Senior Human Resources Manager

Coram AI; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

100% employer-paid medical, dental, &

Flexible PTO + holidays

401(k) options

Equity in growth

Job summary

Coram AI is building a cutting-edge AI-driven video security platform and seeks a Senior HR Manager to own HR operations across the U.S., UK, and India. You will manage payroll, compliance, employee relations, and performance processes while leading a small HR team and partnering with executives.

Based in Sunnyvale, CA, you will oversee policies, benefits, and compensation, with occasional cross-time-zone support. This is a hands-on leadership role in a fast-growing startup.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive HR experience across multiple HR functions.
• Must have experience in a growing org with 200–500 employees across multiple HR facets.

Responsibilities

• Own and continuously improve day-to-day HR operations across Coram.

Skills

8+ years HR exp

Org size 200-500

Team leadership 2-3

HR operations & lifecycle

Perf mgmt & comp reviews

Multi-location support

US employment law

HRIS & HR tech

Automation & AI in HR

Executive collaboration

Startup environment

Stakeholder mgmt

On-site Sunnyvale role

Global time-zone flexibility

Job description

At Coram AI, we’re reimagining video security for the modern world. Our cloud-native platform uses computer vision and AI to help businesses stay safe, make smarter decisions, and move faster; from real-time alerts to seamless clip sharing and multi-site visibility.

You’ll be joining an ambitious, fast-moving team that values clarity, craftsmanship, and impact. Every person here has a voice, ships meaningful work, and helps shape how AI can make the world safer and more connected.

About Coram

Coram AI is transforming the future of video security. We’re building a next-generation platform that helps businesses and institutions get more value from their video footage—faster, smarter, and with less effort. Using cutting-edge AI, real-time alerts, and intuitive interfaces, we empower security teams to respond quickly, investigate efficiently, and make better-informed decisions.

Whether it’s for critical infrastructure, retail environments, or public spaces, Coram is redefining what video security can do. We’re a fast-growing startup backed by leading investors, and we’re on a mission to bring intelligence and usability to the heart of surveillance systems.

We are a VC-backed startup totalling $65 million in funding to date. We’re already generating revenue and with plenty of runway, we’re looking to scale the business.

Role Summary

We’re looking for an experienced, hands-on Senior HR Manager to own and scale our HR operations as Coram continues to grow across the U.S., UK, and India.

This is a broad HR leadership role for someone who has experience across the full employee lifecycle, not just one specialized area of HR. You’ll inherit many of our existing HR operations and programs, quickly learn what we have in place, and take ownership of refining and scaling them as the company grows.

You’ll oversee areas including payroll, compliance, employee relations, performance management, compensation adjustments, policies, benefits, and broader people operations. You’ll also manage a small, distributed HR team and partner closely with leadership across the organization.

This role is based in our Sunnyvale, California office five days per week. Because Coram has employees across the U.S., UK, and India, flexibility across time zones will occasionally be required.

What You’ll Do

• Own and continuously improve day-to-day HR operations across Coram

• Manage, develop, and build a small HR team of approximately 2–3 people, potentially distributed across multiple countries and time zones

• Learn Coram’s existing HR infrastructure, systems, policies, and programs and identify opportunities to strengthen and scale them

• Oversee established payroll, benefits, compliance, employee relations and employee administration processes

• Own and refine performance management processes, including performance cycles, employee feedback, manager enablement, and performance improvement

• Partner with leadership on compensation reviews and adjustments, promotions, leveling, and other employee changes

• Advise and support managers on employee relations, performance concerns, organizational changes, and other complex people matters

• Ensure HR policies and practices remain compliant as Coram grows across U.S. states and international markets

• Partner closely with Finance, Recruiting, and company leadership on headcount planning, onboarding, offboarding, compensation, and broader people initiatives

• Evaluate and optimize our HR technology stack, leveraging modern systems, automation, integrations, and AI-enabled tools to make HR more efficient and scalable

• Use HR data and employee feedback to identify trends, surface issues, and help leadership make informed people decisions

• Build scalable HR processes without introducing unnecessary bureaucracy

• Remain hands-on and willing to jump into the details when needed

Must-Have Experience

• 8+ years of progressive HR experience with broad exposure across multiple HR functions

• Experience working within a growing organization of approximately 200–500 employees, where you’ve had responsibility across multiple facets of HR

• Experience managing and developing a team of approximately 2–3+ people

• Strong experience across HR operations, employee relations, performance management, compensation, payroll, benefits, compliance, and employee lifecycle management

• Experience owning or significantly contributing to performance management and compensation review processes

• Experience supporting employees and managers across multiple locations and time zones

• Strong understanding of U.S. employment practices and multi-state HR compliance

• Experience using modern HR technology, including HRIS, payroll, benefits, performance management, and other people systems

• Comfortable leveraging automation, integrations, AI, and emerging technologies to streamline HR workflows and reduce manual work

• Strong judgment and the ability to independently navigate complex employee and organizational situations

• Experience partnering directly with executives and senior leaders

• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced startup environment with evolving priorities

• Excellent communication, organization, and stakeholder-management skills

• Ability to work five days per week in our Sunnyvale, California office

• Flexibility to occasionally work outside traditional hours to support employees and team members across the UK and India

Highly Preferred

• Experience working within a high-growth technology or startup environment

• Experience supporting an international employee population

• Direct HR experience supporting teams in the UK and/or India

• Experience managing a distributed or international HR team

• Experience helping an organization scale through the 200–500+ employee stage

• Experience implementing, migrating, or optimizing HR technology and systems

• Experience building or significantly improving performance management, compensation, leveling, or promotion frameworks

• Experience using AI and automation to modernize HR operations

What We Can Offer You

• Competitive compensation

• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, vision, and base life insurance

• Flexible paid time off plus 10 paid holidays

• 401(k) with both Traditional and Roth options

• Equity in a rapidly growing company

• The latest Apple technology and modern tools so you can do your best work

• A sharp, mission-driven team focused on solving meaningful problems

• Significant ownership and the opportunity to shape how HR operates as Coram scales globally

• The chance to build the people infrastructure behind a rapidly growing AI company

We're on a mission to transform a $50B+ legacy industry by bringing the power of cutting-edge multimodal LLMs and computer vision to real-world security and operations. From firearm detection to intelligent access control, our AI-native platform turns every camera and sensor into a smart system that enhances safety, efficiency, and awareness.

Founded by Ashesh Jain (ex-Lyft Level 5, PhD Cornell) and Peter Ondruska (ex-Lyft, PhD Oxford), Coram AI is backed by Ansa Capital, Battery Ventures, Mosaic, 8VC and Up Partners, have raised over $65M, and were named to the CB Insights AI 100 as one of the most promising AI companies in the world. If you're excited to work on mission-critical AI that makes an impact in the real world, we’d love to meet you.