People Lead
Core
Build a new People function from first principles for a frontier AI lab, focusing on hiring, performance, culture, and People Ops while leveraging AI to automate routine work.
Role type
Strategic People Lead (first hire)
Builds
Hiring infrastructure, employer brand, performance/growth systems, culture rituals, People Ops processes, and AI-first People tools.
Domain
AI / Enterprise Decision-Making / Latin America
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Strategic vision, hands-on execution, system design, employer branding, performance management, culture building, People Ops administration, AI automation, proactive problem solving, concise communication, emotional maturity, tech-native mindset.
Preferred skills
Experience in high-growth tech startups, distinctive company cultures, recent AI automation of HR work.
Technologies
Slack, Google Suite, Notion, Claude
Responsibilities
Design and run hiring plans and reference checks; build distinctive employer brand; own performance philosophy, 360 cycles, feedback rituals, leveling, and pay/equity design; shape culture and ways of working; manage People Ops (benefits, policies, contracts, admin); ensure competitive onboarding for technical teams; build AI tools to automate People work.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
