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# People Operations Manager at Altana 

- **Company:** Altana 
- **Location:** London, United Kingdom
- **Posted:** 2026-10-09
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-09
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/altanaai/jobs/8020116003

## Job description

Altana is the network for trusted trade. Our AI-powered product network empowers governments and businesses to build a more resilient and secure global economy while keeping trade flowing.

The Opportunity at Altana

The People Operations Manager will be responsible for the smooth day-to-day running of Altana’s London office and for supporting the people operations and HR needs of our growing UK team. Working from our London co-working space, this hybrid role blends office and culture management with hands-on people operations — creating a welcoming in-office experience and owning onboarding, benefits, and HR administration for Altana’s UK employees. As Altana expands into Europe, the People Operations Coordinator will also help stand up people operations across new EU locations.

The People Operations Manager will report into Altana’s global People team and will work cross-functionally with Altana’s IT and Finance teams, as well as the UK leadership team.

You Will

- Serve as Altana’s main point of contact with our London co-working/serviced-office provider managing our membership, desks, and meeting-room bookings, and raising any building or facilities issues (reception, cleaning, and facilities are provided by the building).
- Keep the team’s space running smoothly including team supplies, equipment, and any Altana-specific needs beyond what the building provides.
- Own the in-office experience and culture, organise team socials, celebrations, and in-office moments, and run logistics for all-hands, visitors, and events that make the London office somewhere people want to be.
- Coordinate on-site logistics for new joiners and visiting global colleagues and customers, including desk setup, building access, and a smooth first day in the office.
- Own new-hire onboarding for UK employees including offer and contract paperwork, right-to-work checks, inductions, equipment, and first-week setup in partnership with IT and hiring managers.
- Administer UK employee benefits, including enrolment, day-to-day queries, and liaising with providers.
- Manage basic offboarding for UK leavers including exit logistics, equipment return, and access removal (note: this role does not own payroll).
- Support Altana’s expansion into Europe in helping to stand up people operations for new EU locations, including onboarding, benefits, and local HR administration, in partnership with the global People team and external advisors.
- Maintain accurate, up-to-date employee records and support HR compliance and UK (and, over time, EU) employment documentation.
- Act as a first, friendly point of contact for employee questions on benefits, policies, and workplace matters, escalating to the global People team as needed.
- Champion Altana’s culture and employee experience, supporting the global People team on engagement initiatives and people projects.

You Have

- 3-5 years of experience in people/HR operations, office management, or a coordination role, ideally in a fast-growing technology or startup environment.
- Highly organised, with excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders at once.
- Warm, approachable, and service-oriented, you take pride in creating a great workplace and employee experience.
- Genuine enthusiasm for building culture and community in an in-person office environment.
- Sound judgment and discretion in handling confidential and sensitive information.
- Working knowledge of UK employment fundamentals (e.g., right-to-work, statutory leave) and comfort learning HRIS and benefits tools; prior exposure is a plus.
- Interest in or exposure to operating across multiple European markets is a plus, as this role will support our expansion into Europe.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- A proactive, resourceful self-starter who is comfortable working independently and across a global, distributed team.
- Ideally, an interest in our domain and mission.

This is an office-based role in London, with 4–5 days per week in our London office (a co-working / serviced-office space) and occasional flexibility to work from home. Candidates must be within commuting distance of central London.

Salary Range

£70,000 - £80,000

The salary range, to the extent specified for this role, is a good faith statement of the minimum and maximum levels of the annual based salary for the position.  The base salary offered to a successful candidate will depend on a wide range of compensation factors, including, but not limited to, work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. The overall salary package includes a performance-based variable compensation payment paid periodically.  Competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Altana's total compensation package.

## Our Values

Our values are the core beliefs that shape who we are, what we stand for, and how we behave.They form the foundation of Altana’s culture and integrity and guide how we hire, design, build, and connect with each other and our customers.

- Trust: Our customers and partners entrust us with missions of the highest importance. We honor that by keeping our word, meeting commitments, and ensuring every action we take reinforces confidence in us. We rely on each other to deliver, to speak openly, and to hold ourselves accountable.
- Resilience: In a world of uncertainty and complexity, our work must withstand challenges, evolve with conditions, and ensure reliability over time. Resilience is both how we operate and what we deliver. It’s how we respond when things don’t go to plan –– we adapt, we support each other, and we keep moving forward.
- Stewardship: We are stewards of every mission we touch. Because our work impacts lives and futures, we hold ourselves accountable to delivering mission impact and never compromising. Our responsibility extends beyond individual projects to the broader system of global trade. We believe that stewardship starts from within so that we can bring focus, creativity, and excellence to our work. Each of us is personally responsible for fostering a workplace where people can thrive. And we are stewards of the greater good of the company. By holding ourselves and each other accountable, we build a culture of innovation and collective success that reflects the scale of our mission.
- Courage: Courage is what unlocks the seemingly impossible for our customers. It’s the core value that drives us make bold moves and take on big, complicated network problems—the ones others avoid. We know success isn't guaranteed, but we have the audacious vision to believe a solution is possible and to build it. Courage fuels our growth mindset. It means embracing challenges that make us stronger, and it’s demonstrated by how we approach hard conversations and complex projects.

