VP of People

Role Description

This is a strategic partner role to the founder. You will design and operationalize the People systems that make this company structurally different from most others. It is a job for a mid-career operator who has been thinking about the intersection of human psychology and systems design for years and wants a place to build the answer.

You will help design and run three things most companies do not attempt:

• The Value Creator System: An ownership model where operators earn profit share based on demonstrated repeatable value, not tenure or title.
• The Certainty Framework: An operating philosophy that creates the conditions for eustress and eliminates structural sources of distress.
• The 10x Operating Principle: Growth through leverage per person, not through headcount.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive People or HR leadership, including 3+ years at Director or Head-of-People level.
• Built People systems from scratch in startup or high-growth environments, not inherited finished programs.
• Deep expertise across compensation design, performance philosophy, talent development, org design, and employee lifecycle.
• Designed and launched a manager development program, not just training sessions.
• Strong analytical capability and executive presence in a founder-led environment.
• Active AI proficiency plus a considered view of what AI-native actually means for how work is designed.
• Distributed workforce experience at scale.
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Psychology, or a related field.

Requirements

• You are a mid-career superstar with startup or high-growth experience.
• You are passionate about human psychology and systems design mixed into one.
• You already know how to measure productivity accurately in an environment where AI is redefining output per person.
• You use AI in your practice today.
• You have distributed workforce experience at scale.
• An Organizational Psychology, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, or behavioral science background is a strong plus.
• You put mission before money.

Benefits

• Base salary is $160,000 to $250,000, commensurate with experience.
• Salary covers the present; profit share rewards demonstrated repeatable value.
• Full benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k), generous PTO, and a fully remote environment.