Head of People

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. The role: Coram AI is growing rapidly and is looking for a hands-on Head of People to help us scale without losing our speed, ownership, and high-performance culture. Our team operates across six offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, and India. This leader will build the People function and operating foundation needed to support the company at more than twice its current scale. Responsibilities: - Maintain a strong pulse on organizational health, employee sentiment, management quality, and cultural issues - Preserve Coram’s culture of high velocity, ownership, candor, and high standards as the company scales - Build and own the full People Operations function, including policies, systems, tools, and processes - Own the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, performance management, promotions, employee relations, terminations, and off-boarding - Ensure employment compliance across the United States, the United Kingdom, and India - Build scalable processes for compensation, benefits, leave, documentation, investigations, and workplace policies - Partner with executives and managers on organizational design, workforce planning, team health, and difficult people decisions - Improve management quality through practical tools, coaching, and clear performance expectations - Own office management, workplace operations, facilities, and employee experience across all locations - Partner closely with Recruiting, Finance, Legal, IT, and company leadership Skills and qualifications: - Experience leading People or People Operations at a rapidly growing startup or scale-up - Experience supporting an organization of at least 300 employees or helping a company scale through a similar stage - Demonstrated experience building a People function, not just operating within an established one - Strong experience across People Operations, compliance, performance management, employee relations, compensation, benefits, and workplace operations - Experience operating across multiple countries, ideally including the United States, the United Kingdom, and India - Strong judgment, direct communication, and the ability to handle sensitive issues with discretion and decisiveness - Comfortable operating strategically while remaining highly hands-on - Strong startup mindset and ability to build lightweight processes without creating unnecessary bureaucracy - Resilient in challenging and fast-paced environments - Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to influence at all levels - Ability to work in an onsite environment What we offer: - 100% Employer-paid medical, dental, vision, and base life insurance - Flexible paid time off and 10 paid holidays - 401(k) with both Traditional and Roth options - Early-stage equity in a rapidly growing company - Referral bonuses - Daily team dinners and regular team off-sites - The latest Apple products and unlimited tech stack (Claude Cowork, Perplexity Computer, Nooks, Clay, Instantly, etc. 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.