Sarah C.
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Simon Whitaker
Sarah's a superb ops lead. She gets a lot of stuff done across multiple domains, and is constantly focused on the wellbeing of the team and the company. She's always calm, she plans ahead, she's got a great sense of humour and she cares deeply about those around her. I love working with her!
Julien Cornebise
Sarah is nothing short of unbelievable. I had the privilege to work with her for six years, four as a colleague at DeepMind then sought her out when I launched Element AI’s London office. Several in the team called her
Simon Whitaker
Sarah's a superb ops lead. She gets a lot of stuff done across multiple domains, and is constantly focused on the wellbeing of the team and the company. She's always calm, she plans ahead, she's got a great sense of humour and she cares deeply about those around her. I love working with her!
Julien Cornebise
Sarah is nothing short of unbelievable. I had the privilege to work with her for six years, four as a colleague at DeepMind then sought her out when I launched Element AI’s London office. Several in the team called her
Simon Whitaker
Sarah's a superb ops lead. She gets a lot of stuff done across multiple domains, and is constantly focused on the wellbeing of the team and the company. She's always calm, she plans ahead, she's got a great sense of humour and she cares deeply about those around her. I love working with her!
Julien Cornebise
Sarah is nothing short of unbelievable. I had the privilege to work with her for six years, four as a colleague at DeepMind then sought her out when I launched Element AI’s London office. Several in the team called her
Simon Whitaker
Sarah's a superb ops lead. She gets a lot of stuff done across multiple domains, and is constantly focused on the wellbeing of the team and the company. She's always calm, she plans ahead, she's got a great sense of humour and she cares deeply about those around her. I love working with her!
Julien Cornebise
Sarah is nothing short of unbelievable. I had the privilege to work with her for six years, four as a colleague at DeepMind then sought her out when I launched Element AI’s London office. Several in the team called her
Credentials
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Mental Health First Aider
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) EnglandJan, 2021- Sep, 2024
Experience
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Shift Lab
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United States
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Professional Training and Coaching
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People and Operations Lead
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Oct 2021 - Present
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Stealth-Mode Start-Up
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Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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Senior Operations Manager
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Jul 2020 - Oct 2021
Role with security clearance to work on governmental client projects Advisor to COO and CEO on people and business operations for a deep-tech SaaS scale-up growing from 40 to 100 employees Owned HR policy, programs, processes Delivered strategy for diversity and inclusion Compliance project management, GDPR, ISO certification Role with security clearance to work on governmental client projects Advisor to COO and CEO on people and business operations for a deep-tech SaaS scale-up growing from 40 to 100 employees Owned HR policy, programs, processes Delivered strategy for diversity and inclusion Compliance project management, GDPR, ISO certification
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Element AI
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Canada
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Research
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Operations Specialist
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Jan 2018 - Jul 2020
Element AI acquired by ServiceNow Advisor to x2 EMEA Directors on people and business operations Owned HR queries, benefits, pensions, team support Hired team of 20 research and engineers in the UK Community management for AI for Good lectures, including a 200 strong audience with Yoshua Bengio Element AI acquired by ServiceNow Advisor to x2 EMEA Directors on people and business operations Owned HR queries, benefits, pensions, team support Hired team of 20 research and engineers in the UK Community management for AI for Good lectures, including a 200 strong audience with Yoshua Bengio
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DeepMind
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United Kingdom
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Research Services
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300 - 400 Employee
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Operations Specialist
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Feb 2013 - Nov 2017
Operations specialist (Google) Alphabet owned DeepMind Responsible for DeepMinds AI conference representation Managed undisclosed company-wide annual travel and conference budgets Launched recruitment activations in different global locations, USA and Europe Stakeholder and partner management Delivered brand + comms AI conference plans during phase of growth from 100 to 700 employees Diversity and Inclusion Steering Group Coordinator 01.‘16 - 11.‘17 Led collaborations with In2Science, Anne-Marie Imafidon and Queens Young Leaderss Designed and delivered CSR outreach events, which landed leadership team with recognition and praise from Prince Harry!! Admin Business Partner DeepMind 03.‘13 - 01.‘14 Built efficient processes for leadership team during phase of growth from 30 to 100 employees
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Education
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2021 - 2022
CIPD Qualifications
People Management Diploma, Level 5 -
2007 - 2010
Goldsmiths, University of London
BA Art and Contemporary Cultural Studies, Art and Contemporary Cultural Studies
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