Head of People

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

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

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