Head of People

🕒 July 17

🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

💵 $150k - $200k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

👥 People Operations

Apply Now

Find Similar Remote Jobs

Set Up Email Alert For New Jobs

📊 Check your resume score for this job

Improve your chances of getting an interview by checking your resume score before you apply.

Upload Resume

FAR.AI

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

11 - 50 employees

Founded 2022

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

📚 Education

🤝 Non-profit

Artificial Intelligence • Education • Non-profit

FAR. AI is a research and education non-profit organization focused on ensuring advanced artificial intelligence is safe and beneficial for everyone. It conducts technical research on robustness, deception, interpretability, and evaluation of frontier AI systems, runs events and workshops that convene academic and industry leaders, and operates programs (like FAR. Labs and grantmaking) to support researchers and build capacity in trustworthy AI. FAR. AI also publishes findings, provides training and policy-facing convenings, and collaborates with universities and agencies to advance secure, aligned AI.

📋 Description

• Own and build the People function across multiple areas including operations and infrastructure, talent acquisition, performance management, compensation, and culture. • Lead talent acquisition efforts, coordinating with hiring managers to scope roles and analyze data for future hiring strategies. • Develop management practices that ensure effective performance reviews and professional development. • Manage compensation frameworks and ensure compliance across jurisdictions. • Foster a positive and inclusive work environment through team events and feedback initiatives. • Act as a People partner to resolve inquiries with empathy and efficiency, advising on sensitive personnel matters. • Hire, develop, and lead the People team as it scales.

🎯 Requirements

• 7+ years of progressive experience in HR or People, including at least 3 years leading a People team or a major sub-function. • Proven results filling difficult seats with top talent in full-cycle recruiting, preferably with technical roles. Has employed innovative strategies for sourcing and building an employer brand. • Demonstrated experience scaling a people function through significant headcount growth. The organization is doubling year-on-year. • Hands-on experience owning or substantially building at least three of: HRIS implementation, performance management systems, compensation frameworks, hiring infrastructure, or international employment via EOR. • Operator mindset and comfortable building out systems, processes, and teams. Biased toward simple solutions over heavy process. Comfortable with ambiguity and can independently drive the people function. • Strong judgment on sensitive personnel matters, with a default toward direct, candid, and respectful communication. • Natural relationship builder with strong interpersonal skills. The ability to build trust and collaborate effectively with candidates and internal stakeholders. Crafts thoughtful and effective messages that pitch FAR.AI’s mission and opportunities compellingly.

🏖️ Benefits

• Work-related travel and equipment expenses covered • Catered lunch and dinner at our office in Berkeley