Operations & Legal · Palo Alto, California
ClaudiaDalmau
Head of Operations & Legal at The Interaction Company, the team behind Poke. I build the systems that let an AI company move fast without breaking the things that matter.
I work where operations and law meet: turning the messy reality of a scaling company into something durable. Contracts, compliance, hiring across borders, the quiet infrastructure that keeps a team shipping.
My background spans cybersecurity in New York, industrial AI and HR tech in Munich, and EU diplomacy in Singapore. I trained as a lawyer and learned to operate. Now I bring both to the table at an AI company moving at full speed - keeping it fast, legible, and on the right side of the lines that count.
Five roles across three continents, each one a different angle on scaling.
- NowPalo Alto
Head of Operations & LegalCurrent
The Interaction Company (Poke)
Building the operational and legal backbone of a fast-growing AI company.
- 2024New York
Head of Operations
Dune Security
Ran operations for an early-stage cybersecurity startup through its scaling phase.
- 2023Munich
Legal Tech & IP
KONUX
Owned legal technology and intellectual property for an industrial AI scale-up.
- 2022Munich
COO Office
Personio
Supported the chief operating officer of one of Europe's largest HR platforms.
- 2021Singapore
Trainee
European External Action Service
Worked on EU diplomacy and policy across the Asia-Pacific region.
LL.M., Master of Laws
Humboldt University of Berlin & City, University of London
Center for Digital Technology & Management
Alumna, CDTM — TU Munich & LMU Munich
International Exchange
Singapore Management University · Tongji University
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