Who are we?
Flawless is an award winning film technology company pioneering the generative AI revolution in filmmaking. Solving some of the biggest problems filmmakers face by empowering them with groundbreaking AI powered post production tools, allowing on screen dialogue to be visually changed without the need to reshoot or go back to set. The world’s first system has won multiple awards including TIME Best Inventions.
Founded in 2020 by Hollywood director, Scott Mann and serial technology entrepreneur Nick Lynes, Flawless is opening a world of new possibilities for filmmakers whilst ensuring the responsible adoption of generative AI. With headquarters in London and LA, Flawless has established an exceptional team of 100 world leaders in science, film and technology that have come from the likes of Adobe, Google, Lionsgate, NASA, Sony, Facebook, Microsoft and Apple 
The Flawless People Team
It’s an exciting time to join the Flawless People Team. We’re currently a team of two, based in London, and we work very closely with the Head of AI Talent, based in Santa Monica. We’re responsible for everything from designing the employee experience and partnering with business leaders to looking after the day to day operational People processes. We’re a close-knit team and we value teamwork, but equally we have autonomy to lead on each of our areas of accountability. Our principles are:
- Everything we do is aligned with the business- People as a product- We’re human centered
We've recently built out our People strategy, focused on establishing People fundamentals to enable scaling, efficiency, and first class employee experience. Needless to say, its an exciting time to join the team and have direct impact on creating something exceptional!
Role overview
This is a newly created role and you’ll be our first People hire in our Santa Monica office, so this is a brilliant opportunity to join the team at an early stage and be part of shaping the People processes from scratch. You’ll be the People Partner for our US-based employees and will partner with a diverse and growing team of 50 Research and Applied Scientists, VFX and Post-Production Specialists and Commercial team members. This is a generalist role covering a mix of business partnering, People projects and People operations, and, depending on what you’re most passionate about and your skillset, there may also be opportunities to lead on company-wide People initiatives across all of Flawless.

Responsibilities

• Lead on all operational People processes in the US, including payroll, visas and onboarding
• Design our US policies from scratch and ensure our company-wide People processes are adapted for the US team
• Manage the relationship with our EOR (currently ADP) 
• Advise and coach managers on a range of ER and People-related matters 
• Coach line managers in leadership and people management
• Partner with leaders in our Santa Monica office to build strategies to increase engagement
• Be the point of contact for all US-employees, resolving queries and supporting their development
• Lead the US benefits strategy
• Partner with our Head of TA and the London People Team on our compensation philosophy, including benchmarking and the creation of salary bands
• Partner with leaders in the US on the design of career frameworks for employees
• Lead on the local rollout of global People initiatives

Who are you?

• You have solid experience as a People generalist spanning People operations, employee relations and some junior business partnering
• You’re a forward thinking People professional - you understand the role employee experience plays in business success, you love to suggest new ways of doing things and you put measures in place to understand the impact of your work
• You’re an expert on California employment law and are comfortable operating without oversight in the US
• You’re super strong operationally - you’d be comfortable building a full set of policies from scratch and creating playbooks for all our core People processes in the US
• You strike a balance between doing what’s right for people and doing what’s right for the business 
• You’re a natural relationship builder
• You’ve ideally got experience working in startups or scale-ups, partnering with either technology or production organizations 
• You have very strong benefits knowledge from 401(k)s to health plans
• You take a pragmatic, balanced approach to People as a discipline - you know how to balance risk with doing what’s right for the business
• You’re comfortable working as a ‘full-stack’ People generalist, flexing between operational, tactical and strategic work
• You care deeply about culture and are passionate about creating an exceptional employee experience to enable our team to thrive