Head of People Technology (AI)

Location: Menlo Park, California, United States

Base pay: $224,000–$308,000 USD annually for Region A; other U.S. regions have separate salary ranges.

Company

hirify.global is an AI-native performance advertising company developing AI-powered advertising platforms for mobile apps, retailers, and marketplaces.

What you will do

• Define and execute the multi-year People Technology strategy, architecture, governance, and roadmap.
• Build AI-powered products, employee experiences, workflows, and modular systems using AI, APIs, and scripting platforms.
• Own People data architecture, integrations, data models, pipelines, quality standards, security, and compliance.
• Lead technology operations, intake, prioritization, sprint planning, release management, and build-versus-buy decisions.
• Manage strategic technology vendors, contracts, product roadmaps, and technology investments.
• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing People Technology team.

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive experience leading People Technology or designing systems at scale in Engineering.
• Experience building high-performing technical teams and executing multi-year technology strategies.
• Deep expertise in enterprise People technology, HR systems integrations, access controls, reporting, and data integrity.
• Experience with complex technology implementations, organizational change, compliance, audit, and SOX requirements within HR systems.
• Experience with AI, automation, emerging technologies, vendor management, and strategic technology investments.
• Strong executive presence, analytical and communication skills, strategic planning ability, and discretion with confidential data.

Nice to have

• Experience in a scaling growth startup.
• Ability to build custom systems rather than only configure SaaS platforms.
• Project management and change management experience with complex cross-functional initiatives.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for U.S.-based employees.
• 401(k) plan with company match, disability coverage, life insurance, and well-being benefits.
• Up to 12 scheduled paid holidays per year and one Thrive Day off per quarter.
• Flexible Time Off for all employees.
• Potential bonus and equity awards based on applicable plans and performance.
• Values include humility, continuous growth, creating real value, and collaborative execution.

Hiring process

• Interview rounds are expected to be completed without AI assistance unless AI is explicitly part of the assessment.