People Programs Manager

About us

Sierra is the leading platform for customer-facing AI agents, working with many of the world's biggest brands — including The GAP, Rocket Mortgage, SoFi, Sutter Health, and SoftBank — to transform how they serve customers and grow their businesses. We are primarily an in-person company based in San Francisco, with growing offices across North America, Europe, and Asia.

We are guided by a set of values that are at the core of our actions and define our culture: Trust, Customer Obsession, Craftsmanship, Intensity, and a commitment to balancing Family along the way. These values are the foundation of our work, and we are committed to upholding them in everything we do.

Our co-founders are Bret Taylor and Clay Bavor. Bret currently serves as Board Chair of OpenAI. Previously, he was co-CEO of Salesforce (which had acquired the company he founded, Quip) and CTO of Facebook. Bret was also one of Google's earliest product managers and co-creator of Google Maps. Before founding Sierra, Clay spent 18 years at Google, where he most recently led Google Labs. Earlier, he started and led Google’s AR/VR effort, Project Starline, and Google Lens. Before that, Clay led the product and design teams for Google Workspace.

What you’ll do

At Sierra, we are building a fast-scaling, mission-driven AI company where people are at the center of everything we do. As our People Programs Manager, you will design, build, and operationalize the programs and processes that shape the employee experience across Sierra globally. You’ll play a critical role in helping us create clarity, alignment, and belonging as we grow — ensuring Sierra remains a world-class place to work.

• Support the design, launch, and execution of Sierra’s core people programs including onboarding, manager training, targeted development initiatives, and more. You’ll build scalable, repeatable processes to strengthen existing programs and be part of the development and launch of new programs such as feedback, performance, engagement, recognition, and more.

• Partner closely with HR, Legal, Finance, and business leaders on company-wide people programs, ensuring all programs meet the needs of the business and are executed with operational excellence and compliance.

• Advise and support employees and leaders by providing clear guidance on people policies, programs, and best practices, backed by strong documentation and communication.

• Use data and insights to measure, iterate, and evolve programs, while staying ahead of trends in People Ops and employee experience.

What you’ll bring

• 5+ years of experience in People Programs, People Operations, or a related people-focused function within high-growth environments.

• Experience designing and scaling people programs across the employee lifecycle in fast-moving, global technology companies.

• Strong communication and relationship-building skills — able to partner effectively with executives, managers, and cross-functional teams.

• Exceptional program and project management capability, with the ability to drive complex initiatives from concept to execution.

• Analytical and systems-thinking mindset, comfortable using data, tooling, and process design to improve operational efficiency.

• A passion for building clarity, culture, and connection in a rapidly evolving startup environment.

Even better…

• Experience supporting or designing programs for global teams across multiple regions.

• Familiarity with HR tools and platforms (HRIS, onboarding systems, performance tools, etc.).

• Background in organizational development, employee experience, or Learning & Development.

Our values

• Trust: We build trust with our customers with our accountability, empathy, quality, and responsiveness. We build trust in AI by making it more accessible, safe, and useful. We build trust with each other by showing up for each other professionally and personally, creating an environment that enables all of us to do our best work.

• Customer Obsession: We deeply understand our customers’ business goals and relentlessly focus on driving outcomes, not just technical milestones. Everyone at the company knows and spends time with our customers. When our customer is having an issue, we drop everything and fix it.

• Craftsmanship: We get the details right, from the words on the page to the system architecture. We have good taste. When we notice something isn’t right, we take the time to fix it. We are proud of the products we produce. We continuously self-reflect to continuously self-improve.

• Intensity: We know we don’t have the luxury of patience. We play to win. We care about our product being the best, and when it isn’t, we fix it. When we fail, we talk about it openly and without blame so we succeed the next time.

• Family: We know that balance and intensity are compatible, and we model it in our actions and processes. We are the best technology company for parents. We support and respect each other and celebrate each other’s personal and professional achievements.

What we offer

We want our benefits to reflect our values and offer the following to full-time employees:

• Flexible (unlimited) paid time off

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits for you and your family

• Life insurance and disability benefits

• Retirement plan dependent on country of employment

• Parental leave

• Fertility and family building benefits through Carrot

• Lunch, as well as delicious snacks and coffee to keep you energized 

• Discretionary benefit stipend giving people the ability to spend where it matters most

• Free alphorn lessons

These benefits are further detailed in Sierra's policies, may vary by region, and are subject to change at any time, consistent with the terms of any applicable compensation or benefits plans. Eligible full-time employees can participate in Sierra's equity plans subject to the terms of the applicable plans and policies.

Be you, with us

We're working to bring the transformative power of AI to every organization in the world. To do so, it is important to us that the diversity of our employees represents the diversity of our customers. We believe that our work and culture are better when we encourage, support, and respect different skills and experiences represented within our team. We encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn't precisely match the job description. We strive to evaluate all applicants consistently without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class.