Head of People

What You'll Do

• Partner with founders and leadership to develop and execute a people strategy that supports Exa's mission, values, and business objectives
• Lead and scale the People function across recruiting, onboarding, compensation, benefits, employee experience, performance management, and talent development
• Serve as a strategic advisor to leadership on organizational design, workforce planning, succession planning, and talent strategy
• Build and continuously improve people systems, policies, and programs that enable employees to do their best work
• Develop compensation and rewards philosophies that support attracting and retaining exceptional talent
• Create and implement leadership development, performance management, and career growth programs
• Lead employee engagement initiatives and strengthen Exa's culture as the organization scales
• Coach managers and leaders on performance, employee relations, team effectiveness, and organizational challenges
• Oversee employee relations matters and ensure thoughtful, consistent resolution of workplace issues
• Manage immigration programs, including visa sponsorship and related processes
• Drive data-informed decision-making through people analytics, reporting, and workforce insights
• Ensure compliance with all applicable employment laws and regulations
• Build, mentor, and develop a high-performing People team

What We're Looking For

• 10+ years of progressive experience across People, Talent, or Human Resources functions
• Experience leading People teams within a high-growth technology company; startup experience required
• Demonstrated success building and scaling people programs and organizational infrastructure
• Strong understanding of recruiting, compensation, benefits、talent management, employee relations, performance management, and organizational development
• Proven ability to influence and advise executive leadership
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, coaching, and relationship-building skills
• Strong analytical skills and experience using data to inform People decisions

Bonus

• Experience at a top-tier startup or scale-up
• Experience building people teams from scratch
• Deep knowledge of U.S., European, and Singapore employment law and HR compliance
• Experience supporting international employees and immigration programs