Head of People
About The Position
The Head of People is responsible for building Kira into a company where exceptional people can do the best work of their careers, while ensuring the organization can scale rapidly with clarity, velocity, and strong cultural foundations. This is a company-shaping role. The Head of People will ensure Kira’s ambitions are matched by an organization that can execute: with the right people in the right roles, clear expectations, and a culture that rewards ownership, rigor, and care for learners. This role owns the full people system at Kira: talent acquisition, onboarding, performance management, growth and development, compensation, culture, and compliance. The Head of People partners closely with the CEO and leadership team to translate Kira’s mission into how teams are built, how decisions are made, and how success is defined.
Requirements
- 8–12+ years of experience leading People, HR, or Talent functions, including significant time in high-growth startups or scale-ups.
- Demonstrated experience designing and operating people systems that scale, including org design, headcount planning, hiring, performance management, and compensation frameworks.
- Proven ability to partner with founders and executive teams on company strategy, translating business goals into talent and organizational plans.
- Experience building organizational structures and operating models that support rapid growth while maintaining clarity, accountability, and speed.
- Strong hands-on operator who is comfortable personally running hiring processes, fixing broken systems, and building new processes from scratch.
- Track record of enabling strong management through clear expectations, performance standards, and effective feedback mechanisms.
- Ability to make and execute difficult people decisions with sound judgment, balancing empathy with high performance standards.
- High degree of ownership, rigor, and decisiveness in ambiguous and fast-changing environments.
- Clear, direct communicator with the ability to influence at all levels of the organization.
Responsibilities
- People Strategy & Organizational Design
- Talent Acquisition & Hiring Excellence
- Performance, Growth & Management Systems
- Culture, Values & Employee Experience
- Compensation, Operations & Compliance
Benefits
- Salary Range: $200,000 – $250,000 USD base salary, depending on experience and location, plus meaningful equity and benefits.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
Education Level
No Education Listed
