Intern, AI Automation - HR and Global Operations

Ayar Labs; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 62,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Ayar Labs in San Jose, CA seeks an intern to lead AI automation projects in HR and global operations. You will design IA tasks, build dashboards, and partner with teams to modernize processes.

This hybrid role combines strategy and engineering, requiring hands-on coding, stakeholder management, and a solid MBA path. On-site in the San Jose office, with no relocation support.

Qualifications

• Strategic experience in management consulting or complex project management.
• Engineering background with frontend development and bespoke AI automation experience.
• HR/People Operations consulting experience.
• Strong AI fluency and workflow automation knowledge.
• Hands-on builder who writes scripts and builds dashboards.

Responsibilities

• Identify, design, and build AI-driven solutions to automate HR and Operations tasks.
• Architect centralized dashboards for real-time HR and Ops reporting.
• Map bottlenecks in talent acquisition, onboarding, performance, and compensation.
• Source and evaluate third-party AI tools to scale startup operations.
• Take automations from concept to deployed front-end solutions.

Skills

Strategic pedigree

Technical chops

Domain expertise

AI fluency

Builder mentality

Education

MBA in progress (dual MS/MBA preferred)

Job description

Position:Intern, AI Automation - HR and Global Operations

Location: San Jose, CA

Job Id:779

# of Openings:0

Intern, AI Automation - HR and Global Operations
Term: May to August 2027
Please note:

• Position location is on-site in San Jose Office
• There is no immigration (except F1) or relocation support for this position
• Posting expires upon application threshold

Position Description

Ayar Labs, the global leader in optical I/O chiplets, is harnessing silicon photonics to revolutionize the scaling of AI compute hardware. Ayar Labs is shattering AI data bottlenecks by moving data at the speed of light. As pioneers of co-packaged optics (CPO), we are using light instead of electricity to move data faster, further, and with a fraction of the energy needed to fuel the explosive growth of AI models.

Backed by industry giants like NVIDIA, AMD and Intel and manufactured in partnership with the world’s leading semiconductor ecosystem, Ayar Labs’ co-packaged optics solution is key to unleashing next-generation AI scale-up architectures.

In this hybrid strategic and technical role, you will be required to act as an internal management consultant and engineer, tasked with modernizing our HR and Operations functions through AI, automation, and data visibility.

Scope & Responsibilities

• Workflow AI Automation: Identify, design, and build AI-driven solutions to eliminate repetitive, manual tasks across HR and Operations.
• Executive Dashboards: Architect and deploy a clean, centralized, and automated data dashboard for real-time HR and Ops reporting.
• Process Transformation: Dive deep into all core HR functions (talent acquisition, onboarding, performance, compensation) to map bottlenecks and drive process overhauls.
• Market Integration: Source, evaluate, and integrate best-in-class third-party AI and automation tools tailored to scale startup operations.
• End-to-End Execution: Act as both the strategist and the builder - taking automations from a whiteboard concept to a deployed front-end solution.

Intern Skillset Needed

• Strategic Pedigree: Prior experience in Management Consulting or complex Project Management (you can scope, manage stakeholders, and deliver without hand-holding).
• Technical Chops: Proven background in engineering, specifically front-end development and building bespoke AI automations, agents, or API integrations.
• Domain Expertise: Direct prior experience working in or consulting for HR/People Operations (you understand the nuances of the HR domain, not just how code works).
• AI Fluency: Deeply versed in the current AI landscape, LLM capabilities, and modern workflow automation architecture.
• Builder Mentality: You don't just want to make slide decks recommending automations; you want to write the scripts and build the dashboards yourself.

Education Requirements

• Candidate should be actively pursuing a MBA (strong preference for dual degree MS/MBA or technical undergrad)

Pay Range: $45 - 55/hourly, depending on education level

NOTE TO RECRUITERS

Principals only. We are not accepting resumes from recruiters for this position. Remuneration for recruiting activities is only applicable subject to a signed and executed agreement between the parties. Please don’t send candidates to Ayar Labs, and do not contact our managers.

Ayar Labs is an Affi­rmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and is strongly committed to all policies which will afford equal opportunity employment to all qualified persons without regard to age, sex, national origin, race, color, ethnicity, creed, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. It is the policy of Ayar Labs to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. Veterans are more than welcome and encouraged to apply.