Head of People, Prism Media LLC

Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning

• Support hiring across portfolio companies, including defining roles and participating in key hires (especially senior leadership positions)
• Partner with portfolio leadership on organizational structure, role clarity, and team effectiveness

Performance Management & Compensation Strategy

• Establish clear expectations and practical performance management approaches across companies
• Develop and maintain practical compensation frameworks, including salary bands and incentive structures where appropriate

People Operations. Infrastructure, & Compliance

• Establish simple, consistent people processes (e.g., onboarding, performance reviews) across companies where useful
• Identify and implement shared people infrastructure where it creates leverage, including HR systems, policies, compliance processes, benefits administration, and recruiting workflows
• Ensure compliance with employment laws and HR requirements, working with internal and external partners as needed
• Career coordination with HR resources within portfolio companies and external providers where applicable, while maintaining ownership of outcomes
• Identify and implement practical tools and systems (including automation and AI where appropriate) to support recruiting, tracking, and people workflows

What We Value

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Minimum 8 years of experience as a generalist, with experience across recruiting, people operations and total rewards & benefits
• Strong track record of hiring for operating roles, including senior leadership positions
• Experience building or improving people processes and systems, and supporting organizational design and team effectiveness
• Ability to assess talent and make sound hiring decisions
• Comfortable working directly with operating teams in a hands-on capacity
• Practical, business-oriented judgment
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams in a fast-paced environment
• Familiarity with recruiting and HR systems; openness to using new tools, including automation and AI, to improve workflows

What Success Looks Like

• Strong leaders and teams are hired across portfolio companies
• Hiring processes are effective and do not slow down company growth
• Teams are well-structured, with clear roles and expectations
• Performance issues are addressed early and managed effectively
• Compensation and people practices are consistent and easy to apply across companies
• Shared people infrastructure (systems, benefits, compliance, recruiting processes) is implemented where it creates efficiency without adding unnecessary complexity
• Portfolio leadership views People as a practical, high-value partner
• People processes are simple, scalable, and consistently used

Pay

The base salary of this role is expected to be between $225,000 - $250,000. Additionally, the successful candidate will be eligible to receive a discretionary year-end bonus.

Schedule

This is a full-time, New York-area role requiring four in-office days per week in our New York city office.