People & Talent Lead

About the role

The role of People & Talent Lead at Passionfroot is unique. This is the first such role, designed to own both the talent machine and the people foundation underneath it. The company is a category-defining product with top-tier VC backing, 13x YoY growth, profitability, and a customer list that includes Replit, Figma, and LumaAI.

Responsibilities

• Build and run the hiring function end-to-end
• Partner with founders and hiring managers on hiring plans and role prioritization
• Drive hiring across key functions including go-to-market, growth, and product/engineering
• Create a strong candidate experience from first touch through day one
• Help train the team to become strong interviewers and talent spotters
• Build the foundations of the recruiting machine so hiring becomes scalable and repeatable
• Own onboarding - design a world-class experience for every new hire across all geographies
• Manage payroll and partner on compensation processes, including cross-border employment setup and compliance
• Drive culture - own team rituals, values reinforcement, and employee engagement initiatives as we scale
• Build the people foundations (leveling, policies, handbook, tooling) that a growing multi-geo team needs

Requirements

• Strong talent acquisition background in high-growth startups
• Experience scaling a company through a similar stage of growth
• Comfortable hiring across multiple geographies, ideally US and Europe; Brazil exposure is a plus
• Strong judgment on talent quality, especially in New York go-to-market hiring
• Able to distinguish polish from substance in highly competitive markets
• Hands-on operator who is happy building from scratch
• Strong communicator who can represent the company credibly and compellingly
• High ownership and ability to operate with speed
• Bridges between talent acquisition and people operations

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in a related field
• Proven track record of building and running successful hiring functions
• Experience managing global teams and processes
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with hiring managers and executives
• Experience with diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives

Skills

• Strong communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Experience with ATS systems and tools
• Knowledge of labor laws and regulations

Benefits

• Competitive salary: $120,000–$165,000
• Meaningful equity - you're joining early, and that matters
• 100% health insurance premium coverage
• 21 days PTO
• Flexible hybrid (New York-based)
• Team off-sites - Barcelona, Mallorca, South of France, Berlin
• Latest Apple hardware

Pay

$120,000 - $165,000

Schedule

Hybrid