Head of People
On-siteNew York, United States
Job Summary
Develop and own the strategic people roadmap to support business growth and drive long-term organizational success. Design scalable onboarding programs and build performance management systems that track output against goals, diagnose productivity gaps, and foster accountability. Create career development initiatives and coach employees and leaders to maximize potential while building the firm's internal coaching capability. Shape a values-driven culture by owning org-chart planning, addressing structural friction, and strengthening communication across the organization. Evaluate and implement HR systems and automation processes to improve efficiency and inform decision-making.
Required Qualifications
- at least five years of people leadership experience in a high-growth, entrepreneurial environment
- proven ability to build scalable programs and lead through change
- Proven ability to develop, implement, and continuously refine people strategies that align with business objectives and strengthen organizational culture
- Comes to the table with ideas and launches initiatives proactively rather than waiting to be told what to do
- Demonstrates strong leadership, executive presence, excellent judgment, and the ability to influence department leaders while building and shaping the firm's People function
- Communicates effectively in both written and verbal settings
- demonstrated success in coaching leaders, navigating difficult conversations, and fostering trust and alignment across the organization
- Operates at a true senior-executive level - low-ego and easy to work with
- the kind of leader the CEO can hand a problem to and trust it will be handled with judgment, discretion, follow-through, and the reporting discipline a high-growth firm demands
- earning the respect of peers, attorneys, and staff at every level
- Has a strong understanding of New York and federal employment practices
- balancing compliance with a progressive, performance-driven approach to People Operations
- Lives and breathes HR, deeply versed in current best practices, SHRM standards, and the leading literature on teams, culture, and organizational health
- the instincts to do and say the right thing in any people situation
- Demonstrated ability to leverage, evaluate, and implement HRIS, employee engagement, and People Operations technology to support scalable people programs
- Thinks like a project manager and a coach
- designs and implements the systems that track who is performing and why
- coaches people and their managers to improve
- uses AI to make the team more efficient
- gives leadership a clear, honest picture of productivity
- Treats getting the best out of people as the central measure of success
Desired Qualifications
- Are you a strategic thinker who thrives in shaping workplace culture and fostering employee success?
- Do you love building systems that show how people are performing - and coaching them to get better?
- Can you navigate complex employee dynamics with confidence and empathy?
- When faced with a challenge, do you get excited or run away?
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