Our client is a company that uses its AI-powered platform to help people make music. They are looking for an experienced Head Of People to join their rapidly growing team. In this role, you will be responsible for building, maintaining, and growing a strong, high-performing culture that attracts, develops and retains exceptional talent. Reporting directly to the CEO, you will define and execute a comprehensive People strategy that enables the team to thrive and perform at the highest level.

A key focus of this role will be driving talent acquisition and organizational development. You will build and lead a holistic People function, overseeing everything from organizational design and compensation to performance management and culture-building.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who has scaled aspects of (or all of) a People/HR organization and is eager to own and shape the People function in a fast-paced, emerging technology environment.

What You’ll Do

• Develop and execute a strategic People roadmap aligned with growth and culture objectives.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership, providing guidance on organizational design, workforce planning, and culture initiatives.
• Build, mentor, and manage a small but growing team of HR professionals, ensuring alignment with company values and priorities.

• Lead the design and implementation of compensation philosophy, structures, and practices including the implementation of a performance review process
• Evaluate and optimize benefits offerings (medical, dental, vision, 401(k), etc.) to stay competitive and equitable.

• Establish and refine HR policies, processes, and tools that support a rapidly growing organization and ensure legal compliance for all employment practices
• Manage relationships with external partners, including payroll, benefits providers, and HR tech vendors.

What You’ll Need

• Minimum of 7+ years in HR, People Operations, or related fields, with at least 3 years in a leadership or management capacity. Prior experience scaling People functions at high-growth startups or tech companies is required.
• Demonstrated track record of building and leading high-performing HR/People teams. Bonus points if you’ve 2x-3x the size of a company in 12-24 mos.
• Knowledge of compensation design, pay philosophy, and benefits administration.
• Ability to partner internally and with external partners to create and maintain HR best practices and regulatory requirements across multiple states (MA, NY, CA).
• Proven ability to develop and manage robust recruiting pipelines, drive employer branding initiatives, and hire for both technical and non-technical roles.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and collaborate across all levels of the organization and great judgement/intuition on people and processes.
• Comfortable leveraging HRIS, ATS, and data analytics tools to drive People decisions and initiatives.
• A love of music (listening, exploring, making) is a huge plus.