The Company

Tutor Intelligence is building the technology and processes to let robots go where they’ve never gone before: the average American factory and warehouse. We understand that general-purpose and generally intelligent robots are going to be built in our lifetimes, and we’re not content to sit on the sidelines.

Founded by MIT alumni and backed with over $40M in funding by leading investors in AI and robotics, Tutor combines human and artificial intelligence to build something greater than the sum of its parts — a Tutor Intelligence. As an AI software company that deploys its inventions directly into the facilities that need them, every line of code, process change, and decision at Tutor has a direct impact on the physical economy. We’re seeking thinkers, builders, and operators who want to help deliver the future of automation.

The Role

Tutor is hiring its first dedicated people hire: a nontraditional, high-trust operator who helps the company stay healthy as it scales. This is not a traditional HR administrator role (though you will help put essential fundamentals in place). It is a culture and organizational effectiveness role, grounded in strong listening, mature judgment, and the ability to step into hard conversations early—before problems calcify.

You will be a direct report and close partner to the CEO, while maintaining real independence. Employees should experience you as a trusted channel for raising issues and navigating challenges, not as “management’s proxy.” Your job is to translate the company’s cultural and commercial North Star into day-to-day reality, surfacing themes, pressure points, and opportunities to strengthen how we work—without gossip, politics, or identity call-outs.

Over 2–3 years, you will become a deep expert in “how Tutor works,” a strategic thought partner on culture, organizational design, and leadership issues, and a steady internal force for clarity, fairness, and momentum. As trust builds and the company grows, your remit may expand beyond traditional people work into broader firm-level operating support.

What You’ll Do

Build trusted relationships across the company; create space for candid, high-signal feedback
Synthesize and communicate organizational themes and “health signals” to leadership (patterns, not identities; signal, not gossip)
Partner closely with the CEO on culture, organizational design, and leadership decisions; provide clear, independent perspective and push when needed
Step into difficult conversations early (performance, interpersonal conflict, communication breakdowns) and help drive constructive resolution
Operationalize values by translating principles into lightweight, usable systems (hiring, onboarding, feedback practices, conflict handling, decision-making)
Design and run foundational people processes appropriate for a scaling startup (e.g., onboarding, performance conversations, manager support, role clarity, leveling where helpful)
Coach and support managers on expectations, communication, feedback quality, and team dynamics
Help ensure consistency and fairness in how Tutor treats people, even during periods of rapid change
Serve as a discreet, rigorous sounding board for employees and leadership; maintain clear confidentiality boundaries and strong judgment
Evolve the role over time, taking on broader “operating system” work as you develop deep context on the company and its people

Who You Are

Early in years of experience, but unusually mature and grounded
An exceptionally strong communicator and listener; people naturally open up to you, and you handle that trust well
Intellectually serious about people and organizations—you have studied organizational psychology, sociology, moral philosophy, management, or adjacent fields (graduate-level work is a plus), and you can apply those ideas in practical ways
Comfortable stepping toward tension: you can name issues directly, ask hard questions, and stay steady with senior leadership and with new grads alike
High-integrity and discreet: you understand what must be shared, what must not, and how to relay themes without exposing individuals
A pragmatic builder: you can turn cultural goals into simple processes that teams actually adopt
Strong judgment under uncertainty; you can operate with partial information and still make fair, thoughtful calls
Bias toward clarity, ownership, and improving the company week over week
Motivated by hard real-world work and high-accountability environments (robots, factories, customers), and the human systems required to make that work scale

Nice to Haves

Prior exposure to startups, early-stage teams, or fast-scaling organizations
Experience in coaching, mediation, facilitation, or conflict resolution (formal or informal)
Experience designing lightweight people systems (interviewing, onboarding, feedback loops, manager support), even if not in an “HR” job
Comfort handling basic People Ops administration when needed, with good judgment about what to keep minimal
Interest in high-performance teams and the tradeoffs between kindness, rigor, and speed

Culture

We believe something special happens when talented, motivated people work together with respect and low ego. At Tutor, every team member is empowered to have real impact and is trusted to take ownership of meaningful problems. We value technical excellence, intellectual honesty, collaboration, and thoughtful urgency.

Compensation & Benefits

Competitive salary and meaningful equity

Fully employer-covered health and dental insurance

401(k)

Unlimited PTO

Regular in-office meals and team events

A collaborative, low-ego environment where people are trusted to do their best work

Tutor Intelligence is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team.

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