Head of People
$220,000–$260,000 year
RemoteUnited States or San Francisco, California, United States
Job Summary
Conduct a full company-wide audit of current people programs, systems, and compliance within the first 30 days. Deliver a diagnosis of the People function and a prioritized 12-month roadmap by day 60, including baseline metrics for the executive team. Launch the first major program from the roadmap by day 90, such as the performance cycle or compensation bands, while establishing the operating rhythm with the CEO and Head of Talent. Build performance, compensation, culture, learning and development, and HR operations from scratch to support the company's rapid scaling. Partner with the separate Talent Acquisition function to ensure alignment across the organization.
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years in People/HR
- leading the function at a high-growth tech company
- A builder: creating performance, comp, and culture programs from scratch
- Strong judgment on hard calls: employee relations, managing out, restructures
- Data-driven: building and defending people metrics with an executive team
- Low ego, high ownership
- comfortable being hands-on while building the team underneath you
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