Chief People Officer
Wellist
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Boston • Massachusetts • United States
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About the role
- Personally design and execute Wellist’s talent acquisition strategy, with a strong emphasis on building and strengthening the Operating Committee and management layer.
- Partner directly with the CEO and Operating Committee members on all critical senior and management-level hires—from role definition through final offer.
- Personally support or lead direct candidate sourcing for priority roles.
- Establish and maintain rigorous hiring standards focused on capability, values alignment, and long-term leadership potential.
- Build lightweight, scalable recruiting systems that support growth without unnecessary complexity.
- Design and operationalize a robust 90-day onboarding experience that drives rapid ramp-up, early validation of role fit, and strong retention.
- Partner closely with Operating Committee members and people managers to clarify role expectations, define success metrics, and strengthen feedback and coaching rhythms.
- Lead Wellist’s annual performance and development process, aligning with company priorities and accelerating leadership effectiveness.
- Operationalize a high-trust, high-performance culture grounded in competence, sincerity, and reliability.
- Oversee Wellist’s PEO partner, ensuring smooth administration of benefits and compliance with regulations.
Requirements
- 10+ years of progressive people leadership experience, including time as a hands-on CPO or Head of People
- Proven success building and scaling leadership and management teams in high-growth environments
- Deep experience personally leading executive and senior-level hiring
- Comfort operating with lean teams (one direct report) and owning both strategy and execution
- Strong working knowledge of performance management, organizational design, and employee relations
- Experience operating within EOS or similar operating frameworks
- Background in HR tech, digital health, or mission-driven technology companies strongly preferred
Benefits
- Excellent medical, dental, life and disability coverage
- Generous PTO
- 401(k) contribution
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
talent acquisition strategycandidate sourcingperformance managementorganizational designemployee relationsonboarding experienceleadership effectivenesshiring standardsscalable recruiting systemscompliance
Soft skills
leadershipcollaborationcommunicationcoachingfeedbacktrust-buildingperformance culturevalues alignmentstrategic thinkingadaptability