People & Operations Intern at Simular in Palo Alto, CA

Summary: Simular is an early-stage AI company looking for a People & Operations Intern to help build company operations. The role involves supporting hiring, onboarding, IT compliance, office management, and employee experience while representing Simular at various events. Responsibilities: - Support the full hiring pipeline: post roles, screen resumes, coordinate interviews, follow up with candidates - Help with onboarding new hires: equipment, accounts, welcome materials, first-week logistics - Represent Simular at career fairs, university events, and recruiting meetups - Help organize and attend hackathons, tech meetups, and industry events - Coordinate team events, offsites, and internal culture moments - Be a face of Simular at external events: you'll meet candidates, partners, and community members in person - Help find and manage office spaces - Assist with IT compliance: device management, security policies, access controls - Coordinate with external vendors: insurance, IT providers, and other service partners - Support employment compliance across multiple jurisdictions: contracts, visa applications, labor law requirements - Maintain employee records and keep things organized - Identify repetitive ops workflows and help automate them using AI tools, no-code platforms, or scripts - Build and maintain internal automations: onboarding checklists, compliance reminders, candidate pipeline tracking - Develop your AI literacy by working daily with AI agents and LLMs as part of how we operate - Help the team stay on the frontier: test new AI tools, share what works, and document best practices Required Qualifications: - Support the full hiring pipeline: post roles, screen resumes, coordinate interviews, follow up with candidates - Help with onboarding new hires: equipment, accounts, welcome materials, first-week logistics - Represent Simular at career fairs, university events, and recruiting meetups - Help organize and attend hackathons, tech meetups, and industry events - Coordinate team events, offsites, and internal culture moments - Be a face of Simular at external events: you'll meet candidates, partners, and community members in person - Help find and manage office spaces - Assist with IT compliance: device management, security policies, access controls - Coordinate with external vendors: insurance, IT providers, and other service partners - Support employment compliance across multiple jurisdictions: contracts, visa applications, labor law requirements - Maintain employee records and keep things organized - Identify repetitive ops workflows and help automate them using AI tools, no-code platforms, or scripts - Build and maintain internal automations: onboarding checklists, compliance reminders, candidate pipeline tracking - Develop your AI literacy by working daily with AI agents and LLMs as part of how we operate - Help the team stay on the frontier: test new AI tools, share what works, and document best practices - You're organized, detail-oriented, and can juggle multiple tasks without dropping balls - You communicate clearly and professionally - You're proactive; you see something that needs doing and you do it - You're curious about AI and eager to build real AI literacy, not just use LLMs, but understand how AI tools can transform workflows - You're comfortable with ambiguity and figuring things out on your own - You're a people person who's energized by events and face-to-face interactions - You care about building a great workplace, not just running one Preferred Qualifications: - Prior internship in HR, people ops, or startup environments - Experience organizing events, clubs, or student organizations Required Skills: Hiring support, Onboarding new hires, AI literacy Important Skills: Event organization, IT compliance Nice-to-Have Skills: People skills