Business System Lead at Plaud (San Francisco, CA)
Plaud· San Francisco, CA· $140k–$276k·
Role details
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) · Access To AI Tools (Gemini, Claude Code) · High-Performance Workstation Setups · Annual Company Offsites · Team Events · Discretionary Bonuses/Incentives · Equity
Plaud at a glance
AI note-taking hardware and app that records, transcribes, and summarizes your conversations.
Plaud makes wearable and pocket AI recorders (the Note, Note Pro, NotePin, and NotePin S) paired with an app that transcribes conversations in 100-plus languages, writes summaries and action items, and lets you search across them. It sells the hardware once and charges an ongoing subscription for the AI features.
~$6M (Kickstarter + Carbide Ventures) raised · latest: Bootstrapped; ~$5M from Carbide Ventures (2025) · backed by Carbide Ventures
Summary
Lead the end-to-end ownership of HR and Finance systems of record, including NetSuite and Rippling. Define data contracts, manage migrations, and ensure compliance and data integrity for a scaling AI company.
Job description
About Plaud Inc.
Plaud is building the real-world AI interface for professionals to amplify intelligence, elevate productivity and performance, loved by over 2,500,000 users worldwide since 2023. With a mission to amplify human intelligence, Plaud captures, structures, and compounds the intelligence generated in conversations — so humans can think better, decide faster, and execute with clarity.
Plaud Inc. is a Delaware-incorporated, San Francisco-based company pushing the boundary of human–AI intelligence through a hardware–software combination. With full ISO 27001, ISO 27701, SOC 2, GDPR, EN18031, and HIPAA compliances, Plaud is committed to the highest standards of data security and privacy protection.
To learn more about Plaud, please visit plaud.ai and follow along on Instagram instagram.com/, X twitter.com/PLAUDAI, Facebook facebook.com/plaudai, Linkedin linkedin.com/plaudai and YouTube youtube.com/@PLAUDAI
Why You Should Join Us
Plaud is building the next generation intelligence infrastructure and interfaces to capture, extract, and utilize intelligence from what people say, hear, see, and think.
- Plaud is a bootstrapped, skyrocketing, profitable company with a $300M revenue run rate achieved in just three years.
- Define the next-gen paradigm for human-AI interaction.
- Gain exposure to cutting-edge AI for Pro tools and play a direct role in our global expansion.
- Work with passionate teammates who value innovation, collaboration, and customer success.
- Grow your career in a culture that champions continuous learning and fast career development.
- Market-competitive compensation, global exposure, and a vibrant, creativity-fueled work atmosphere.
What you will do
- Own the HR & Finance systems of record end-to-end — Rippling/Deel, NetSuite, and payroll/expense/procurement as they come online (config, data, access, lifecycle).
- Partner with HR and Finance as the systems owner - they own process and decisions; you own platform integrity, controls, and data.
- Define the data contracts and requirements the integration engineers build to - turning fragmented systems into one connected source of truth.
- Lead the HR and finance work streams of the migration, selection through adoption, with a dedicated focus on the highest-complexity system (NetSuite).
- Own controls, compliance, and reporting - segregation of duties, audibility, and data leadership can trust (GDPR/PIPL-aware).
Skills, qualifications and experience we look for
- 10+ years in business systems / enterprise applications, owning HR and/ or finance systems of record at a scaling company.
- Deep hands-on experience with NetSuite and/or Rippling (implementation + administration), with strong finance and HR process understanding.
- Track record turning fragmented, business-led systems into a governed single source of truth - including data migration and clean-up.
- Skilled at defining integration requirements and data contracts, and partnering with engineers to deliver them.
- Controls and compliance fluency (segregation of duties, audit, GDPR/ PIPL)
- Comfortable operating across global entities and time zones.
What we offer
- Meaningful Ownership An Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) that gives a real stake in Plaud’s long-term success.
- High-Impact Environment Work in a fast-moving, product-driven environment where your ideas directly shape the future of AI productivity.
- Cutting-Edge AI Tools for Productivity Access to best-in-class AI tools, including Gemini, Claude Code, and other frontier AI systems to maximize engineering and execution efficiency.
- Best-in-Class Equipment Choice of top-spec laptops, high-performance workstation setups, and cutting-edge Plaud devices for all new hires.
- Team & Culture Annual company offsites, team events, and a culture that values craftsmanship, ownership, and velocity.
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually) The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $140,000 - $276,000 annually. Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and equity.
Disclaimer: Plaud is and will continue to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
Why work at Plaud
- Mission-Driven: The company's philosophy ("Amplify Human Intelligence") is central to its culture, and employees are likely working on a product that directly impacts how millions of professionals work.
- Growth Stage: Rapidly scaling from 2M to a target of 50M users, offering significant career growth opportunities.
- Global & Remote-Friendly: Offices in San Francisco, Singapore, Tokyo, Shenzhen, Seattle, and Beijing – suggests a distributed, cross-cultural work environment.
- Cutting-Edge Tech: Working on the frontier of AI (LLMs, speech recognition, hardware-software integration) with a "Pursue SOTA" (State of the Art) value.
- Values-Driven Culture: Listed values include "Human First," "Act from first principles," "Dare to change," "Use AI to its fullest," and "Let others thrive."
- Perks: One-year warranty on hardware, lifetime customer support, and a focus on data security (ISO/SOC/HIPAA compliance) indicates a mature engineering and operations culture.