Head of People

Job Description

Job Description

About Us

Why We Exist

Faro Health is dedicated to making clinical development more data-driven, streamlined, and efficient. We empower clinical study teams to design optimized clinical protocols in a digital-native way, providing insights that can reduce patient and site burden, costs, and complexity, while laying the foundation for downstream data flow and process automation. Our mission is rooted in a commitment to accelerate clinical development, and ultimately deliver therapeutic advances to patients faster and more efficiently.

Who We Are

Our people are the foundation of our current and future success. We prioritize hiring top talent who contribute to a vibrant culture driven by a growth mindset. We maintain high standards and a fast-paced environment, holding each other accountable as we work towards a mission greater than ourselves.

What We Do

Our AI-powered software platform provides powerful real-time insights that optimize clinical trial design while laying the foundation for downstream data flow and process automation. Through our flagship product, Study Designer, Faro empowers sponsors to create smarter trials, reducing costs and accelerating milestones while improving patient and site experiences.

About You

The Role

As Faro Health's Head of People, you will serve as a strategic executive partner to the CEO and leadership team, shaping the people strategy that powers our next stage of growth. This is a full-time, senior leadership role with broad ownership across the entire people function, from talent acquisition and organizational design to culture, performance, and employee experience.

You are a builder and a strategist. You thrive in fast-moving, high-growth environments and know how to design people programs that are both rigorous and human. You understand what it takes to attract, develop, and retain exceptional talent — and you bring a founder mindset to every challenge you take on.

Your Focus

You will own and drive Faro's people strategy end-to-end: organizational design, talent acquisition, total rewards, learning and development, performance, HR operations, compliance, culture, and DEI. As a key member of the leadership team, you will report directly to the CEO and serve as a trusted advisor on all matters related to people and organization.

Your ResponsibilitiesShape and Execute People Strategy

• Serve as a strategic thought partner to the CEO and leadership team on organizational design, workforce planning, and culture
• Translate Faro's business priorities into a cohesive people strategy with clear goals, metrics, and milestones
• Build and continuously refine the organizational structure to support current needs and scale for the future
• Proactively identify people-related risks and opportunities and bring forward data-driven recommendations

Lead Talent Acquisition

• Own full-cycle recruiting strategy and execution, partnering with leaders to define hiring needs and build high-performing teams
• Develop and evolve Faro's employer brand to attract mission-aligned, top-tier talent
• Manage relationships with external recruiters and agencies as needed
• Build and train internal hiring teams on best practices for structured, equitable interviewing

Design Compensation Programs

• Lead compensation philosophy and structure design, ensuring Faro remains competitive to attract and retain exceptional people
• Oversee equity plan administration in partnership with Finance and Legal
• Evaluate, implement, and manage comprehensive benefits programs including medical, wellness, disability, and 401(k)
• Design and manage employee recognition programs that reinforce high performance and Faro's core values
• Lead annual compensation planning processes

Drive Performance and Development

• Design and lead a performance management system that provides timely feedback, drives accountability, and supports career growth
• Define clear organizational levels and career frameworks that give employees visibility into growth opportunities
• Collaborate with employees and managers on personalized development plans
• Design and deliver leadership development programs that build capability at every level of the organization
• Partner with team leaders to build highly effective, cohesive teams

Build and Sustain a Distinctive Culture

• Champion and actively shape the cultural attributes that define how Faro operates and what makes it a great place to build
• Partner with the executive team on internal communications strategy and ensure key messages land clearly across the organization
• Own the end-to-end employee lifecycle experience from onboarding to offboarding, with the goal of sustaining high engagement
• Lead employee relations, conflict resolution, and investigations consistent with Faro's values and legal requirements

Build and Run a Scalable HR Function

• Manage and optimize the HRIS platform to ensure accurate, actionable employee data
• Leverage HR metrics and analytics to monitor program effectiveness and guide continuous improvement
• Ensure full compliance with state and federal labor laws across all Faro locations
• Manage the people function budget strategically, maximizing impact relative to organizational priorities
• Evaluate and implement HR tools, systems, and processes that scale with company growth

Requirements

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive HR leadership experience, with at least 3 years in a senior people leader role within a high-growth software or technology company
• Proven track record of building and scaling people functions from early-stage through growth
• Strong executive presence and communication skills; comfortable advising and influencing at the C-suite and board level
• Deep expertise across the full HR spectrum: talent acquisition, total rewards, performance management, L&D, HR operations, and compliance
• Experience leading organizational design and change management in a dynamic environment
• Demonstrated ability to build culture intentionally
• Data-driven approach to people decisions with the ability to translate metrics into strategy
• Located in San Diego, with availability to be in office 2–3 days per week

Skills and Competencies

• Exceptional strategic thinking with the ability to connect people priorities to business outcomes
• High emotional intelligence and the interpersonal presence to build trust quickly across all levels of the organization
• Strong written and verbal communication, including executive-level presentations
• Disciplined attention to detail and ability to manage competing priorities without losing focus
• Entrepreneurial mindset – you build what doesn't exist and improve what does
• Collaborative team player who can operate independently and adapt to shifting priorities
• Genuine passion for people, culture, and building organizations where talented humans can do their best work

Benefits

Compensation

The annual base salary range for this position is $185,000 to $205,000 commensurate with experience. In addition to base salary, this role includes a performance-based bonus, equity participation and a comprehensive benefits package.

Individual compensation is determined by factors including relevant skills, experience, and education.

Equity

In addition to salary (listed above), equity will be a major component of the total compensation for this position. We aim to offer higher-than-average equity compensation for a company of our size, and communicate equity amounts at the time of offer issuance.

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k)
• Life Insurance (Basic)
• Short Term and Long Term Disability
• Paid Time Off (Flexible Vacation Policy; Paid Sick & Public Holidays Observed)
• Training & Development Reimbursement
• Hybrid Work Environment
• Peer-to-peer bonus program
• Company/department outings and events
• Stock Option Plan
• Office On-Premises Amenities; gym, restaurant tenant discount, Padel Nine