Senior People Operations Generalist, Saronic
Plus performance-based bonuses
Unmanned vehicles for maritime security
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Unmanned vehicles for maritime security
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
Plus performance-based bonuses
1001+ employees
Company mission
To redefine maritime superiority.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business administration, or a related field
- 5–7 years of experience in HR, preferably in a fast-paced startup environment, with a track record of leading HR initiatives
- Familiarity with U.S. employment laws and regulations; international employment law/regulation experience or experience with global workforce management
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information
- Proficiency in HR software and Microsoft Office Suite
- Comfortable working independently and building structure and process in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
What the job involves
- You will be responsible for supporting a broad range of People Operations functions, including onboarding, offboarding, HRIS management, and compliance, while partnering with Payroll, Legal, Recruiting, and Leadership to navigate complex issues and drive company-wide HR initiatives
- This is a senior hands-on role for someone who combines deep HR expertise with the judgment to operate independently in a fast-changing, high-growth environment
- Perfect for someone passionate about both people and process
- Administer and maintain HRIS, ensuring data integrity and accuracy
- Manage the onboarding and offboarding process for new hires and departing employees including administration of background checks, drug screens and I-9 forms for new hires
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, and, where applicable, international employment laws and regulations
- Maintain compliant and organized employee records (physical and digital), ensuring confidentiality and accuracy
- Assist in the development and implementation of HR policies and procedures, ensuring they stay up to date and compliant with applicable laws. Stay current on industry trends and best practices to enhance our HR processes
- HR Projects and Communications support ad hoc HR projects, including engagement surveys, employee initiatives, and internal communications
- Respond to employee inquiries regarding People policies, benefits, payroll, and systems
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Recruiting, Payroll, and Legal to ensure alignment across the employee lifecycle
- Physical Demands
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
- Occasional standing and walking within the office
- Manual dexterity to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and other office equipment
- Visual acuity to read screens, documents, and reports
- Occasional reaching, bending, or stooping to access file drawers, cabinets, or office supplies
- Lifting and carrying items up to 20 pounds occasionally (e.g., office supplies, packages)
Our take
Unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) are vehicles which operate at the surface of the water without a crew and can be used in oceanography and environmental monitoring, as well as for cargo transport or military applications. Saronic is a company developing USVs to have enhanced awareness and improved survivability, to be employed in maritime security.
Saronic's vehicles are designed to be smarter than previous models, with capabilities including adaptive path planning, multichannel communication, and the ability to better identify and track targets through a combination of passive sensors and advanced algorithms.
Saronic is clearly charting an ambitious course for the future of maritime innovation too. Through its strategic partnership with NVIDIA, the company has embedded cutting-edge AI and edge computing directly onto its autonomous vessels. By combining Saronic's shipbuilding and autonomy expertise with NVIDIA's advanced computing, the company is delivering smarter platform while modernizing US shipbuilding for the era of autonomy. With this momentum, Saronic should be able to scale its next-generation maritime solutions and lead the transformation of a critical industry.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Mar 2026
$1.8bn
SERIES D
Feb 2025
$600m
SERIES C
Total funding: $2.6bn
Company HQ
South Manchaca, Austin, TX
Leadership
Dino Mavrookas
(Co-Founder & CEO)Board Member of the Navy SEAL Foundation, and former Entrepreneur In Residence at 8VC. Spent 11 years as a Chief Petty Officer in the US Navy, from 2004 to 2015.
Rob Lehman
(Co-Founder & CCO)Founder of 9 Line Solutions, who is also a Communications Officer in the US Marine Corps. Previously the Chair and CEO of Temeku Technologies.
Vibhav Altekar
(Co-Founder & CTO)Former Advisor and Angel Investor for Standard Metrics and Chef Robotics. Spent 4 years working in Machine Learning at Anduril Industries.
Doug Lambert
(Co-Founder & COO)Former VP of Engineering at Terradepth. Before that, worked at Liquid Robotics for a total 8 years, ultimately as Head of Engineering.
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