Head of People (Senior Director)

Tonal•San Francisco, CA

About The Position

The Head of People will lead Tonal’s entire People & Culture function across corporate and retail teams. Reporting to the CFO and partnering directly with the CEO and executive team, this leader will shape the company’s talent philosophy, compensation and equity, and culture for its next phase of growth, while building and leading the team responsible for delivering the People strategy. The role owns People strategy and organizational design; talent acquisition and development; total rewards; culture and communications; scalable People operations and compliance in the US and Canada; and workplace experience across Tonal’s hubs. The Head of People will lead the approximately 10-person People team as a hands-on player-coach.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in HR, including 4+ years leading a full People function.
Experience at a venture- or private-equity-backed, high-growth company.
Experience designing compensation and equity programs at a late-stage private company and working with a board or compensation committee.
Strong command of US federal, state, and local employment law, including multi-state wage-and-hour requirements for hourly and retail employees.
Knowledge of Canadian employment law.
Experience modernizing HR systems and using people analytics.
Business leadership skills, including understanding how the company makes money and the ability to contribute a point of view on talent, cost, and organization.
Ability to raise talent standards, hold leaders accountable, and handle difficult people situations with judgment and discretion.
Hands-on, data-driven approach to work.
Ability to earn trust, unify teams, and balance drive and urgency with humility and humor.

Nice To Haves

Experience in consumer hardware, connected fitness, or health tech.
Bachelor’s degree preferred.
MBA or MS in HR is a plus.

Responsibilities

Own Tonal’s People strategy and roadmap with the CFO and executive team.
Lead organizational design and workforce planning in alignment with the budget and headcount plan.
Lead talent acquisition, employer brand, performance management, and manager and leadership development; build the pipeline of future leaders.
Own compensation, benefits, and equity philosophy and programs across corporate and retail populations.
Partner 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, including HRIS and people-systems modernization, people analytics, policy, and employee relations.
Manage compliance matters, including wage-and-hour issues for the hourly workforce.
Own workplace experience across Tonal’s hubs, including facilities, offsites and events, and physical safety.
Lead and develop the approximately 10-person People team as a hands-on player-coach.
Handle difficult people situations with judgment and discretion, raise talent standards, and hold leaders accountable.
Use data to make decisions and measure what works; bring a point of view on talent, cost, and organization to the executive team.