Head of Operations & People - Hardware Robotics Startup

Aonics

San Francisco (CA)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

12 hours ago
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Job summary

Aonics is a Physical AI company building the operator layer for the field, enabling autonomous robots to inspect and maintain infrastructure. You will be the first operations hire, owning hiring, HR, compliance, and office systems, and you will build the processes from the ground up to scale the hardware business.

Based in San Francisco on-site, you will partner with the founders to create the systems that ensure smooth operations across payroll, vendor management, and field deployment, while

Qualifications

  • 4+ years in operations, chief of staff, executive support, or similar generalist role at a startup.
  • Track record of owning HR, admin, or compliance work end to end without an existing playbook.
  • Excellent written communication and sound judgment handling confidential information.
  • Highly organized under ambiguity; able to hold many small things at once without dropping them.
  • Able to work independently on a small team with limited process.
  • Based in San Francisco and on-site; this role does not work remotely.

Responsibilities

  • Own hiring end to end: sourcing, scheduling, candidate experience, offers, and onboarding
  • Own HR operations: payroll, benefits, PTO, contractor agreements, and employee records
  • Own compliance: entity and state registrations, insurance, immigration filings, and customer-site requirements
  • Run the office and field logistics: vendors, equipment, deployment travel, and team offsites
  • Manage the founders’ calendars and priorities, and prepare board and investor materials
  • Support GTM: keep the CRM current, prepare customer-facing collateral, and own marketing design across the website, decks, and social
  • Build the internal systems and documentation the team runs on as we grow

Skills

Operations generalist
HR ownership
Executive support
Compliance management
Startup experience
On-site coordination
Communication

Tools

CRM systems
Figma

Job description

Aonics is a Physical AI company building the operator layer for the field, enabling autonomous robots to inspect and maintain infrastructure. You will be the first operations hire, owning hiring, HR, compliance, and office systems, and you will build the processes from the ground up to scale the hardware business.

Based in San Francisco on-site, you will partner with the founders to create the systems that ensure smooth operations across payroll, vendor management, and field deployment, while

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