Head of People

The Opportunity

You will create and strengthen a People function that supports a growing, multi-site, regulated organization. Key priorities include:

• People strategy and infrastructure
• Compliance and risk mitigation
• Talent acquisition and retention
• Payroll, HR operations, and systems
• Performance, compensation, and communication

Who Will Thrive

You will be a strong fit if you are an experienced HR leader who enjoys building in real time. You are comfortable advising a founder in one conversation, resolving a sensitive employee issue in the next, then tightening a process, reviewing documentation, improving a workflow, or coaching a manager before the day is done.

Ideal Background

• Significant HR leadership experience, ideally including ownership of the full HR function.
• Strong California employment law and wage-and-hour knowledge.
• Experience overseeing recruiting, payroll, HR operations, employee relations, compliance, performance management, and retention.
• Experience building People infrastructure in a growing, multi-site, multi-entity, regulated, service-oriented, or founder-led organization.
• Experience managing direct reports and developing team capability.
• Strong employee relations judgment, including investigations, documentation, performance issues, accommodations, and manager coaching.
• Comfort partnering directly with a founder/CEO and senior leadership team.
• Experience in healthcare, behavioral health, human services, social services, professional services, or another regulated environment is helpful but not required.

Compensation

$130k - $160k, commensurate with experience, scope, and market factors.

Location

Hybrid, 4 days/week onsite