People Operations
First People hire at a fast-growing NYC healthtech startup. Build the People function from 0→1, own employee experience/onboarding/relations/compliance, shape org design with the CEO, and scale the team while preserving high standards and culture. 5-8 years HR/People Ops experience in high-growth environments required.
About the job
What You'll Do
- Own the employee experience: Lead onboarding, offboarding, and everything in between to create a strong and consistent employee experience.
- Be a trusted resource: Handle employee relations and sensitive matters with discretion, care, and sound judgment.
- Own People operations and compliance: Manage policies, the Codes Health Employee Handbook, visa support, and People documentation.
- Work closely with the CEO to shape organizational design for our scale, and hire your own team over time.
Who You Are
- 5–8 years of HR, People Ops, or talent experience, with strong HR fundamentals and a track record of building or scaling People functions in high-growth environments.
- Energized by building from scratch, with a strong instinct for creating infrastructure and processes that help teams move faster.
- High standards, strong judgment, and the ability to build trust quickly, navigate hard conversations, and solve problems directly.
- Strong program management skills and experience with modern HR systems such as Rippling, Ashby, Lattice, or similar tools.
Why Join Codes Health
- Own a function that directly shapes what this company becomes. High-visibility role with real ownership, meaningful equity, and the opportunity to grow alongside and help lead a company scaling quickly.
- Report directly to the CEO and have the opportunity to build out your own team over time.
- The people programs, hiring process, and culture practices you build in your first year will still be the backbone of Codes Health as we scale 100x.
Compensation
- Base salary: $100,000 - $200,000
- Meaningful early-stage equity.
- Healthcare, vision, and dental insurance.
- Unlimited PTO.
- Actual base pay is based on experience, skills, and qualifications and may vary from the range listed above, consistent with New York pay transparency requirements.
Skills
Hr Fundamentals, People Operations, Employee Relations, Compliance, Program Management, Rippling, Ashby, Lattice
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