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People Lead
Vannevar LabsWe’re looking for our first senior People leader to build the people systems at Vannevar. A business operator responsible for ensuring talent and management practices support company execution.
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Build a high-performance organization by partnering with exec team and functional leaders on org design, workforce planning, and leadership needs as the company scales.
- Clarify hiring standards, promotion expectations, and talent bar across teams.
- Design and evolve our performance management philosophy.
- Coach managers to set clear expectations and give direct feedback and have hard conversations with confidence.
- Own operational foundation that allows the company to grow confidently: benefits, compliance, investigations, employee relations, policies, and core people processes.
- Build lightweight systems that improve business performance without slowing the company down.
Requirements
What you’ll need- Has helped scale a high-performing company through rapid growth (for example, ~200 to 500+ employees).
- Has significant experience coaching managers through performance management and difficult personnel decisions.
- Has personally led employee investigations, complex offboardings, and sensitive employee relations situations.
- Knows when to introduce process and when not to.
- Is trusted by both executives and individual contributors.
- Has exceptional judgment, discretion, and emotional intelligence.
- Cares deeply about building a culture of high performance rather than avoiding hard conversations.
- Can move comfortably between strategic discussions with leadership and hands-on operational work.
Benefits
Comp & perks- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Remote friendly with WeWork access
- Unlimited PTO, shared downtime during the federal holiday calendar, and company-wide off time at the end of each year
- 401(k) match
- Lifestyle & wellbeing stipends
- Salary top-up during military reserve duty
- Fully paid parental leave
- Child and pet care reimbursement during travel
ATS Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
Performance Management PhilosophyEmployee InvestigationsComplex OffboardingsPolicy DevelopmentCompliance Management
Soft Skills
Emotional IntelligenceExceptional JudgmentDiscretionDirect FeedbackConflict Resolution