People & Talent Lead

Passionfroot•New York, NY

7d•$120,000 - $165,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Passionfroot is seeking its first People & Talent hire to own both the talent acquisition machine and the people foundation of the company. This role offers a unique opportunity to build a people function from scratch in a fast-growing, category-defining startup. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in talent acquisition and people operations within high-growth environments, with the ability to scale hiring processes, manage onboarding, drive culture, and establish foundational people operations infrastructure across multiple geographies. This is a hands-on role with direct access to founders, offering significant ownership and impact on the company's culture and team quality.

Requirements

Strong talent acquisition background in high-growth startups
Experience scaling a company through a similar stage of growth
Comfortable hiring across multiple geographies, ideally US and Europe; Brazil exposure is a plus
Strong judgment on talent quality, especially in New York go-to-market hiring
Able to distinguish polish from substance in highly competitive markets
Hands-on operator who is happy building from scratch
Strong communicator who can represent the company credibly and compellingly
High ownership and ability to operate with speed
Genuine people operations experience - onboarding, payroll, leveling, cross-border employment, and culture-building are not afterthoughts

Responsibilities

Build and run the hiring function end-to-end
Partner with founders and hiring managers on hiring plans and role prioritization
Drive hiring across key functions including go-to-market, growth, and product/engineering
Build sourcing, interview, and assessment processes that are rigorous and efficient
Create a strong candidate experience from first touch through day one
Help train the team to become strong interviewers and talent spotters
Build the foundations of the recruiting machine so hiring becomes scalable and repeatable
Own onboarding - design a world-class experience for every new hire across all geographies
Manage payroll and partner on compensation processes, including cross-border employment setup and compliance
Drive culture - own team rituals, values reinforcement, and employee engagement initiatives as we scale
Build the people foundations (leveling, policies, handbook, tooling) that a growing multi-geo team needs