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Head of Operations

Phinity

San Francisco, CA · Posted October 9, 2026

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About the job

Phinity is an AI research lab focused on solving chip design. The bottleneck to AGI is compute, and we enable AI agents to tape-out chips autonomously, from architecture to post-silicon. We are building RL environments, agent infrastructure, and evaluation systems to accomplish this. Our team brings together deep AI and silicon expertise, including leaders and executives from top chip companies, post-training chip-design models at NVIDIA, AI for formal verification research, previous exits, and over 10 years of experience building chips at NVIDIA, Intel, Mediatek, and others.

We are hiring a Head of Operations to work closely with our founders to drive business strategy, operations, and growth across the company.

You will

Work with the founders to develop and execute business strategy and strategic partnerships

Lead and coordinate day-to-day operations across teams, ensuring priorities are aligned and projects move forward

Help define our talent roadmap and organizational planning

Manage commercial relationships, contracting, and negotiations with customers, partners, and vendors

Build and improve internal processes to help the company scale

What we’re looking for

Strong strategic thinking and operational execution skills

Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills

High ownership, intellectual honesty, low ego, and comfort moving quickly

Experience in startups, business operations, consulting, or business development is a plus

Interest in AI, semiconductors, or deep technology is a plus

Why Phinity

Work directly with the founders to shape the strategy and growth of an ambitious AI research lab

Take ownership of high-impact initiatives across business strategy, partnerships, and company operations

Collaborate with leading AI researchers and hardware experts at the frontier of autonomous chip design

Benefits include

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Unlimited PTO

Paid parental leave

Lunch and dinner provided in-office