People Operations Manager, Cyngn
$110-150k
Office located in Mountain View, CA
Industrial autonomous vehicle technology
Open for applications
Industrial autonomous vehicle technology
21-100 employees
Open for applications
$110-150k
Office located in Mountain View, CA
21-100 employees
Company mission
To address significant challenges facing industrial organizations today, such as labor shortages and costly safety incidents.
Role
Who you are
- 6+ years of HR/People Operations experience in a fast-growing tech environment
- Rippling Expert: Advanced, hands-on experience with Rippling PEO, payroll, and 401(k) administration
- CA Labor Law Mastery: Deep functional knowledge of California-specific regulations and compliance requirements
- Extreme Ownership & Resourcefulness: Proven ability to solve complex problems independently and deliver results in high-pressure environments
- The "Enforcer" Mentality: Ability to have difficult conversations, stand your ground, and enforce policies with professional firmness
- Strict Organization: High discipline in documentation and file management; you are not okay with things being out of place
- Education: BA/BS Degree
Desirable
- Experience with hardware, manufacturing, or robotics teams
- Familiarity with regulated or export-controlled (ITAR/EAR) environments
- Experience scaling a startup from mid-stage to commercial deployment
What the job involves
- Cyngn is seeking a People Operations Manager to serve as a high-stakes executor and enforcer of our operational standards
- You will be responsible for the mechanical, technical, and legal integrity of our People function
- We need a high-agency professional with the backbone to drive decisive action, optimize our tech stack without external guidance, and maintain the precision required for autonomous vehicle technology
- Systems Mastery: Own Rippling (PEO, 401(k), and integrations) as the primary power user, ensuring absolute data integrity and seamless system architecture
- Onboarding Excellence: Oversee the technical and administrative logistics of the end-to-end employee lifecycle, with a focus on high-velocity, structured onboarding in a technical environment
- Program Architecture: Build and scale automated, legally sound frameworks for Performance Management, Comp Cycles, and Equity
- Policy Enforcement: Act as the final authority on HR policies, ensuring company-wide adherence to standards, safety protocols, and mandates
- Compliance: Maintain rigorous compliance with Federal and California labor laws; proactively mitigate risks
- Operational Execution: Direct administrative handling of complex employee relations, including leaves, ADA, and terminations
- Framework Ownership: Evolve compensation bands and leveling guidelines in partnership with Business Ops
- Payroll & Benefits: Manage end-to-end processing of payroll and benefits with high precision and attention to detail
- Cross-Functional Partnership: Partner with Recruiting, Finance, and Legal on audits, workforce planning, and export-control (ITAR/EAR) compliance
Our take
From the switch from manual driving to automatic in the 40s, and now the rise of autonomous vehicles (AVs) in the past 5-10 years, cars have come a long way. While much of the attention has focused on consumer-facing self-driving cars, it's often overlooked how many industrial vehicles are now capable of operating, at least in part, without direct driver control.
Cyngn is a well-established company providing autonomous vehicles solutions for these environments. Its DriveMod product is designed to integrate with existing workflows, allowing businesses to introduce automation without major infrastructure changes. Rather than focusing purely on capability, the company emphasizes practical deployment, aiming to deliver systems that can reliably handle real-world industrial tasks.
Cyngn has raised significant funding since its founding in 2009, reflecting both the strength of its technology and continued investor confidence. Alongside partnerships with companies like US Continental and Jtec Industries, the business is still actively securing new capital, with a recent $8.65M raise aimed at supporting further development and scaling its autonomous solutions,. With DriveMod already deployed across vehicles like tuggers and forklifts, Cyngn is positioning itself to capitalize on growing demand from industrial and logistics operators looking to address labor shortages and improve safety through automation.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
22% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Mar 2015
$85m
SERIES C
Dec 2013
$23m
SERIES B
Total funding: $115m
Company HQ
Mountain View, CA
Leadership
Lior Tal
(CEO)Lior joined Cyngn in 2016 as COO, moving into the role of CEO that same year. Previously, he spent over 5 years at Facebook as a Director of Growth & Partnerships. He also founded Snaptu where he served as the company's VP of Business Development for nearly 4 years.
Natalie Russell
(CFO)Natalie joined Cyngn in 2023 as the Director of Accounting, she then became the Interim CFO in January 2025 and became CFO later that same year. Previously, she was a Technical Accounting Manager at SOAProjects. She also spent over 5 years at EY in various Audit roles.
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