Clockwork Systems, Inc.
Senior Human Resources Manager
Palo Alto, CA · Senior
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About the role
- As our Senior HR Manager, you'll be the cornerstone of Clockwork's people function.
- You'll work closely with our executive team to shape the culture, policies, and infrastructure that will carry us through our next phase of growth - including our teams in the U.S. and UK.
- This is a high-impact, hands-on role for someone who thrives in the builder phase:
Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end HR operations: onboarding, offboarding, employee lifecycle management, and HRIS administration.
- Design, implement, and continuously improve HR policies, employee handbooks, and operational processes that scale with the company.
- Proactively identify compliance risks and implement controls before they become problems.
- Partner with leadership on workforce planning, org design, and headcount strategy as we scale.
- We are committed to building world-class teams by welcoming bright, passionate individuals from all backgrounds.
- We believe diversity drives innovation, and we grow stronger together.
Requirements
- 8-10+ years of progressive HR experience, with meaningful time in high-growth startup or scale-up environments.
- Familiarity with employment-based immigration processes (H-1B, PERM, etc.).
- Experience working with PEOs and HRIS systems (e.g., Rippling, Gusto, BambooHR, or similar).
- Excellent judgment, discretion, and the ability to navigate ambiguity with confidence.
Nice to have
- Deep knowledge of California and U.S. employment law
- familiarity with UK employment law is a strong plus.
- Prior experience at a technical company or AI/infrastructure startup is a plus - you don't need to know how GPUs work, but you should be comfortable in that environment.
Compensation
- For candidates hired at the posted level, the expected base salary range is $140,000 - $180,000.
- The offered compensation package may also include stock options or other equity awards, subject to Clockwork's equity program and applicable approvals.
- In addition to cash compensation, this role is eligible to participate in the company's equity program, which may include stock options granted in accordance with the company's equity plan and subject to approval and applicable vesting schedules.
Benefits
- Partner with our PEO on payroll, benefits administration, and HR compliance.
- Lead compensation benchmarking, benefits strategy, and rewards programs to keep Clockwork competitive in the AI/infrastructure talent market.
- for this position will vary based on the skills and experience you bring, as well as internal equity considerations.
Company info
- About Clockwork Systems
- Clockwork.io - Software Driven Fabrics to increase GPU cluster utilization
- Clockwork Systems was founded by Stanford researchers and veteran systems engineers who share a vision for redefining the foundations of distributed computing.
- As AI workloads grow increasingly complex, traditional infrastructure struggles to meet the demands of performance, reliability, and precise coordination.
- Clockwork is pioneering a software-driven approach to AI fabrics by delivering cross-stack observability to catch and quickly resolve problems, workload fault tolerance to keep jobs running through failures, and performance acceleration that dynamically routes and paces traffic to avoid congestion.
- To learn more, visit www.clockwork.io.
- Build and deliver onboarding, training, and manager development programs that reinforce our values and accelerate employee effectiveness.
Equal opportunity
- Clockwork Systems is an equal opportunity employer.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Oversee employment-based immigration programs (H-1B, green cards, etc.) in partnership with outside counsel.
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