VP, People & Culture (Manufacturing)

Location: Onsite in Alameda, California, United States; typical working hours are Monday-Friday, 9am-6pm.

Salary: $290,440-$350,000 annual base pay, plus potential benefits, perks, and equity.

Company

hirify.global develops and manufactures advanced battery materials designed to increase lithium-ion battery energy density and support electric vehicle and consumer device innovation.

What you will do

• Advise the executive leadership team on organizational design, workforce planning, rewards, talent development, and strategic business initiatives.
• Build and execute a strategic and operational HR strategy aligned with company growth and business performance.
• Lead talent acquisition, assessment, training, performance management, succession planning, engagement, and organizational development.
• Complete staffing for the Moses Lake plant and establish aligned policies, processes, and cultural norms.
• Build the HR team, develop leaders, and improve frontline management through training and upskilling.
• Establish effective total rewards, employee relations, compliance, HR systems, diversity and inclusion, and other core HR operations.

Requirements

• At least 15 years of broad human resources leadership experience, including more than 5 years as a coach, trusted advisor, and strategic partner to senior executives.
• Experience operationalizing strategy and providing business insights beyond HR.
• Experience scaling people programs in agile, entrepreneurial organizations with a pragmatic, hands-on approach.
• Background in organizations of scale and manufacturing operations, including experience navigating comparable workforce and labor environments.
• Demonstrated success leading organizational change, improving processes, and applying data-driven continuous improvement.
• Strong collaboration, influencing, communication, relationship-building, and leadership capabilities.

Nice to have

• Pre-IPO or IPO-readiness experience.
• Experience with dynamic human resources and talent practices.
• Familiarity with technology or advanced materials sectors.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive, diverse, and collaborative workplace with a strong commitment to company values.
• Total Rewards package may include benefits, perks, and equity in addition to base pay.
• Business-first, growth-oriented, low-ego culture focused on operational excellence and continuous learning.
• Equal opportunity employment and consideration for all qualified applicants.