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# HR Generalist (Part-Time) at UP.Labs

- **Company:** UP.Labs
- **Location:** Los Angeles, CA
- **Employment:** part-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-08-27
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-12
- **Apply:** https://jobs.gem.com/up-labs/am9icG9zdDr2-sDjx4UCQdpfQbPHc0Ln

## Job description

## About the Role

UP.Labs is a venture studio that builds AI-native B2B software companies in partnership with the leading companies of physical industry. We’re looking for a part-time HR Generalist (15-20hrs/wk) to support our Head of People Operations with the day-to-day execution and administration required across UP.Labs and our growing portfolio of companies.

This is a hands-on support role focused on keeping People operations organized, moving, and accurate. You’ll help with employee onboarding, benefits administration, HR systems, documentation, and recurring portfolio company needs, while also helping bring more structure to the processes and information behind them.

You’ll work closely with our Head of People Operations, who will continue to own People strategy, policies, and key decisions. We need someone who can take direction, execute independently against agreed-upon processes, surface issues and opportunities, and make sure the details get handled.

The goal is to create leverage for our Head of People Operations so she can spend more time on higher-impact People initiatives while knowing the day-to-day work is being executed well.

## What You'll Do

People Operations & Administration

- Support day-to-day HR administration across UP.Labs and select portfolio companies.
- Coordinate employee onboarding and offboarding, including setting employees up in Justworks and other HR systems.
- Help ensure employees complete benefits enrollment, employment documentation, and other onboarding requirements.
- Maintain employee records and keep People data, documentation, and systems organized and up to date.
- Create and maintain onboarding guides, checklists, templates, and employee resources.
- Provide light administrative support within Rippling and other People systems.
- Track open items, follow up with employees and stakeholders, and make sure administrative processes reach completion.
- Escalate questions, exceptions, and decisions to the Head of People Operations before moving forward.

Portfolio Company Support

- Support the Head of People Operations with recurring HR needs across our portfolio companies.
- Help coordinate onboarding, benefits, payroll administration, and related People operations as portfolio companies hire and grow.
- Maintain organized records, trackers, and documentation across multiple companies.
- Help prepare repeatable templates and resources that can be used as new companies launch.
- Coordinate with portfolio company leaders and employees on administrative requests, with guidance from the Head of People Operations.
- Keep the Head of People Operations informed of outstanding issues, upcoming needs, and anything requiring a decision.

Organization & Process Improvement

- Help organize People processes, documentation, and information that currently live across multiple tools and companies.
- Build and maintain dashboards or trackers that create better visibility into onboarding, employee information, deadlines, and outstanding actions.
- Identify repetitive or manual processes that could potentially be simplified or automated.
- Research and suggest practical ways to improve how our People systems and workflows fit together.
- Help implement approved process improvements and automations under the direction of the Head of People Operations.
- Create cleaner, more repeatable workflows that make it easier to support UP.Labs and its portfolio as they grow.

## What We're Looking For

- 5+ years of HR, People Operations, or HR Generalist experience.
- Strong hands-on experience with employee onboarding, benefits administration, HR systems, and day-to-day People operations.
- Experience with Justworks preferred; familiarity with Rippling is a plus.
- Highly organized and comfortable managing detailed work across multiple companies and competing priorities.
- Strong follow-through - you keep track of open items, close loops, and don't let administrative details fall through the cracks.
- Systems-minded and naturally inclined to make information and processes more organized.
- Comfortable identifying opportunities for improvement while working within established decision-making and approval processes.
- Able to work independently on execution while knowing when to escalate a question or decision.
- Comfortable in a fast-moving environment where processes are still evolving.
- Strong judgment and discretion when handling confidential employee information.

## About UP.Labs

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: UP.Labs is a venture builder that partners with leading enterprises like Porsche, Alaska Airlines, and J.B. Hunt to co-create vertical AI startups that solve complex operational challenges in physical industries.
- **Entity Type**: Private (venture builder/venture lab)
- **Headquarters**: Santa Monica, California, USA (Hangar 7, 3100 Donald Douglas Loop N, Santa Monica, CA 90405)
- **Founded**: Not publicly disclosed, but has been active since at least 2024
- **Founders**: Not publicly disclosed as a single founder; the entity operates as a venture lab under the UP.Partners umbrella

## Core Business
- Primary industry: Venture building / Corporate venture foundry, focused on transportation, mobility, logistics, aviation, manufacturing, and energy
- Target customers: Large enterprises in physical industries (e.g., Porsche, Alaska Airlines, J.B. Hunt, Wabash National)
- Mission: To transform physical industry by building vertical AI startups that unlock massive operational gains and deliver real enterprise value — described as "the shortest road to a faster, cleaner, safer, and more accessible future"

## Products & Services
UP.Labs does not sell a single product; instead, it launches and incubates startups. Recent and notable portfolio ventures include:

