Head of People & Talent

Required

• 8+ years of progressive experience across People Operations, Talent Acquisition, and HR Business Partnership, including leadership of a combined People function.
• Proven track record at high-growth companies, with direct experience scaling headcount and organizational complexity (e.g., doubling or tripling team size). Experience in Aerospace & Defense a plus.
• Deep, hands-on experience with multi-state employment compliance and payroll tax, including registering in new states, managing state withholding and unemployment insurance, and navigating varying wage-and-hour, leave, and pay transparency laws.
• Experience building and owning headcount plans and HR/recruiting budgets in partnership with Finance, including forecasting hiring costs and tracking plan-vs.-actual.
• Demonstrated success recruiting and retaining highly technical talent, especially engineers and specialized technical professionals.
• Experience building people programs and infrastructure from the ground up, including compensation, performance management, HRIS, and compliance, with strong working knowledge of California and U.S. employment law.
• A hands-on leadership style: you can set strategy and build a team, and you’re equally comfortable executing day-to-day work yourself.