Vice President, People & Talent

TL;DR

Vice President, People & Talent: Build and scale a globally distributed People organization overseeing Global People Operations, Talent Acquisition, and Workspaces with an accent on compliance, infrastructure design, and operational discipline. Focus on designing scalable frameworks, optimizing People technology ecosystem, and elevating performance standards to support sustained growth.

Location: Onsite required 4 days per week at San Francisco Presidio HQ or Bellevue, WA office. No remote candidates.

Salary: $220,300 - $260,000 USD

Company

hirify.global is a full-stack edge infrastructure company delivering compute, connectivity, and sovereign AI/ML to remote places worldwide for energy, defense, and other sectors.

What you will do

• Build scalable global People Operations with compliant frameworks, payroll, benefits, and vendor management across jurisdictions.
• Lead talent acquisition strategy, hiring processes, workforce planning, and headcount alignment with budgets.
• Architect and optimize People tech stack including HRIS, ATS, performance tools, data governance, and automation.
• Elevate organizational maturity through performance management, role clarity, leadership development, and operating rhythms.
• Own workspaces strategy for offices, remote setups, and field deployments, aligning with growth and real estate planning.

Requirements

• 12+ years progressive People leadership with expertise in Global People Operations and Talent Acquisition.
• Experience scaling distributed international teams across multiple jurisdictions.
• Strong partnerships with Legal and Finance on compliance, immigration, and risk mitigation.
• Proven success building and optimizing People systems, technology platforms, and financial stewardship.
• Systems-oriented operator experienced in technically complex software/hardware environments.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting geographic expansion and operational maturation.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive base salary, equity, medical/dental/vision (subsidized), HSA/FSA/DCFSA.
• Retirement options including 401(k) and Roth 401(k).
• Unlimited PTO and 14 paid company holidays.
• High-accountability culture focused on ownership, autonomy, and impact.
• Fast-paced entrepreneurial environment with global distributed teams.