Head of People

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• This is not a traditional HR role. It is a builder-operator role focused on talent, systems, and scaling
• Build and own the recruiting engine as Head of Recruiting
• Hire and manage a team of IC recruiters
• Hire from ~50 → 200+ employees without lowering the talent bar
• Own core people operations: Onboarding and Offboarding, Benefits, Payroll
• Design and implement compensation, leveling, and career ladder frameworks
• Establish lightweight, high-signal performance management systems
• Build talent development systems including career paths, leveling, and internal mobility
• Define and reinforce company values through hiring and performance decisions
• Partner with founders and leadership on org design and hiring strategy

ABOUT YOU

• Have scaled a company from ~50 to 150–300 employees
• Experience in a technical company (AI, infrastructure, devtools, or engineering-heavy org)
• Have personally built:
  • Recruiting function
  • Compensation and leveling frameworks
  • Performance management systems
• Can operate as both Head of People and Head of Recruiting
• Strong talent judgment and ability to close senior candidates
• Experience overseeing technical hiring
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and moving quickly
• Will push back on leadership when needed
• High agency, low ego, strong commercial mindset
• You’ve operated with full ownership, not as a support function

BONUS POINTS

• Experience competing for top-tier AI or engineering talent
• Prior Head of People or strong #2 stepping into the role
• Experience working closely with founders and technical leadership
• Experience building people systems through rapid scaling (50 → 150+)
• Experience integrating teams from acquisitions