People Director

Nex • San Jose, CA

7h • $160,000 - $195,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

At Nex, we believe that how we grow is just as important as how fast we grow. As People Director, you’ll be the architect behind that growth — helping us nurture great leaders, empower our teams, and scale our culture with intention. You’ll partner closely with our U.S. leadership team (and later Canada and the U.K.), strengthening how we lead, develop, and connect. This role calls for someone who thrives at the intersection of strategy, empathy, and action — a person who sees the unseen in teams, brings out potential in others, and knows that culture isn’t a buzzword but a daily practice. This isn’t a systems‑builder role — it’s a capability‑builder role. You’ll spend your days helping people make better decisions, shaping thoughtful leadership habits, and keeping the human heartbeat of Nex strong as we scale across time zones and stages of growth.

Requirements

• 10–12 years of progressive experience in People/HR, with meaningful depth in HR Business Partnering and Learning & Development.
• Proven experience advising senior leaders and shaping leadership strategy, not just supporting execution.
• Comfort working in fast‑growing environments (from ~100 to 200+ employees) and seeing around corners as the company evolves.

Nice To Haves

• Global or multi‑country experience is a plus—you know how to scale people practices across cultures.
• Experience in an IPO or late‑stage growth environment.
• Background in tech, gaming, or consumer product organizations.
• Formal training or certification in coaching, facilitation, or organizational development.
• Lessons learned from a startup that didn’t go as planned—and what that taught you about resilience and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Be a trusted strategic partner. You’ll work shoulder‑to‑shoulder with executives and managers to design teams, make brave talent decisions, and navigate the gray areas—performance conversations, restructures, or organizational pivots—with empathy, fairness, and confidence.
• Coach and develop leaders. You’ll create experiences that grow people—manager training, feedback frameworks, leadership workshops, and one‑on‑one coaching that helps our teams stretch, learn, and step into bigger versions of themselves.
• Design how growth happens. You’ll own Nex’s global approach to Learning & Development. From building clear career pathways to shaping how performance conversations feel, you’ll ensure every employee knows where they stand and where they can go next.
• Shape and protect our culture. As we scale, you’ll help weave connection, inclusion, and belonging into every corner of Nex. You’ll look out for the subtle shifts that hint at culture drift and help us realign—keeping Nex a place where people feel seen, supported, and proud to contribute.
• Build what’s next. You’ll start as a high‑impact individual contributor, hands‑on and strategic. As we grow, you’ll hire and lead a small team of exceptional People professionals focused on learning, leadership, and employee experience.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package.
• Flexible working hours and vacation policy.
• Product-driven culture that treasures talents and individual growth.
• Front-row seat and hands-on experience with cutting edge technologies in the evolving gaming field

What This Job Offers

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