Head of People
$175,000–$240,000 year
On-siteNew York, United States or Brooklyn, New York, United States
Job Summary
Build a world-class recruiting function from the ground up, owning strategy, process, and execution across engineering, research, operations, and go-to-market teams. Create the operating system for the people function by implementing HRIS, payroll, benefits, onboarding, performance reviews, immigration, and compliance systems. Design compensation and career progression frameworks including leveling, salary bands, equity refreshes, and performance cycles to attract exceptional talent while ensuring fairness during rapid scaling. Work directly with the CEO and leadership team to advise on organizational decisions for a workforce spanning ML researchers, robotics engineers, field technicians, and corporate staff across multiple states and countries. This on-site role in New York City requires frequent travel and involves building management systems to support hundreds of employees as the organization doubles its team over the next 18 months.
Required Qualifications
- Built or led the People function at a high-growth startup, ideally scaling from tens to hundreds
- Personally recruited exceptional technical talent
- Experience supporting organizations with physical operations—hardware, manufacturing, logistics, field service, or similar
- Deep understanding of compensation, leveling, equity, and performance management in venture-backed companies
- Experience implementing HR systems, payroll, benefits, and employment infrastructure
- Location: This is a on-site role based in New York City
- Frequent travel
Desired Qualifications
- You've gone from 0 to 1, and 1 to 10 before
- You care deeply about recruiting
- You have strong judgment
- You're someone employees trust and can help design and grow our culture
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