- **AutoUnify**: A developer platform aiming to solve the automotive industry data divide (launched with Porsche, described as "the Plaid of automotive retail") [techcrunch.com](https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/13/up-labs-porsches-newest-startup-wants-to-be-the-plaid-of-automotive-retail/)
- **Odysee**: An AI-enabled startup focused on schedule optimization for airlines (launched with Alaska Airlines) [talkbusiness.net](https://talkbusiness.net/2024/11/04/leaders-highlight-programs-to-help-startups-boost-innovation/)
- **Stealth AI Manufacturing Planning Startup**: Currently being built with Wabash National to modernize transportation manufacturing with AI-powered tools [morningstar.com](https://www.morningstar.com/news/globe-newswire/202504221000/wabash-and-up-labs-to-modernize-transportation-manufacturing-with-ai-powered-tools)
- **Stealth AI Freight Operations Startup**: Being built with J.B. Hunt to create logistics startups [talkbusiness.net](https://talkbusiness.net/2024/11/04/leaders-highlight-programs-to-help-startups-boost-innovation/)
- **Stealth AI Industrial Commerce Startup**: Currently in development

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private entity)
- **Key Metric**: 72 employees as of mid-2025, with 27% year-over-year headcount growth [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/up-labs)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Porsche, Alaska Airlines, J.B. Hunt, Wabash National (corporate partners); operates with UP.Ventures as the capital arm
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - 27% YoY headcount growth (+20 people)
  - 2.5% monthly LinkedIn follower growth, 31.8% yearly
  - Active job postings up 200% monthly and 350% quarterly
  - 8 industry-specific venture labs operating across Los Angeles and Silicon Valley
  - Workforce distributed across 9 countries (US, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Uruguay, Spain, Philippines, UK, Chile)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Unique venture model**: UP.Labs doesn't just invest — it co-creates startups with enterprise partners who are also the first customers, ensuring immediate market fit and a built-in acquisition path
- **Enterprise access**: Partners like Porsche, Alaska Airlines, and J.B. Hunt provide real-world operational problems, data, and distribution channels
- **Vertical AI focus**: Purpose-built AI solutions for physical industries (logistics, manufacturing, aviation, energy) — a space with high barriers to entry and massive operational impact
- **Talent density**: Attracts proven entrepreneurs, product leaders, and technologists; alumni go to top firms like McKinsey, BCG, Amazon, and Stanford GSB
- **Proven exit model**: Corporate partners acquire matured startups, creating a clear liquidity path

## Strategic Focus
- **Scale the venture lab model**: Expanding from 8 labs across two hubs (LA and Silicon Valley) into more industries and geographies
- **Deepen enterprise partnerships**: Working with the world's leading organizations to compound innovation
- **Build vertical AI startups**: Focus on agentic AI, computer vision, and data intelligence for physical operations
- **Global talent expansion**: Active hiring across LATAM (Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Uruguay) for senior engineering roles, with a focus on building remote-first teams
- **Recent hires**: Appointed elite founders to lead the next wave of enterprise AI startups (announced August 2025) [morningstar.com](https://www.morningstar.com/news/globe-newswire/202508211000/meet-the-builders-up-labs-appoints-elite-founders-to-lead-its-next-wave-of-enterprise-ai-startups)

## Why Work Here
- **Impact at scale**: Engineers work on AI-native startups solving real problems in logistics, aviation, manufacturing, and energy — not just chatbots or CRUD apps
- **Remote-first culture**: Many roles are fully remote, especially for LATAM-based engineers (no relocation required)
- **Global, distributed team**: Workforce spans 9 countries; strong presence in LATAM (Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Uruguay) with dedicated LATAM remote roles
- **Senior-level focus**: Roles are described as "not support roles" but the technical layer behind AI-native companies; 100% retention reported for the initial remote LATAM team [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/up-labs)
- **Compensation**: USD-denominated salaries for LATAM roles, plus paid time off, hardware setup, and career development paths
- **Engineering culture**: Emphasis on "the best engineering problems in the US right now are inside physical industries" — appeals to builders who want hard technical challenges
- **Hybrid options**: Some roles in Santa Monica (HQ) offer hybrid flexibility; roles like Portfolio Platform Lead and Head of Engineering are hybrid in LA
- **Growth trajectory**: 27% YoY headcount growth, active hiring across engineering, data science, AI/ML, and business roles

## Sources
1. [uplabs.com](https://uplabs.com/subscribe)
2. [jobs.gem.com/up-labs](https://jobs.gem.com/up-labs)
3. [linkedin.com/company/up-labs](https://linkedin.com/company/up-labs)
4. [careers.up.partners](https://careers.up.partners/jobs/up-labs?jobTypes=Engineer)
5. [techcrunch.com](https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/13/up-labs-porsches-newest-startup-wants-to-be-the-plaid-of-automotive-retail/)
6. [talkbusiness.net](https://talkbusiness.net/2024/11/04/leaders-highlight-programs-to-help-startups-boost-innovation/)
7. [morningstar.com](https://www.morningstar.com/news/globe-newswire/202508211000/meet-the-builders-up-labs-appoints-elite-founders-to-lead-its-next-wave-of-enterprise-ai-startups)
8. [morningstar.com](https://www.morningstar.com/news/globe-newswire/202504221000/wabash-and-up-labs-to-modernize-transportation-manufacturing-with-ai-powered-tools)

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