At Altana, we believe that a diverse workforce enables greater creativity, performance, and adaptability. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and welcome you to join us as you are. Our employment opportunities and decisions are based on business needs and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, family care or medical leave status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by the laws or regulations in the areas in which we operate. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type, in any situation.

Offers related to employment at Altana will come from an Altana.ai email address. We will never ask for payment as part of the interview or onboarding process.

## About Altana 

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Altana provides an AI-powered network for trusted trade, connecting businesses and governments to manage, automate, and secure the global supply chain.
- **Entity Type**: Private – Series C (raised $200M in July 2024, led by US Innovative Technology Fund)
- **Headquarters**: New York (Brooklyn, NY), USA
- **Founded**: 2018
- **Founders**: Evan Smith (CEO), Raphael Tehranian (COO), Peter Swartz (Chief Science Officer)

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Supply chain intelligence, trade compliance, customs automation, government economic security
- **Target customers**: B2B – enterprises (e.g., Boston Scientific, Maersk), logistics providers, and government agencies (U.S. Customs and Border Protection, UK Department of Business and Trade)
- **Mission**: “Fix globalization” – build a more resilient, secure, and sustainable global economy while keeping trade flowing.

## Products & Services
- **Altana Atlas (Platform)**: AI-powered knowledge graph of the global supply chain, covering 400 million companies and trillions of dollars in B2B commerce. Used for supply chain visibility, risk detection, and trade compliance.
- **Product Passports**: Digital identifiers for products that trace the journey from raw materials to finished goods, enabling compliance with regulations such as UFLPA, EUDR, and forced labor screening.
- **Trade & Tariffs Solution**: Automates tariff classification, duty optimization, and scenario planning.
- **Supplier Management & Screening**: Monitors suppliers for sanctions, forced labor, and other risks.
- **Government Solutions**: Tools for threat detection (narcotics, export control violations), trade policy enforcement, and customs process acceleration (8× faster customs processes reported).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue ≈ $45.6M (2025), Total Funding $323.5M across Series A–C, Grant, and Seed rounds
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Google Ventures (Series A lead), Activate Capital Partners (Series B lead), US Innovative Technology Fund (Series C lead), Amadeus Capital Partners (Seed). Partners include U.S. Customs and Border Protection (2,500+ daily users), UK Department of Business, Boston Scientific, General Atomics, L.L.Bean, Maersk.
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount of 223 (+16.4% YoY); 42 active job postings (+27.3% monthly growth in postings); used by governments in US, UK, Australia, Singapore; $300M+ average duty savings identified for importers.

## Competitive Advantages
- **World’s largest knowledge graph of global commerce** – network effects as more logistics providers and businesses contribute data.
- **Dual footprint in private and public sectors** – deep government relationships (customs, homeland security) provide a moat in regulated trade compliance.
- **AI-powered automation** – enables real-time risk screening, trade scenario planning, and product traceability that competitors struggle to match at scale.
- **Leadership with deep domain expertise** – co-founders have backgrounds in supply chain, clean tech, and national security; CTO Ian Cadieu spent 15 years at Bridgewater Associates.

## Strategic Focus
- Expand public sector deployments (counternarcotics, forced labor detection, export control) in allied nations.
- Drive adoption of Product Passports for regulatory compliance (e.g., EU Deforestation Regulation, UFLPA).
- Strengthen supply chain resilience offerings for enterprises, especially given tariff volatility and geopolitical risks.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-driven impact** – work directly on “fixing globalization,” national security, and sustainability at a company trusted by governments and Fortune 500 enterprises.
- **Growth trajectory** – rapid headcount growth, continuous funding, and expanding product surface area suggest strong career advancement opportunities.
- **Hybrid/office policy** – roles available in Brooklyn (HQ), San Francisco, Washington D.C., Boston, and Amsterdam; multiple engineering, product, sales, and implementation positions posted.
- **Culture** – described as building a culture of inclusivity where employees can do their best work; leadership emphasizes collaboration across global trade, AI, and policy.
- **Engineering focus** – heavy investment in ML, NLP, and large-scale data systems (world-scale knowledge graph); open roles include Lead BI Engineer, Senior Staff Software Engineer, and Principal Product Manager for Supply Chain Intelligence.

## Sources
1. [altana.ai](https://altana.ai/about)
2. [altana.ai/leadership](https://altana.ai/leadership)
3. [boards.greenhouse.io/altanaai](https://boards.greenhouse.io/altanaai)
4. [linkedin.com/company/altana-ai](https://www.linkedin.com/company/altana-ai)
5. [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/altana-trade)

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