Job Description

Head of People

As this Peripheral Vascular Start Up continues to prioritize people and culture and begin to expand our footprint, we are ready to welcome our first full-time senior hire in human resources. This pivotal role will play a key role in the growth of our company by ensuring strategic HR initiatives align with our business goals. We’re seeking an experienced strategic leader with a minimum of 10 years in human resources who can navigate the challenges of scaling a fast-moving startup.

Responsibilities

Strategic human resources & talent management

• Collaborate with the executive team to develop an organization design roadmap and a hiring plan to support our ambitious goals
• Manage external resources (recruiters, HR operations consultant, payroll providers) for cost-effective growth
• Develop and manage a company-wide, lightweight performance management program

Recruiting

• Oversee the process of posting open roles, scheduling interviews, and coordinating the candidate experience.
• Implement and manage our applicant tracking system
• Oversee external job posting sites (e.g. LinkedIn) and recruiting agencies
• Implement an onboarding process

Compensation and Benefits management

• Develop a compensation plan; structure, levelling guides and pay ranges. Align comp plan the Northern CA market values and other regions as appropriate.
• Develop and manage benefits vendors for new additions, renewals, and employee enrollment
• Manage relationship with our benefits broker
• HRIS implementation and management
• Manage the company organization chart

Employee relations

• Provide counsel and thought leadership to managers, assisting them with employee relations, talent management, and team growth
• Act as the main point of contact for employee inquiries regarding HR policies, payroll, systems and benefits
• Manage employee engagement through a combination of qualitative input and quantitative studies

Compliance

• Ensure compliance with all relevant laws, including working with international partners on legal compliance and payroll
• Payroll
• Collaborate with the outsourced accounting team to manage and eventually bring payroll in-house

Event management

• Plan employee engagement and recruiting events
• Other duties - we expect this position to grow in responsibilities as the company expands

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree plus minimum of ten years of HR generalist experience in a life sciences environment with recent senior leadership experience
• The gravitas and experience to counsel and collaborate with executives and leaders in the company
• Strong management skills, both with internal teams and external consultants
• Ability to plan and oversee flawless HR operations processes, including payroll, onboarding, and recruiting
• Comfortable learning new tools and software applications, with experience implementing new systems
• High level of discretion and experience dealing with sensitive topics such as compensation and performance
• Demonstrated experience engaging with employees in a supportive manner; building strong internal relationships based on mutual respect and trust
• PHR/SPHR certification preferred
• The ability to pivot from high level strategy to hands on detailed execution a must.

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