Director of People & Talent
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Director of People & Talent building HR, recruiting, and culture for Sequencing’s direct-to-consumer whole genome sequencing platform. Leading remote People operations, compensation, and organizational development.
Responsibilities:
- Own the People function end to end, including hiring, onboarding, development, compensation, and remote-team connection
- Oversee day-to-day People operations and internal communications
- Develop People programs and processes as the company grows
- Lead recruiting across Engineering, Bioinformatics, Product, Customer Success, and Marketing
- Coordinate onboarding from offer acceptance through the employee’s first month with Finance, IT, and hiring managers
- Build consistent onboarding experiences using existing tools and AI-powered workflows
- Partner with managers on employee expectations, resources, feedback, and development
- Build connection rhythms for remote employees, including off-sites, meetups, and virtual events
- Refresh company values and embed them into onboarding, feedback, and recognition
- Own all-hands meetings, company announcements, and organizational-change communications
- Lead the annual feedback cycle and develop manager coaching, training, and tools
- Own compensation processes, including benchmarking, salary bands, equity guidelines, and annual reviews
- Improve employee records, headcount tracking, payroll coordination, and equity administration
- Select and implement an HRIS and additional People systems
- Own employee policies, handbook, and People documentation
- Manage employee relations, performance concerns, role changes, and offboarding
- Serve as the first point of contact for employee and manager People questions
- Own full-cycle recruiting, hiring priorities, workforce planning, recruiters, and agencies
- Run structured hiring processes in Ashby, from sourcing and scorecards through reporting
- Coach hiring managers on role scoping, criteria, and structured feedback
- Use AI and recruiting tools to improve recruiting efficiency and candidate experience
- Partner with leadership on compensation benchmarking, offers, and candidate closing
- Set the People roadmap with the COO and leadership team
- Advise on organizational design, leveling, retention, and manager effectiveness
- Establish leveling, title, and career-path frameworks
- Use recruiting and employee data to identify trends and inform decisions
- Assess People systems and onboarding, create a prioritized roadmap, take ownership of recruiting, lead the first formal feedback cycle, and manage all-hands and internal communications within the first 90 days
Requirements:
- 8+ years of experience in People, HR, and/or Talent Acquisition
- Experience at an early-stage or high-growth startup is ideal
- Experience building or leading a People or Talent function
- Experience creating People processes and programs from scratch
- Experience developing and managing onboarding, performance review, compensation, and employee development programs
- Experience running internal communications, including all-hands meetings and company-wide announcements
- Strong full-cycle recruiting experience across technical and non-technical roles
- Experience hiring for AI, data, or scientific positions is a plus
- AI fluency and demonstrated use of AI in day-to-day work
- Experience supporting fully remote teams and building culture without a shared office
- Experience with employees and contractors across multiple countries is ideal
- Sound judgment and discretion for sensitive employee matters
- Clear, direct communication and credibility with employees, managers, and senior leadership
- Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities
- Ability to move between strategic projects and day-to-day execution
- Proactive approach to identifying and addressing organizational needs
Benefits:
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid time off
- Paid volunteer time off
- Fully remote work
- Equipment provided
- Internet and cell reimbursements
- Parental bonding leave
- Private, confidential clinical-grade whole genome sequencing for you and your immediate family
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