Onboarding Coordinator

Cognition
San Francisco
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Executive & General ManagementSkills: ["Proactive coordination","Care for employee experience","Cross-functional follow-through","Process improvement","Low ego, high ownership"]

Own onboarding for new hires from offer acceptance through the first week, creating a welcoming, reliable experience. Build onboarding programs and first-week sessions, proactively communicate with new hires, and coordinate key steps such as background checks, I-9 verification, HR system setup, travel, laptop deliveries, and systems access. Partner closely with Recruiting, IT, managers, office teams, and immigration partners to track progress, resolve issues, and continuously improve checklists and handoffs.

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Cognition
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Onboarding Coordinator

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Job Summary

Own onboarding for new hires from offer acceptance through the first week, creating a welcoming, reliable experience. Build onboarding programs and first-week sessions, proactively communicate with new hires, and coordinate key steps such as background checks, I-9 verification, HR system setup, travel, laptop deliveries, and systems access. Partner closely with Recruiting, IT, managers, office teams, and immigration partners to track progress, resolve issues, and continuously improve checklists and handoffs.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Executive & General Management

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own onboarding from offer acceptance through a new hire’s first week, ensuring they feel expected and cared for.
  • •Build the onboarding program and first-week sessions, and communicate proactively with new hires.
  • •Coordinate onboarding steps including background checks, I-9 verification, HR system setup, travel, laptop deliveries, and systems access.
  • •Work with Recruiting, IT, managers, and office teams to ensure ownership is clear and issues are resolved before start.
  • •Continuously update onboarding trackers, checklists, and communications as hiring grows.

Key Requirements

  • •Proactive coordination to manage many onboarding starts, owners, and deadlines without losing details.
  • •Experience running HR onboarding operations including background checks, I-9 verification, and HR system setup.
  • •Strong cross-functional follow-through with Recruiting, IT, managers, office teams, and immigration partners.
  • •Care for the employee experience through warm, reliable communication and quick issue resolution.
  • •Process improvement mindset to identify checklist/handoff gaps and make onboarding more consistent while staying personal.
Skills:Proactive coordinationCare for employee experienceCross-functional follow-throughProcess improvementLow ego, high ownership

Company Brief

Cognition
Builds Devin, an autonomous AI software engineer and AI-native developer tools (Windsurf, DeepWiki) to automate software engineering workflows for enterprise customers.
Industry: Developer Tools
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Revenue: USD 50M to 100M
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series C
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2023
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Glassdoor: 4.7
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