People Operations Manager, Altana
£70-80k
The overall salary package includes a performance-based variable compensation payment paid periodically. Competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Altana's total compensation package
4-5 days a week in office
Supply chain visibility platform
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Supply chain visibility platform
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
£70-80k
The overall salary package includes a performance-based variable compensation payment paid periodically. Competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Altana's total compensation package
4-5 days a week in office
201-500 employees
Company mission
Altana AI's mission is to improve global commerce.
Role
Who you are
- 3-5 years of experience in people/HR operations, office management, or a coordination role, ideally in a fast-growing technology or startup environment
- Highly organised, with excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders at once
- Warm, approachable, and service-oriented, you take pride in creating a great workplace and employee experience
- Genuine enthusiasm for building culture and community in an in-person office environment
- Sound judgment and discretion in handling confidential and sensitive information
- Working knowledge of UK employment fundamentals (e.g., right-to-work, statutory leave) and comfort learning HRIS and benefits tools; prior exposure is a plus
- Interest in or exposure to operating across multiple European markets is a plus, as this role will support our expansion into Europe
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- A proactive, resourceful self-starter who is comfortable working independently and across a global, distributed team
- Ideally, an interest in our domain and mission
What the job involves
- The People Operations Manager will be responsible for the smooth day-to-day running of Altana’s London office and for supporting the people operations and HR needs of our growing UK team
- Working from our London co-working space, this hybrid role blends office and culture management with hands-on people operations — creating a welcoming in-office experience and owning onboarding, benefits, and HR administration for Altana’s UK employees
- As Altana expands into Europe, the People Operations Coordinator will also help stand up people operations across new EU locations
- The People Operations Manager will report into Altana’s global People team and will work cross-functionally with Altana’s IT and Finance teams, as well as the UK leadership team
- Serve as Altana’s main point of contact with our London co-working/serviced-office provider managing our membership, desks, and meeting-room bookings, and raising any building or facilities issues (reception, cleaning, and facilities are provided by the building)
- Keep the team’s space running smoothly including team supplies, equipment, and any Altana-specific needs beyond what the building provides
- Own the in-office experience and culture, organise team socials, celebrations, and in-office moments, and run logistics for all-hands, visitors, and events that make the London office somewhere people want to be
- Coordinate on-site logistics for new joiners and visiting global colleagues and customers, including desk setup, building access, and a smooth first day in the office
- Own new-hire onboarding for UK employees including offer and contract paperwork, right-to-work checks, inductions, equipment, and first-week setup in partnership with IT and hiring managers
- Administer UK employee benefits, including enrolment, day-to-day queries, and liaising with providers
- Manage basic offboarding for UK leavers including exit logistics, equipment return, and access removal (note: this role does not own payroll)
- Support Altana’s expansion into Europe in helping to stand up people operations for new EU locations, including onboarding, benefits, and local HR administration, in partnership with the global People team and external advisors
- Maintain accurate, up-to-date employee records and support HR compliance and UK (and, over time, EU) employment documentation
- Act as a first, friendly point of contact for employee questions on benefits, policies, and workplace matters, escalating to the global People team as needed
- Champion Altana’s culture and employee experience, supporting the global People team on engagement initiatives and people projects
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Altana’s platform provides a shared source of truth for the global supply chain. The idea is that this will help businesses and governing powers optimize global commerce which, over the past few years, has shot up on the list of international priorities. With three quarters of businesses reporting recent supply chain disruptions, and governments increasingly concerned with mitigating security threats, data-driven visibility is more sought after than ever before.
Crucially, the platform doesn’t require data sharing to create global intelligence, instead using a federated machine learning approach. This is a nut many big-data companies have been trying to crack, and Altana’s success has attracted interest from top-tier investors like Google Ventures and Floating Point alongside contracts with the UK Department of Business & Trade. A number of other headline enterprises and government agencies are already on the company's customer roster.
With companies looking to recoup some of the $4T reportedly lost in supply chain disruptions over recent years, and the push for global databases getting stronger, logistics startups are having a fruitful investment period. Altana is crafting a remarkable product at a highly marketable time, and with partnerships with the likes of Maersk, it has had good uptake so far. Backed by substantial funding, Altana is set for a strong few years.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
26% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Jul 2024
$200m
SERIES C
Oct 2022
$100m
SERIES B
Total funding: $323.5m
Company benefits
- Competitive base salary: We offer competitive base salaries to recognize the incredible work our employees do.
- Learning & development: We support your development through regular performance check-ins and offer financial support for Learning and Development initiatives.
- Health benefits: We offer full global benefits, including a 100% employer-paid plan and tax-advantaged HSA and FSA options in the US.
- Paid time off: We provide a generous PTO policy, including paid sick time, to support your well-being in and out of the office.
- Equity program: We instill ownership by offering competitive new hire equity grants, plus the opportunity to gain more equity along the way.
- Parental leave: We offer up to 26 weeks of fully paid parental leave to support you and your family.
Company HQ
Financial District, New York, NY
Leadership
Raphael Tehranian
(Co-Founder & COO)Previously an analyst with J P Morgan, pivoting to engagement at Cleantech Group and then corporate tech strategy with Suncor Energy. After a spell as an investor at Fuller Smith, spent time with global supply chain analytics company Panjiva as a management advisor.
Peter Swartz
(Co-Founder & Chief Science Officer)An MIT grad in political science who went on to work as Head of Data Science at Panjiva.
Evan Smith
(Co-Founder & CEO)A Yale economics graduate with experience in renewables at Imperium Renewables and Verno Systems, the latter of which they co-founded. Served as a partner at Fuller Smith, before moving on to work in a management advisor role at Panjiva.
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