Etched

AI inference system

PeopleOperations,Data

$150–200k San Jose, United States FULL TIME
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The Brief

“People Operations, Data at Etched. Skills: Data analysis, System implementation, Process design, Cross-functional initiative leadership. Own the people data foundation. Build and maintain data pipelines across HRIS, recruiting, performance, and finance systems”

What You'll Achieve.

Define how leaders understand their teams; Identify where the organization is breaking; Determine what to do about it; Create a reliable source of truth for headcount, hiring, productivity, and organizational health; Ensure reporting and operational data remain accurate and reliable as the company scales; Identify stale data, workflow gaps, and operational inconsistencies before they impact decision-making; Drive decision-making through data; Build simple, high-leverage systems that scale without adding overhead; Ship tools and dashboards; Build internal tools and reporting that leaders use without prompting; Automate recurring operational work and reduce manual reporting; Improve operational visibility, execution speed, and workflow reliability across internal systems

Industry & Context.

AI inference system
Problems you'll solve

Define how leaders understand their teams; Identify where the organization is breaking; Determine what to do about it; Taking ambiguous problems through execution; Identify stale data, workflow gaps, and operational inconsistencies before they impact decision-making; Use leading indicators to surface issues quickly, quantify impact, and drive to

Eligibility Requirements

Fully in-person team

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

2 to 5 years in people operations, business operations, recruiting operations, analytics, program management, consulting, or similar execution-heavy environments, Track record of taking ambiguous problems through execution, technical skills in SQL and at least one of Python or R, plus experience with BI tools, Ability to work with senior stakeholders and communicate clearly, High standards for structure and follow-through

Nice to Have

Experience with HRIS and recruiting systems such as Rippling and Ashby, Exposure to organizational design, workforce planning, or compensation systems, Experience building internal tools, automations, and operational workflows

What You'll Do.

Own the people data foundation

Build and maintain data pipelines across HRIS

Create a reliable source of truth for headcount

and organizational health

Ensure reporting and operational data remain accurate and reliable as the company scales

and operational inconsistencies before they impact decision-making

Build dashboards and reporting on hiring

Run monthly and quarterly operational reviews on hiring

Use leading indicators to surface issues quickly

Design and implement performance management

and workforce planning processes

high-leverage systems that scale without adding overhead

Build internal tools and reporting that leaders use without prompting

Automate recurring operational work and reduce manual reporting

Improve operational visibility

and workflow reliability across internal systems

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partner with People, Finance, Recruiting, and Engineering on projects tied to growth and efficiency

Communication Scope

Communicate clearly

Process & Methodology

Program management, Taking ambiguous problems through execution, Leading cross-functional initiatives

Full Job Description

About Etched Etched is building the world’s first AI inference system purpose-built for transformers - delivering over 10x higher performance and dramatically lower cost and latency than a B200. With Etched ASICs, you can build products that would be impossible with GPUs, like real-time video generation models and extremely deep & parallel chain-of-thought reasoning agents. Backed by hundreds of millions from top-tier investors and staffed by leading engineers, Etched is redefining the infrastructure layer for the fastest growing industry in history. Job Summary We’re hiring someone to own how data informs decisions about talent, performance, and org design. This role is closer to business operations than traditional HR. You will define how leaders understand their teams, where the organization is breaking, and what to do about it. The work spans data, systems, and execution. You should be comfortable operating in ambiguity, building structure, and driving changes that stick. Key Responsibilities - Own the people data foundation - Build and maintain data pipelines across HRIS, recruiting, performance, and finance systems - Create a reliable source of truth for headcount, hiring, productivity, and organizational health - Ensure reporting and operational data remain accurate and reliable as the company scales - Identify stale data, workflow gaps, and operational inconsistencies before they impact decision-making - Drive decision-making through data - Build dashboards and reporting on hiring, retention, onboarding, org changes, and workforce - Run monthly and quarterly operational reviews on hiring, retention, and org health - Use leading indicators to surface issues quickly, quantify impact, and drive to - Build core people systems - Design and implement performance management, internal mobility, and workforce planning processes - Build simple, high-leverage systems that scale without adding overhead - Lead cross-functional initiatives - Partner with People, Finance,

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