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Talent & Operations Coordinator

Odyssey · Palo Alto · On-site

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About Odyssey

Odyssey builds, secures and integrates capabilities and technologies to meet tomorrow’s mission requirements. We enhance operational readiness through comprehensive program support. Backed by a16z, General Catalyst and GV.

About the role

Own interview scheduling and coordination across teams and time zones, including virtual and in-person interviews and candidate travel. Serve as the main Coordination point of contact for candidates, making sure every person who interviews with Odyssey has a fast, thoughtful, high-touch experience. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • You'll join a frontier AI lab during a period of rapid growth. This is a front-row seat to company-building, with the chance to shape how Odyssey hires, onboards and operates as we scale
  • Experience in recruiting coordination, executive support, HR/people operations, or team operations
  • Experience in a high-growth startup or similarly fast-moving environment
  • Exceptional organization, time management and attention to detail, with the ability to juggle many priorities at once
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a warm, professional presence with candidates, leaders and visitors
  • A strong sense of ownership. When you see a problem, your instinct is to solve it rather than figure out whose job it is
More about this role

Odyssey is an AI lab pioneering general world models: causal, multimodal systems that learn to predict and interact with the world over long horizons. This foundational technology promises to revolutionize robotics, science, healthcare, education, gaming, defense, and beyond.

Odyssey’s founders previously pioneered the most complex application of physical AI: self-driving cars. They’ve now brought together a world-class research team from DeepMind, Tesla, Waymo, Meta, Apple, and Wayve, who have made significant contributions to language models (DeepMind Gemini), video models (DeepMind Veo), world models (Wayve GAIA), and autonomous systems (Tesla FSD).

Odyssey has raised significant venture capital from GV, Amazon, AMD, EQT, NVIDIA, Natural Capital, In-Q-Tel, Elad Gil, Jeff Dean, Guillermo Rauch, Garry Tan, Kyle Vogt, and researchers from OpenAI, DeepMind, MSL, Recursive, and Thinking Machines.

Odyssey is seeking a Talent & Operations Coordinator to sit at the center of how we hire and how we run. This is a high-impact, hands-on role for someone who is exceptionally organized, proactive, low-ego, and energized by keeping a lot of moving parts on track. You'll own the recruiting...

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