Senior Manager, Talent Development

Who are we? Cohere is the leading security-first enterprise AI company. We build cutting-edge foundation AI models and end-to-end products that are designed to solve real-world business problems. We’re training and deploying frontier models for enterprises who are building AI systems.

We believe that our work is instrumental to the widespread adoption of AI and we are looking for folks that want to be part of that. We obsess over what we build. Each one of us is responsible for contributing to increasing the capabilities of our models and the value they drive for our customers.

Cohere is a team of researchers, engineers, designers, and more, who are all passionate about their craft. We are a global technology company co-headquartered in Toronto and San Francisco, with key offices in London, New York City, Montreal, Seoul, Germany and Paris. Join us!

Please note: We're currently building our talent pipeline for this role and don't expect to begin interviewing immediately. We review every application carefully, but it may take us a little longer than usual to get back to you. Thank you for your patience. Why This Role?

We're hiring our first Senior Manager, Talent Development to help define how Cohere develops managers, leaders, and talent as we scale. This is a rare opportunity to own and shape a function from the ground up.

Rather than inheriting a mature learning organization, you'll design the programs, frameworks, and ways of working that help one of the world's leading AI companies grow its people. You'll work directly with the Head of HR to shape the Talent Development function from the ground up.

This is a high-trust, high-autonomy role with significant influence across the People team and the wider business. You'll partner closely with HR Business Partners and senior leaders to build the capabilities the organization needs as Cohere scales.

Our ambition is to build a People function known for exceptional managers, outstanding leadership, and organizational ca