Freshpaint

Head of People

Freshpaint

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $215,000 - $235,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Align people initiatives with business objectives to enable growth, operational efficiency, and cultural alignment
  • Own, build, and scale all core people functions - People Ops, Recruiting, and Compliance
  • Partner with Finance and Operations to align headcount, compensation strategy, and workforce forecasting
  • Develop and implement simple, scalable frameworks for hiring, performance, and compensation
  • Coach and develop leaders to strengthen managerial capability and foster accountability and high performance
  • Lead teams through organizational changes, ensuring smooth transitions, clear communication, and sustained engagement
  • Champion and continuously evolve our company's values and culture, ensuring it remains inclusive, vibrant, and aligned with our mission
  • Serve as a trusted advisor and mediator across the org, promoting transparency, trust, and collaboration
  • Oversee consistent and compliant employee lifecycle processes (onboarding, offboarding, and beyond)
  • Serve as a strategic advisor to the leadership team, guiding organizational design, talent strategy, and workforce planning

Requirements

  • 5+ years of progressive HR/People leadership experience, with at least 2+ years in a strategic HRBP or people strategy role, ideally in Series A/B or fast growth organizations
  • Demonstrated success in building people functions from 0 to 1 while thinking strategically for scale
  • Hands-on leader who can roll up their sleeves, flex between strategic and tactical work
  • Understanding of systems theory, ability to form a strategic vision for how to translate business goals into People strategies
  • A genuine passion for understanding and addressing employee needs, fostering development, and promoting a positive, inclusive work environment
  • Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with the aptitude to navigate complex situations and foster transparency between leadership and teams
  • Company first mindset - puts the company goals and objectives ahead of the individual.
Benefits
  • Competitive pay + generous equity (10-year exercise window)
  • Fully remote (U.S. only) with a $150/month coworking stipend
  • Half-day Fridays, every Friday
  • Unlimited PTO—with a *required* 2-week minimum
  • Top-tier health, dental & vision (100% covered for you, 80% for dependents)
  • 2 “Treat Yourself” days a year—$100 and a day off, just because
  • Generous parental leave
  • Epic offsites twice a year (past trips: Greece, Jackson Hole, Cabo, wine country + more)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
HR leadershippeople operationsrecruitingcomplianceworkforce forecastingperformance managementorganizational designtalent strategyemployee lifecycle processes
Soft Skills
coachingcommunicationinterpersonal skillsstrategic thinkingcollaborationtransparencyaccountabilityadaptabilityproblem-solving