VP, People

Plasmidsaurus

VP of People leading growth and strategy for Plasmidsaurus, a biotechnology company revolutionizing genomics. Focusing on organizational effectiveness, compliance, and workforce governance.

Posted 6/6/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $250,000 - $290,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build the leadership, organizational, and management foundations that enable Plasmidsaurus to scale globally while remaining fast, accountable, and operationally excellent.
Partner with the CEO and leadership team on organizational design, leadership development, succession planning, and workforce strategy.
Develop managers and leaders across the company and help raise the overall quality of leadership.
Serve as a trusted advisor on organizational, leadership, management, and workforce-related decisions.
Own and develop the People function, including HR business partnership, people operations, employee relations, compensation and benefits, performance management, compliance, and workforce planning.
Build the systems, processes, tools, and operating mechanisms required to support a rapidly growing and increasingly complex business.
Lead the evolution of Plasmidsaurus's global workforce strategy, including international hiring, employment practices, compensation, mobility, immigration, workforce planning, and distributed team support.
Ensure the company maintains strong employment, compliance, and workforce governance practices across all jurisdictions in which we operate.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Led the People function through significant growth at least once, partnering closely with founders, CEOs, and executive teams.
Successfully scaled teams, systems, and processes that support international growth, globally distributed teams, and increasing organizational complexity.
Helped navigate increasing organizational complexity without sacrificing performance, and making sure the company remains compliant, well-governed, and operationally sound.
A list of leaders you’ve partnered with or helped develop who still seek your opinion and advice.
A go to expert on core People programs, including performance management, global compensation and benefits strategies, employee relations, compliance, workforce planning, and people operations.
Operated in environments where execution matters, not just ideas (and in fact, wouldn’t be that excited about a corner office-type job).
Use data and describe outcomes to articulate the difference you’ve made in the companies you’ve helped build and lead.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Hard Skills & Tools

performance managementglobal compensation strategiesemployee relationscomplianceworkforce planningpeople operationsorganizational designleadership developmentsuccession planninginternational hiring

Soft Skills

leadershiporganizational skillsmanagementadvisory skillsstrategic thinkingcommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvingexecution focustrustworthiness