WHAT YOU’LL DO - This is not a traditional HR role. It is a builder-operator role focused on talent, systems, and scaling - Build and own the recruiting engine as Head of Recruiting - Hire and manage a team of IC recruiters - Hire from ~50 → 200+ employees without lowering the talent bar - Own core people operations: Onboarding and Offboarding, Benefits, Payroll - Design and implement compensation, leveling, and career ladder frameworks - Establish lightweight, high-signal performance management systems - Build talent development systems including career paths, leveling, and internal mobility - Define and reinforce company values through hiring and performance decisions - Partner with founders and leadership on org design and hiring strategy ABOUT YOU - Have scaled a company from ~50 to 150–300 employees - Experience in a technical company (AI, infrastructure, devtools, or engineering-heavy org) - Have personally built: - Recruiting function - Compensation and leveling frameworks - Performance management systems - Can operate as both Head of People and Head of Recruiting - Strong talent judgment and ability to close senior candidates - Experience overseeing technical hiring - Comfo