Director of Talent

Embedding VC•New York, NY

3d•Onsite

About The Position

At FLORA, exceptional people are the foundation of everything we build. We’re looking for a Director of Talent to build and run our people function end-to-end — with the top priority being hiring world class talent. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who loves building from 0 to 1. You’ll execute — running recruiting, onboarding new hires, managing office logistics, and shaping culture — while strategically designing the systems that will scale as FLORA grows. You’ll partner closely with company leadership to ensure we attract, support, and develop exceptional talent, while maintaining a high-performance culture.

Requirements

7+ years of experience across people operations, recruiting, HR, or talent leadership in a high-growth startup environment.
Proven ability to run recruiting hands-on, including technical and senior roles.
Strong judgment on talent quality, culture fit, and team composition.
Systems thinker who enjoys designing processes — and has a bias towards action in executing them.
Highly organized and detail-oriented; able to manage many moving parts with clarity and precision.
Clear, warm, and direct communicator who builds trust across all levels of the organization and with candidates.
Passionate, purpose-led, and all-in. You are obsessed with working towards our vision and spreading it to the world.
Hustle and work ethic. You are known for going the extra mile(s). You roll up your sleeves and consider no task beneath you.
Relentless focus on efficiency and effectiveness. You prioritize the highest-leverage activities that have the highest ROI.
Ownership mindset. You act like an owner - you have the highest standards of accountability for your work and proactively improve anything you see.
Nimble. You iterate continuously (without spinning wheels), execute with an extreme sense of urgency (every minute counts), and dive into new problems & opportunities seamlessly.
High bar for excellence + low ego. You're driven to win at the highest level. You seek and welcome feedback, and do what's best for the company and team.
Service mentality. You constantly think about how you can serve and provide value to others - to customers, partners, and teammates.
Daring. You bring to life bold, original ideas.

Responsibilities

Build and run FLORA’s recruiting engine from the ground up across all functions, with a focus on engineering. Recruiting is this role's top priority.
Interview candidates, assessing role fit, culture add, and talent bar.
Partner with hiring managers to define role scope, interview processes, and evaluation criteria.
Manage the full hiring pipeline end-to-end — sourcing, scheduling, feedback, and offers — ensuring clarity and velocity.
Collaborate with external search firms and sourcing partners.
Design and continually improve hiring processes to optimize for insight into candidate ability, speed, and quality of hiring decisions.
Own onboarding processes, ensuring new hires are set up logistically before they start, and set up for success from day one.
Serve as a primary point of contact for employee questions, support, and people-related needs.
Design and implement performance evaluation and feedback processes across the company.
Partner with leadership to develop compensation and benefits strategy, benchmarks, and leveling frameworks.
Help shape and reinforce FLORA’s culture through rituals, values-based initiatives, recognition programs, and engagement efforts.
Plan and support team dinners, outings, and internal events that build connection and culture.
Partner with leadership to translate values into daily behaviors and operating norms.
Own day-to-day office logistics and workplace experience for our Williamsburg, Brooklyn office.
Ensure the office is functional, organized, guest-ready, and reflective of FLORA’s creative energy.
Manage office supplies, equipment, vendors, and space configuration as the company grows.
Contribute to the look, feel, and aesthetic of the office environment, elevating comfort and creativity.
Own core people-related compliance and administrative processes.
Ensure policies, documentation, and processes are accurate, organized, and scalable as the company grows.