--- title: 'Senior People Operations Manager at PhysicsX' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-people-operations-manager-physicsx-new-york-fzc1c1tjtbkn' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-11-05' --- # Senior People Operations Manager at PhysicsX - **Company:** PhysicsX - **Location:** New York, NY - **Posted:** 2026-11-01 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-05 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/physicsx/jobs/5024335101 ## Job description ## About us Re-architecting Engineering for the Age of Intelligence PhysicsX is the physics AI company for industrials. The company’s mission is to accelerate hardware innovation by overhauling what industrial engineering and manufacturing look like today. PhysicsX is building a new simulation software stack to deliver deep physics AI enablement across the entire engineering lifecycle. The company partners with leading organisations in aerospace & defence, automotive, semiconductors, materials, and energy & renewables, supporting them on some of their most critical and complex challenges. PhysicsX is headquartered in the United Kingdom, with offices in London, New York, and Singapore and an expanding presence in the Bay Area. ## About the Role We're looking for a People Operations Specialist to provide day-to-day People Ops support for our US team — currently our second-largest hub and growing quickly. Reporting to our London-based Head of People Ops & Data, you'll be the main point of contact for everything from onboarding and offboarding to benefits and compliance for our North America colleagues. You'll work alongside a colleague from our People Partnership team who previously held this role, so you won't be starting from scratch. This is a hands-on, high-autonomy role. You'll run US People Ops day-to-day, plug into broader People Ops projects as our team scales, and have support from the wider global People team whenever you need it — we operate as one team, not in regional silos. We're a fast-growing company, not yet a large, fully specialised corporate People function — which means this role, and the way it's scoped, will evolve as our needs change. You should be genuinely comfortable with ambiguity, happy to build process as you go rather than inherit a finished playbook, and energised by the idea of taking on new areas of ownership as the company grows. If something isn't working as well as it could — a process, a system, a workflow — we want someone who takes the time to understand what's already there and why, then brings solutions rather than just flagging the problem. ## What You'll Do Onboarding & Offboarding - Own onboarding end-to-end for US new hires — from offer acceptance through day one and beyond — partnering with the wider People team and other functions to make sure every new joiner has a great, consistent experience - Manage offboarding for departing US employees, coordinating exit interviews, documentation, and access removal Employment Documentation & HR Administration - Prepare and issue employment contracts, amendments, and verification letters - Support payroll processing by keeping employee data accurate and up to date - Support relocations into the US Visa & Immigration - Manage visa and immigration processes for US-based employees, including work authorisation applications and renewals, working with external immigration providers as needed ## Benefits - Own the US benefits programme end to end — enrolment, renewals, open enrolment, and broker relationships - Be the go-to person for benefits questions, and help keep our offering best-in-class as we grow Legislation, Policy & Compliance - Keep on top of US federal and state employment legislation, flagging changes and helping shape policy in response - Keep our US policies, employee handbook, and internal documentation accurate and current - Maintain compliance with US employment law, including state-specific requirements - Maintain right-to-work and I-9 records Data & Reporting - Keep US employee data clean and accurate in our HR system - Produce regular US reporting to support wider People reporting Performance Cycles & Projects - Support our bi-annual performance review cycles - Get involved in broader People Ops projects as we continue to scale ## What You'll Bring A couple of things are must-haves given the seniority of this role: - Solid, hands-on experience with an HRIS platform (we use HiBob) - Several years of experience in People Operations or HR, ideally with exposure to US employment law Beyond that, a few things would be especially useful to bring with you: - Experience with US benefits administration, particularly healthcare plans and 401(k)s - Experience with US visa and immigration processes is useful - Good organisation and communication skills, and confidence working autonomously across time zones - Comfortable handling sensitive and confidential information with discretion - Genuine comfort with ambiguity — this role, like our company, is evolving, and we're looking for someone who's energised by that - Solution-oriented when gaps are identified — you take the time to understand what's already in place and why, then bring practical ideas for how to improve it, rather than just raising the problem If you're not sure you tick every box in that second list, we'd still love to hear from you. ## What we offer Work with a high-caliber, collaborative team of engineers, scientists, and operators who care deeply about doing great work, and about helping each other get better. We come from diverse backgrounds, but we share a commitment to operating at the highest level and addressing some of the most complex challenges out there. We also believe in balancing focused, ambitious work with a life beyond it. If you’re ambitious, thoughtful, and driven by impact, you’ll feel at home. And it doesn’t stop there … 🚀 Equity options - share meaningfully in the company you’re helping to build. 💰 5% contribution to 401(k) - build long-term security with a strong retirement plan. 🍽️ Free team lunch 1x/week - good food, great company, and space to connect. 🏥 Private health insurance – comprehensive cover for you, offering total peace of mind. 👶 Enhanced parental leave – 3 months full pay paternity and 6 months full pay maternity leave, to provide extra flexibility during the moments that matter most. ☀️ 20 days of Annual Leave (+ Public Holidays) - because taking time to rest matters. 📈 Personal development – dedicated support for learning, development, and leveling up over time. 💪 Gympass / Wellhub (subsidized) – for you and up to 3 family members, supporting both physical and mental wellbeing. 💳 Flexible Spending Account (FSA) – set aside pre-tax dollars for eligible healthcare expenses. 