Head of People

Responsibilities

• Be the strategic HR partner to the executive team — org design, leadership development, succession planning, and the highest-stakes people decisions across the org
• Design and deploy scalable people programs — career frameworks, performance, compensation, onboarding — that run on documented cadence, not heroics
• Build and lead the People team — own hiring, structure, and team development as we scale through Series C
• Own and elevate the Lumos manager experience — build and run repeatable training programs that turn every Lumos manager into a developer of people, starting the day they post their first req
• Steward Lumos culture as we grow — protect what makes Lumos distinctive while building the infrastructure for what comes next

Requirements

• 8+ years in People/HR, with at least 3 in a leadership role owning a function or a major program
• Scaled a People function through the 100 → 250+ inflection at a high-growth SaaS/tech company
• Builder, not inheritor: shipped new manager development, performance, comp, and onboarding programs from scratch
• Manager-centric philosophy: you deeply believe great people functions are built through great managers
• Trusted strategic partner to senior leaders — comfortable in high-stakes conversations with CEOs and founders
• Operational rigor: you run the function on documented, repeatable rhythms

Nice to Have

• HiBob (or similar modern HRIS) experience
• Coaching credential or background
• International / EOR experience (Deel, Remote, etc.)

Compensation & Benefits

• Pay Range: $215,000-$280,000
• Remote-first culture – Work from anywhere within ±4 hours of Pacific Time
• Medical, dental & vision insurance – 100% of premiums covered for employees, 60% for dependents. HSA and FSA available with employer contribution
• Mental health support
• Monthly wellness stipend
• Life & disability insurance
• Flexible PTO
• Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave
• $1,000 annual learning stipend
• Company & team offsites
• 401(k) with matching