Senior People Operations Partner

Location: Los Angeles, United States; hybrid

Base salary: $140,000–$210,000 annually, plus annual discretionary bonus, equity opportunity, and other compensation.

Company

hirify.global develops AI-powered quantum control infrastructure software and tools for quantum computing and sensing, operating globally from offices in Sydney, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Huntsville, Berlin, and Oxford.

What you will do

• Lead workforce planning, talent management, succession planning, and role design for an assigned client group.
• Partner with leaders on organizational change, communications, and employee adoption.
• Use People data to identify issues, diagnose root causes, and develop scalable solutions.
• Manage complex performance cases and build manager capability for a consistent employee experience.
• Own operational People activities for assigned locations in Germany, the UK, and the United States.
• Serve as the local People liaison for in-person onboarding, offboarding, training, and related activities.

Requirements

• 8+ years of progressive People experience.
• Deep experience with complex performance management and employee relations.
• Strong working knowledge of US federal and California employment law.
• Commercial focus with a track record of developing and implementing People programs that support business objectives.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills across all levels.
• Sound judgment when balancing employee needs with business requirements.
• Systems-first mindset, hands-on curiosity about AI and automation, and experience using HR technology to simplify operations at scale.
• Ability to perform other duties within the employee’s skills and experience or with reasonable training.

Nice to have

• Startup or scaleup experience, ideally in technology.
• Experience working with staff in multiple countries outside the US.
• Experience with UK and/or German labor laws.

Culture & Benefits

• 12-month fixed-term parental leave cover.
• Flexibility, equity potential, and competitive benefits.
• Outcome-focused environment that prioritizes results over hours.
• Multidisciplinary, self-motivated, and problem-solving culture focused on making quantum technology useful.
• Employment consideration is provided for qualified applications with arrest or conviction records under applicable Los Angeles County and California fair-chance laws.