🔎 Watch this space, we’re continuing to build this as we grow… Estimated salary for this role is $135,000 - $175,000 depending on experience. Seniority will be assessed throughout our interview process. We value diversity and are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of sex, race, religion, ethnicity, nationality, disability, age, sexual orientation or gender identity. We strongly encourage individuals from groups traditionally underrepresented in tech to apply. To help make a change, we sponsor bright women from disadvantaged backgrounds through their university degrees in science and mathematics. We collect diversity and inclusion data solely for the purpose of monitoring the effectiveness of our equal opportunities policies and ensuring compliance with employment and equality legislation. This information is confidential, used only in aggregate form, and will not influence the outcome of your application. ## About PhysicsX ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: PhysicsX builds an AI-native software stack for physics simulation and engineering design, enabling advanced industries to accelerate innovation by orders of magnitude. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series C) - **Headquarters**: London, United Kingdom - **Founded**: 2019 - **Founders**: Jacomo Corbo (CEO & Co-Founder) and a Co-Founder & Chairman ## Core Business - **Primary industries**: Aerospace & Defense, Automotive, Semiconductors, Materials, Energy & Renewables - **Target customers**: Large industrial organizations (B2B Enterprise) – engineers and teams designing and operating complex physical systems - **Mission**: Empower industrial organizations to build beyond human imagination and address the defining challenges of our time, with a focus on climate and human health impact ## Products & Services - **PhysicsX Platform** (SaaS + embedded engineering): An AI-native software stack that unifies simulation, physics AI, data, and engineering applications. Integrates with existing toolchains (CAD, CAE, PLM) and accelerates simulation by orders of magnitude, enabling engineers to explore larger design spaces and move from concept to validated design in days. ## Market Standing - **Valuation**: Approximately $2.4B (as of Series C in August 2026) - **Key Metric**: Total funding ~$487M (including $300M Series C, $135M Series B, $32M Series A, $20M from NVentures). Revenue is generating but not publicly disclosed (LinkedIn estimates ~$1M, but company is early-stage revenue generating). - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Atomico (led Series B), General Catalyst (led Series A), NVentures (NVIDIA’s venture arm), NVIDIA (strategic partner), Siemens (collaboration on data center power infrastructure) - **Growth Signals**: - Series C oversubscribed $300M at $2.4B valuation (Aug 2026) - Headcount growth of 71% YoY (LinkedIn: 226 employees; PitchBook: 350 employees post-C) - Forward-deployed engineers embedded in customer programs - Open standards for physics AI powered by NVIDIA (March 2026) ## Competitive Advantages - **True AI-native platform**: Physics AI is built as a core primitive, not bolted onto legacy tooling. Uses advanced models like Fourier Neural Operators to simulate physics at speeds unattainable with traditional CFD/FEA. - **Embedded deployment model**: Forward-deployed engineers work alongside customers on live problems, ensuring measurable outcomes and deep domain integration. - **Focus on hardest problems**: Targets extreme complexity (aerospace, semiconductors, climate tech) where speed of development is critical and margins for error are zero. - **Strategic partnerships**: Deep collaboration with NVIDIA (compute, open standards) and Siemens (infrastructure AI). ## Strategic Focus - Continue scaling the platform across multiple industrial verticals, with emphasis on the climate transition (energy, materials efficiency) and human health (medical devices, supply chain). - Expand the "Large Physics Models" research program and open standards initiatives. - Grow the global team (currently 350+ across UK and US) with strong emphasis on research, product engineering, and forward deployment. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Grounded visionaries, moving fast with trust and ambition. Values include "we make stuff happen" and "we form a community in which people can grow." - **Work environment**: Hybrid (2-3 days in office per week); offices in London (Shoreditch) and New York (Downtown Manhattan). Visa sponsorship and relocation support available. - **Benefits**: Generous pension contributions, health insurance, enhanced parental support, development opportunities. - **Engineering culture**: Work on the hardest problems in industry – physics, AI, and engineering collide. Small, high-autonomy teams. Interview process includes pairing and in-person final rounds. - **Diversity**: Committed to equal opportunities; strongly encourages underrepresented groups to apply. ## Sources 1. [PhysicsX.ai](https://www.physicsx.ai/) – company website 2. [PhysicsX About](https://www.physicsx.ai/about) – mission, team, challenge 3. [PhysicsX Careers](https://www.physicsx.ai/careers) – culture, benefits, interview process 4. [LinkedIn](https://uk.linkedin.com/company/physicsx) – employee count, funding, headcount growth 5. [PitchBook](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/529644-70) – valuation, Series C, founding year ## Other roles at PhysicsX - [Head of Chemistry](https://feeny.ai/job/head-of-chemistry-physicsx-new-york-nn2v0mz1ebdd) — New York, NY - [Head of Chemistry](https://feeny.ai/job/head-of-chemistry-physicsx-london-4fm0gnh9danw) — London, United Kingdom - [Principal Machine Learning Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/principal-machine-learning-engineer-physicsx-new-york-3d9h60fwps9r) — New York, NY - [Platform Engineer - Self Hosting LLMs](https://feeny.ai/job/platform-engineer-self-hosting-llms-physicsx-london-e21a8r33hznz) — London, United Kingdom - [Deployment Strategist](https://feeny.ai/job/deployment-strategist-physicsx-new-york-p6db3byb2a0m) — New York, NY - [Platform Support Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/platform-support-engineer-physicsx-singapore-k3rwa8fcz73f) — Singapore - [Simulation Engineer (CFD) - Large Physics Models](https://feeny.ai/job/simulation-engineer-cfd-large-physics-models-physicsx-london-4e2nb7eenrxj) — London, United Kingdom - [Simulation Engineer - Thermal Process](https://feeny.ai/job/simulation-engineer-thermal-process-physicsx-singapore-69rhqzweam43) — Singapore - [Platform Support Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/platform-support-engineer-physicsx-new-york-an8gzcdfwjbw) — New York, NY - [Delivery Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/delivery-engineer-physicsx-singapore-5wsdrs5mzky7) — Singapore