
Pay Transparency:
Based on California law, the following details are for California individuals only:
California base salary range:
$94,000—$155,000 USD
For Full-Time Employees, your compensation package will include two major components: salary and equity. Guidance on salary for this role will be determined according to the level at which you enter the organization, with the ability to gain more over time as you contribute. In addition, Full-Time Employees are eligible for the following benefits listed below.
What We Offer:
- An opportunity to change the world and work with some of the smartest and most talented experts from different fields
- Growth potential; we rapidly advance team members who have an outsized impact
- Excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance through a PPO plan
- Paid holidays
- Commuter benefits
- Meals provided
- Equity + 401(k) plan *Temporary Employees & Interns excluded
- Parental leave *Temporary Employees & Interns excluded
- Flexible time off *Temporary Employees & Interns excluded
Multiple studies have found that a higher percentage of women and BIPOC candidates won't apply if they don't meet every listed qualification. Neuralink values candidates of all backgrounds. If you find yourself excited by our mission but you don't check every box in the description, we encourage you to apply anyway!
Neuralink provides equal opportunity in all of our employment practices to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military status, genetic information or any other category protected by federal, state and local laws. This policy applies to all aspects of the employment relationship, including recruitment, hiring, compensation, promotion, transfer, disciplinary action, layoff, return from layoff, training and social, and recreational programs. All such employment decisions will be made without unlawfully discriminating on any prohibited basis.
If you need a reasonable accommodation at any point in the interview process, please let us know. Reasonable accommodations are modifications or adjustments to the application or hiring process that would enable you to fully participate in those processes. Examples of reasonable accommodations include but are not limited to:
- Documents in alternate formats or read aloud to you
- Having interviews in an accessible location
- Being accompanied by a service dog
- Having a sign language interpreter present for the interview
What We Do
Neuralink is a team of exceptionally talented people. We are creating the future of brain-machine interfaces: building devices now that will help people with paralysis and inventing new technologies that will expand our abilities, our community, and our world.
Our goal is to build a system with at least two orders of magnitude more communication channels (electrodes) than current clinically-approved devices. This system needs to be safe, it must have fully wireless communication through the skin, and it has to be ready for patients to take home and use on their own. Our device, called the Link, will be able to record from 1024 electrodes and is designed to meet these criteria.