People Strategy & Operations Manager

Overview

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Valence has built the only AI native coaching platform for enterprise, offering personalized, expert, and human-like guidance and support to any leader or employee. We're not just talking about the future of work — we're building it now, with the most innovative Fortune 500 companies across healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, and technology.

Our focus is on the problems that actually decide whether AI changes how organizations operate — the ones with no playbook, no obvious answers, and no guarantee of success. If you want to be part of the small group that defines how AI transforms the future at a global scale, this is your chance.

And this isn't for everyone. We're not looking for people who want predictability or incremental progress. We only want those who are restless at the edge of what's possible, who get bored when things feel "done," and who are driven to redefine what AI can mean for leaders, companies, and the world. Because at Valence, the work worth doing is the kind that redefines work itself.

The Role

This is a rare opportunity to architect from scratch the AI-powered talent operating systems that will shape how Valence hires, ramps, and scales extraordinary teams as we build the infrastructure for our next phase of hypergrowth. You will design and deploy first-principles solutions that replace traditional playbooks with seamless, automated experiences, enabling us to move at the velocity and quality needed for a multi-billion-dollar AI-native company.

You will join a cohort of top strategy and operations professionals at Valence confronting some of the toughest growth questions : How do we reimagine hiring, onboarding, and team management using AI and automation while preserving the essential human judgment and culture that set us apart? You will be empowered to own high-impact projects, lead experiments, and pilot new approaches, delivering outcomes in a high-stakes, data-driven, and ambiguous environment.

With direct executive visibility, you will collaborate closely with the VP of People & Operations to run core systems and rhythms, shape company-defining hiring decisions, and report outcomes to our leadership. For the right builder, this is a career-defining role that blends strategic influence, hands-on ownership, and the opportunity to fundamentally rewrite the playbook for how AI-first organizations scale teams at speed without losing what makes them great.

About Valence

We're the only company pioneering leadership coaching for large enterprises in an AI-first way. Our mission is to transform how the world's biggest companies approach learning and development, helping teams work better together through AI-powered personalization that adapts to individual goals and organizational culture using the latest advances in machine learning and natural language processing.

We've been featured in Harvard Business Review, TIME, World Economic Forum, Financial Times, Forbes and an Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private companies in America. Our clients represent the most diverse and sophisticated enterprise AI implementations globally, including Coca-Cola, Delta, Nestlé, General Mills, ServiceNow, Schneider Electric, Deutsche Telekom, AstraZeneca, Prudential, CVS and Bristol Myers Squibb.

Working at Valence means you'll work directly with Fortune 500 technology leaders, building expertise through the most complex enterprise deployments while gaining insight into diverse organizational approaches to AI transformation.

What You'll Do

• Build
• Architect and optimize AI-powered talent systems end-to-end, using automation and analytics to enhance sourcing, selection, and overall candidate experience — consistently raising the bar while moving fast.
• Lead dynamic workforce planning : partner with Finance to create adaptable, data-driven headcount models directly aligned with business milestones.
• Own searches for multiple high-impact roles at once, ensuring the right talent lands at the right time.

Scale

Optimize

What We're Looking For

What You'll Get

AI-First Operator

Compensation

Equity

Top-Performing Culture

Location and Work Environment

This role is 3 days a week (Tues - Thursday) minimum in office in Union Square. Candidates must be comfortable working with colleagues in different time zones (UK), and have valid travel documents without work authorization restrictions in the US.

Diversity and Inclusion

We are dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and supported. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and offer accommodations upon request throughout the hiring process. If you have any questions, please reach out to Allison Langille, Head of People, at jobs@valence.co.

We are not listing irrelevant postings or boilerplate; the role above describes responsibilities, qualifications, and benefits for the People Strategy & Operations Manager at Valence.

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