People Director
$220,000–$250,000 year
On-siteSan Francisco, California, United States
Job Summary
Build Bretton's People infrastructure from scratch, including compensation frameworks, leveling, benefits, and HR policies. Own the full talent acquisition strategy, partner with leadership on organizational design and headcount planning, and design manager training and performance cycles. Embed AI tools across hiring and people ops to drive efficiency while establishing the operating systems needed to scale a distributed team of 50. Lead onboarding, offboarding, and compliance processes aligned with SOC 2 standards, and establish team rhythms like All Hands and quarterly events to foster connection.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years in People/HR roles at a high-growth startup (Series B+)
- Recruitment experience - you've personally sourced and closed hard-to-fill roles and you know what good hiring looks like in practice
- Proven experience building People infrastructure from scratch: comp frameworks, onboarding programs, policies, handbooks
- Operationally sharp: you can design a process, document it, implement it, and make it stick without a team behind you
- High EQ and sound judgment - people trust you with hard things
- Based in San Francisco (or willingness to relocate)
Desired Qualifications
- Experience in fintech, regtech, or other compliance-adjacent environments
- Familiarity with SOC 2 requirements as they relate to HR ops and offboarding
- Experience running distributed team programs like remote All Hands and offsites
- Comfort with tools like Rippling, Ashby, Notion, or similar People/HR platforms
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