Head of Talent & People

Finch • New York, NY

2d • $190,000 - $250,000

About The Position

Finch is seeking its first Head of Talent & People to scale the company’s hiring engine and build the people foundation for its next stage of growth. The role owns talent acquisition end to end, including planning for an upcoming growth wave, and combines hands-on recruiting across R&D and go-to-market roles with leadership of the recruiting function. The successful candidate will strengthen Finch’s hiring systems, use AI tools and recruiting data to improve performance, and partner with hiring leaders to maintain a consistent, high-bar process.

The position also covers people and culture across the employee lifecycle. The Head of Talent & People will partner with Finance on headcount planning and compensation bands, and help ensure Finch remains a place where employees can do their best work.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of experience across talent acquisition.
• Experience building and leading recruiting at a high-growth startup or scale-up.
• Experience building a talent function and its systems, with demonstrable processes, metrics, tooling, and results.
• A high talent bar and commitment to talent density and hiring quality, including under pressure to fill roles quickly.
• Proven experience hiring technical and go-to-market roles at volume.
• Continues to recruit hands-on, including sourcing, assessing, and closing candidates.
• Experience managing recruiters and coaching hiring managers.
• Care deeply about culture and have helped shape it at a scaling company, such as through onboarding, performance, or employee-experience programs.
• Use AI and automation in recruiting work and have a perspective on where they are useful.

Nice To Haves

• Senior or executive hiring experience.
• Experience managing multiple hiring motions, such as hiring legal operators or high-volume operations roles in a regulated field.
• Experience at an AI-native company, or at a company through both early stage and scale.
• Experience leading or closely partnering with People Operations on onboarding, performance, and the employee lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Own talent acquisition end to end, including the hiring plan for an upcoming wave of growth.
• Recruit hands-on as a player-coach, running searches across R&D and go-to-market roles.
• Improve the existing hiring system, leveraging AI tools and automation.
• Track recruiting funnel health, time to fill, pass-through rates, and offer acceptance, and act on the results.
• Partner with and mentor hiring leaders to support a consistent, high-bar interview process.
• Shape headcount plans and compensation bands alongside Finance.
• Own people and culture across the employee lifecycle.
• Manage recruiters and coach hiring managers to conduct sharper, more consistent interviews.
• Source, assess, and close candidates personally.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed