Business Operations Associate

Jobtailor; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

FAR.AI in Berkeley, CA, is seeking an operations professional to own tickets, triage requests, and provide first-response support across teams. You will maintain policies, drive improvements, and clear roadblocks while coordinating IT and vendor support to keep tools running smoothly.

You will manage onboarding/offboarding, HR compliance, and the company handbook, plus support FAR.Labs events and ad-hoc projects in a fast-paced, high-agency environment.

Qualifications

• Evidence of real results in past roles – things you have delivered or problems you have solved.
• Comfort working across multiple operational domains simultaneously: finance, HR, compliance, IT, and projects.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Reliable with details, especially on compliance and finance tasks.
• Demonstrated service mindset.
• Experience in fast-paced, highly ambiguous environments.
• Demonstrated experience as a high-agency problem-solver.
• Experience contributing to an impact-driven organization or passionate about AI safety.
• Experience with tools like Coda, Notion, Asana, CRMs, or similar operational software.
• Fluency with AI tools and workflows, while applying your own judgment.

Responsibilities

• Own operational tickets, triaging incoming requests, and providing first-responder support across the team.
• Maintain policies, drive continuous improvement, and clear any roadblocks.
• Own and maintain FAR.AI’s compliance calendar, tracking federal, state, and local filing deadlines.
• Provide initial IT support and coordinate with vendors to keep the team's tools and systems running.
• Support onboarding and offboarding processes, HR compliance, employment policies, and the maintenance of the company handbook.
• Support operations of FAR.Labs, including event logistics.
• Take on ad hoc operations projects as they arise.

Skills

Communication

Results-driven

Cross-domain ops

Service mindset

Adaptability

Problem-solving

AI tools fluency

Tools

Coda

Notion

Asana

CRMs

Job description

Own operational tickets, triaging incoming requests, and providing first-responder support across the team.
Maintain policies, drive continuous improvement, and clear any roadblocks.
Own and maintain FAR.AI’s compliance calendar, tracking federal, state, and local filing deadlines.
Provide initial IT support and coordinate with vendors to keep the team's tools and systems running.
Support onboarding and offboarding processes, HR compliance, employment policies, and the maintenance of the company handbook.
Support operations of FAR.Labs, including event logistics.
Take on ad hoc operations projects as they arise.

Requirements

• Evidence of real results in past roles – things you have delivered or problems you have solved while juggling several responsibilities at once.
• Comfort working across multiple operational domains simultaneously: finance, HR, compliance, IT, and projects.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Reliable with details, especially on compliance and finance tasks.
• Demonstrated service mindset.
• Experience in fast-paced, highly ambiguous environments.
• Demonstrated experience as a high-agency problem-solver.
• Experience contributing to an impact-driven organization or passionate about AI safety.
• Experience with tools like Coda, Notion, Asana, CRMs, or similar operational software.
• Fluency with AI tools and workflows, while applying your own judgment.