Head of People (Industrial Software)

Location: New York City; hybrid work environment with in-office lunches at the NYC headquarters. Relocation assistance is available for qualifying candidates.

Competitive base salary commensurate with experience and location; meaningful equity in an early-stage, venture-backed company.

Company

hirify.global develops operational technology backup and industrial code management software for industrial systems, factories, warehouses, data centers, logistics, manufacturing, and energy facilities.

What you will do

• Build repeatable talent acquisition strategies, with near-term focus on go-to-market and technical hiring.
• Manage external recruiters, mature hiring processes, and establish hiring outcomes for a growing organization.
• Design retention, people development, feedback, performance review, leveling, and compensation systems.
• Define and champion company culture and values while advising the executive team on organizational effectiveness.
• Drive operational excellence across payroll, benefits, HR systems, and people-related tooling.
• Partner with founders, executives, and functional leads to ensure teams have the talent and infrastructure needed to achieve business outcomes.

Requirements

• 7+ years of relevant experience.
• 3+ years of experience leading People teams.
• Experience partnering directly with founders and executive leadership.
• Demonstrated success scaling talent acquisition at growth-stage startups of approximately 50 to 100+ employees.
• Proven experience designing and implementing performance cycles, leveling and compensation frameworks, and compensation philosophies.
• Experience with HR information systems such as Rippling and applicant tracking systems such as Lever.
• Experience building AI workflows that improve personal productivity and team efficiency across People functions.
• Exceptional communication skills for cross-functional collaboration.

Culture & Benefits

• Low-ego, hypothesis-driven, empirical, collaborative, optimistic, and autonomous working environment.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Unlimited PTO and company holidays.
• 401(k) plan.
• Commuter benefits and in-office lunches at the NYC headquarters.
• Hybrid work environment with relocation assistance for qualifying candidates.