Relocate to SF: Head of People

Pylon•Boston, MA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

At Pylon, we're building the future of B2B Post Sales with an all-in-one platform powered by conversational data and intelligence. We are backed by prominent investors like a16z, BCV, General Catalyst, and Y Combinator, and trusted by over 1300 companies. We are seeking our first dedicated People leader to own multiple sub-functions including people operations, HR, performance and compensation, recruiting, and culture as we scale. This is a player-coach role, requiring someone who can be a hands-on individual contributor to build the function and processes from the ground up, not just a team builder.

Requirements

Been an active player in scaling People operations in a company from 50 to 500 employees.
Lived through real performance and employee-relations calls, including PIPs, terminations, and layoffs, and can articulate learnings.
Been through challenging situations and performed necessary 'schlep work'.

Nice To Haves

Non-traditional background outside of HR that demonstrates an understanding of how to drive a company forward.

Responsibilities

Understand and own the vision for the company and be an active voice in pushing the company forward, ensuring People and HR functions enable the company's growth.
Own People Operations, including HRIS, equity administration, broker management, immigration counsel, onboarding (30/60/90), offboarding, payroll, benefits, and compliance. Determine how to scale the company for the next 10x employees.
Own performance and compensation, from foundational elements like comp bands, review cycles, and PIPs, to enabling employees through manager coaching and promotions.
Nurture the company culture, acting as a guardian against divergence from core values and embodying principles like 'Sprint the Marathon,' 'Happy Grinder,' 'Product Fluency,' and 'Win as a Team.'
Act as Head of Recruiting, maintaining the headcount plan and closing the gap between the plan and actual hiring.