Research and Development Head of Operations - Toronto, ON, Canada - cohere

Description

Our mission is to scale intelligence to serve humanity.

We're training and deploying frontier models for developers and enterprises who are building AI systems to power magical experiences like content generation, semantic search, RAG, and agents.

We believe that a diverse range of perspectives is a requirement for building great products.

Cohere is at the center of enterprise transformation and is laser focused on serving the enterprise sector, and its developers and partners.

As the Director, People Operations , reporting to our VP of People Operations, you will be managing a growing team of People Ops Partners (POPs), and leading them in shaping our organizational culture, fostering employee engagement, and driving talent development initiatives.

This role calls for a seasoned HR professional with a passion for building high-performance teams in a dynamic and evolving startup environment.

Oversee performance management processes, providing guidance to managers on goal setting, performance evaluations, and professional development.
Collaborate with teams to identify training needs and design programs to enhance employee skills.
Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
~5+ years of management experience.
~ Proven experience as an HR leader in a startup or high-growth environment.
~ We value and celebrate diversity and strive to create an inclusive work environment for all. Weekly lunch stipend, in-office lunches & snacks
Full health and dental benefits, including a separate budget to take care of your mental health
Personal enrichment benefits towards arts and culture, fitness and well-being, quality time, and workspace improvement
Remote-flexible, offices in Toronto, Palo Alto, San-Francisco and London and co-working stipend