Head of People (Senior Director)

Tonal • San Francisco, CA

1d • $220,000 - $300,000

About The Position

This is a rare seat: lead People at a category-defining connected fitness company at an inflection point. As Head of People, you’ll own Tonal’s entire People & Culture function across corporate and retail teams. Reporting to the CFO and partnering directly with the CEO and executive team, you’ll shape Tonal’s talent philosophy, compensation and equity, and culture for its next phase of growth, and build the team to deliver it.

Requirements

• 10+ years in HR, including 4+ years leading a full People function.
• Experience at a venture- or PE-backed, high-growth company; consumer hardware, connected fitness, or health tech a plus.
• Has designed compensation and equity programs at a late-stage private company and worked with a board or compensation committee.
• Strong command of US federal, state, and local employment law, including multi-state wage-and-hour for hourly and retail employees, and Canadian employment law.
• Has modernized HR systems and uses people analytics.
• Bachelor’s preferred; MBA or MS in HR a plus.

Nice To Haves

• A business leader first: understands how Tonal makes money, brings a point of view on talent, cost, and organization to the executive table, and pushes back when it matters.
• Raises the bar on talent and holds leaders accountable, with the judgment and discretion to handle hard people situations well.
• Hands-on and data-driven: rolls up their sleeves and uses data to make decisions and measure what works.
• Earns trust quickly and unifies teams, with drive and urgency balanced by humility and humor.

Responsibilities

• Own Tonal's People strategy and roadmap with the CFO and executive team, and lead org design and workforce planning in step with the budget and headcount plan.
• Lead talent acquisition, employer brand, performance management, and manager and leadership development. Build the pipeline of leaders Tonal needs next.
• Own Tonal's compensation, benefits, and equity philosophy and programs across corporate and retail populations. Partner closely with Finance and support the board on executive compensation and equity.
• Shape a high-performance, values-driven culture, measure and act on employee sentiment, and own people communications.
• Run scalable, compliant People operations in the US and Canada, covering HRIS and people systems modernization, people analytics, policy, and employee relations, including wage-and-hour for the hourly workforce.
• Own the workplace experience across Tonal's hubs, including facilities, offsites and events, and physical safety.
• Lead and develop the ~10-person People team as a hands-on player-coach.

Benefits

• Tonal is committed to meeting the diverse needs of people with disabilities in a timely manner that is consistent with the principles of independence, dignity, integration, and equality of opportunity. Should you have any accommodation requests, please reach out to us via our confidential email, [email protected]. All requests will be addressed and responded to in accordance with Tonal’s Accessibility Policy and local legislation.

What This Job Offers

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