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Head of People

160k – 230kSan Francisco, CAAtlanta, GAChicago, ILDallas, TXPeople OpsOnsite
Summary

Builds people function from scratch at high-growth startup, owning full-cycle recruiting, people ops, culture, compensation, and org design. Requires 3+ years experience with strong sourcing skills and hands-on tools like Ashby.

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Own full-cycle recruiting across all functions: sourcing, closing, and everything in between
  • Stand up repeatable hiring playbooks by role and team
  • Build and run core people ops: HRIS, payroll, onboarding, compliance
  • Design comp frameworks, leveling, and performance processes as we scale
  • Shape culture intentionally with systems and standards
  • Partner directly with leadership on headcount planning and org design

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience building a people function from scratch at a high-growth startup
  • Strong sourcing chops, going beyond LinkedIn and close competitive candidates creatively
  • Hands-on with modern recruiting tools and ATS platforms (currently use Ashby)
  • Equally comfortable in the weeds of people ops and thinking strategically about org health
  • High ownership and scrappy – build the plane while flying it

Nice-to-Haves

  • Experience hiring enterprise or technical talent
  • Background in tech or SaaS sales
  • Familiarity with insurance or financial services

Compensation

Base: $160,000-$230,000 Equity: included

Skills
AshbyHRISfull-cycle recruitingsourcingATS platformspeople opspayrollonboardingcomp frameworksperformance management
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