Head of People

LILT • San Francisco, CA

10d • Hybrid

About The Position

LILT seeks a courageous, strategic People leader to build and lead its People function as the company grows in enterprise AI, AI data, and modern software. The role reports to the CEO and is a member of the Exec Ops Team. The successful candidate will bring particular strength in recruiting and talent, alongside sound knowledge of People operations, compliance, and employee relations. This is a hands-on leadership position: the Head of People will shape strategy while personally building and operating the function, including writing policies, driving the review cycle, and resolving day-to-day issues.

The role includes recruiting, evaluating, and developing specialized talent; translating business goals into actionable People strategies; and developing cohesive teams across international work cultures. The leader will help cultivate a workplace that is both healthy and high-performance, and will develop builder-coaches who build and manage AI systems. The position is based in the SF Bay Area office, with Boston, New York, and Indianapolis also acceptable locations. LILT operates in a hybrid model, with three in-office days per week.

Requirements

• Minimum of a BA or BS.
• Demonstrated strength in recruiting and developing niche talent.
• Experience at a growth-stage technology company with growth expectations associated with Tier 1 investors.
• Ability to translate business goals into actionable People strategies.
• Experience leading internationally distributed teams; approximately 50% of LILT’s workforce is in Europe, with contractors in LATAM and APAC.
• Hands-on knowledge of People operations, compliance, and employee relations.
• Knowledge of the roles, processes, and tools across the People function.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, with the ability to communicate across leadership and individual contributors.
• Ability and willingness to build and operate the People function directly, including policy writing, review cycles, and day-to-day problem solving.
• Excitement about working in-office three days a week and ideas for building an energetic, generative office experience.
• Strong business understanding and ability to develop People strategy from company goals.
• Integrity, relationship-building ability, candor, high agency, persistence, and a commitment to high performance and human flourishing.

Nice To Haves

• Experience evaluating and integrating teams through acquihires and/or small acquisitions.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead LILT’s People function, combining strategic direction with hands-on operation.
• Recruit, evaluate, and develop specialized talent, particularly for the company’s enterprise AI, AI data, and human operations needs.
• Translate business goals into actionable People strategies.
• Write People policies, drive the review cycle, and resolve day-to-day employee issues directly.
• Develop cohesive teams across different international work cultures.
• Cultivate a healthy, high-performance workplace and iterate on workplace health and vitality.
• Help develop a group of builder-coaches who build and manage AI systems.
• Shape and communicate the People narrative across leadership and individual contributors.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive