Head of People

Prime Intellect•San Francisco, CA

8d•$250,000 - $300,000•Onsite

About The Position

Prime Intellect is seeking a Head of People to build and lead the People function as the company and its headcount scale rapidly. Working directly with the founders, this role will shape how the company develops exceptional people, rewards their contributions, and grows teams. The role combines strategic direction with hands-on work, including compensation decisions and recruiting. Talent acquisition will be an initial focus, especially for G&A, growth, and marketing roles. The Head of People will work alongside the internal talent team and help scale it, while also developing the company’s approaches to performance, employee development, compensation, equity, leveling, and progression. The role will lead and scale People Operations, including partnership on onboarding, employee experience, and day-to-day operations as the company brings on its first People Operations Coordinator. The position is based onsite in Prime Intellect’s San Francisco office.

Requirements

Experience building People teams and organizational foundations from scratch at a startup and helping them scale through rapid growth, with examples of what was personally built and how it held up.
Experience shaping performance and compensation approaches that employees understand and leaders use.
Experience personally sourcing and closing strong G&A, growth, or marketing hires, and willingness to remain involved in recruiting.
Comfort working directly with founders, making thoughtful decisions with incomplete information, and turning decisions into action.
Deep enthusiasm for the mission to build open superintelligence and the stack for everyone to build and use it.

Responsibilities

Shape approaches to performance, development, and reviews to help employees do their best work and grow.
Partner with founders, finance, and talent on compensation, equity, leveling, and progression as the company scales.
Help leaders build teams, develop managers, and plan for organization design and retention.
Personally source and close G&A, growth, and marketing hires alongside the internal talent team, and help scale that team.
Build relationships with investors and recruiting partners who can bring exceptional people to the company.
Lead and scale People Operations, including partnership on onboarding, employee experience, and day-to-day operations.
Serve as a trusted partner to employees and leaders, bringing warmth, discretion, and clear judgment to important conversations.