Head of People

LILT•San Francisco, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

LILT AI is changing how the world communicates — and LILT is leading that transformation. We're on a mission to make the world's information accessible to everyone, regardless of the language they speak. We use cutting-edge AI, machine translation, and human-in-the-loop expertise to translate content faster, more accurately, and more cost-effectively without compromising on brand, voice, or quality. At LILT, we empower our teammates with leading tools, global collaboration, and growth opportunities to do their best work. Our company virtues— Work together, win together; Find a way or make one; Quicker than they expect; Quality is Job 1 —guide everything we do. We are trusted by Intel Corporation, Canva, the United States Department of Defense, the United States Air Force, ASICS, and hundreds of global Enterprises. Backed by Sequoia, Intel Capital, and Redpoint, we’re building a category-defining company in a $50B+ global translation market being redefined by AI. The People Team at LILT LILT’s people team has the dual mandate of cultivating and sustaining a workplace that is both healthy and high-performance. By high-performance we mean courageous, committed, and capable leaders and a talent strategy that constantly increases density. By healthy we mean that Liltonians feel challenged, stimulated, and rewarded for setting and achieving the most ambitious goals of their career. Where You’ll Work This position is based in our SF Bay Area office and will be expected to work in the office in a hybrid capacity. Boston and Indianapolis are also acceptable locations. LILT is hybrid with hubs in SF, NY, Indianapolis, Boston, London, and Berlin. Authorization to work in the U.S. is a precondition of employment. SF Bay Area (highly preferred) Others: Boston, New York, Indianapolis About The Role With blue-chip enterprise customers and a robust pipeline of both AI and modern software innovation, LILT seeks a courageous and strategic People leader. You will report to the CEO and be a member of the Exec Ops Team. You spike in recruiting / talent and know what good looks like in operations, compliance, and employee relations. You will be curating and developer a group of builder-coaches who build and manage AI systems.

Requirements

Minimum of a BA / BS.
Proven growth-stage tech experience.
Strategic thinker with the ability to translate business goals into actionable people strategies.
Talent / recruiting genius; expertise in recruiting and developing niche talent.
Builder and hands-on operator; energized by doing the work, not only shaping it.
Strategic communicator; strong written and oral communication skills.
Knowledge Operator mindset; understanding of all roles/processes/tools in the People function and what good looks like for each.
Excited about in-office work; experience in building an energetic, generative in-office experience.
Ability to manage workplace health and flourishing as a product.
Find a way or make one mentality; owning and solving problems, not waiting for a playbook.
Uncompromising Integrity; congruence among values, actions, and words.
Relationship builder; relational orientation to building trust.
Truthseeking; demanding candid truths.
High Agency / Relentless; ability to get in the mud and resolve messy problems.
Competitive mindset; strategy and vision oriented around cultivating high performance and human flourishing.
High Business IQ; working backward from business understanding and goals to People strategy.
Authorization to work in the U.S.

Nice To Haves

International leadership experience.
Experience evaluating and integrating teams via acquihires and/or small acquisitions.

Responsibilities

Curating and developing a group of builder-coaches who build and manage AI systems.
Recruiting, evaluating, and developing highly specialized personnel for a market at the intersection of enterprise AI, AI data, and human operations.
Translating business goals into actionable people strategies.
Developing cohesive teams across very different work cultures, considering that 50% of the workforce is in Europe and contractors are in LATAM and APAC.
Evaluating and integrating teams via acquihires and/or small acquisitions.
Building and running the People function hands-on, including writing policies, driving the review cycle, and solving day-to-day issues.
Owning and shaping the narrative through leadership layers and down to ICs.
Managing workplace health and flourishing as a product, iterating on and improving workplace health and vitality.
Solving problems and building a playbook when one doesn't exist.
Cultivating high performance and human flourishing.