Head of People Strategy & Operations

Nourish • New York, NY

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Nourish is building a new healthcare system from the ground up to improve people's health by making it easy to live a healthy lifestyle. As the Head of People Strategy & Operations, you will report into our VP of Operations & People and lead the People Strategy & Operations function. You will partner closely with executive, finance, IT, clinical strategy, sales, and engineering teams. This role is pivotal in shaping the strategy and execution of Nourish’s People function, partnering with the executive team and department heads to uphold Nourish’s high talent bar, develop and retain team members, and drive performance across the company as it scales. The goal is to bolster the high-performance, ambitious, and fun culture and increase talent density during scaling.

Requirements

• 7–10 years of experience, with a mix of strategy work (e.g., management consulting, business operations, financial services) and start-up experience.
• Direct People and Talent-related experience preferred but not required.
• Strong people instincts and communication skills, with the ability to influence Director, VP, and C-suite stakeholders, and craft the Nourish culture as it scales.
• Strategic thinker who uses data and first principles to solve problems, and isn’t afraid to do things the unconventional way.
• Open to challenging mainstream thinking if it doesn’t work for Nourish.
• Operationally excellent; able to manage a high volume of moving pieces and competing priorities with strong attention to detail and organization skills, while still maintaining momentum and clarity in a fast-paced environment.
• Highly collaborative and cross-functional, able to work effectively across departments to advance towards goals.
• Energized by 0→1 and 1→10 work, and enjoys stepping into undefined spaces to build structure, momentum, and clarity where none exists.

Responsibilities

• Directly manage the People Strategy & Operations function, driving best-in-class execution and speed.
• Build the team as Nourish scales, owning org design, planning, tech stack, hiring, and critical metrics for the function.
• Drive strategy for the People function, including projects related to talent density, employee upskilling, manager enablement, employee retention, performance management, and culture.
• Drive creation of the strategic roadmap and execution on strategic projects via yourself and your team.
• Build the operating system required to scale; design the processes, tools, and decision-making cadences that help the People team and cross-functional teams sharpen performance and drive results.
• Own all People Operations processes and systems; continually work to optimize the system and drive efficiency gains via automation, tech, and process redesign.
• Own the People tech stack, budget, and vendor relationships.
• Be a trusted partner to the executive team and department heads, helping leaders drive performance of their teams and acting as the voice of the people (upwards) and voice of the people team (outwards).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed