Head of Talent & People Operations

PeopleOps Jobs; Canada; Remote; CAD 80,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company seeks a Head of Talent & People Operations to drive recruitment and personnel management during a key expansion phase. The ideal candidate has 5-8 years experience in fast-paced environments and a strong talent acquisition background. This executive role offers a competitive salary range of CAD 80k to CAD 170k and the opportunity to work in a remote-first culture with significant growth potential.

Benefits

Remote-first workplace

Competitive pay

Life-changing equity

Bi-annual team off-sites

Qualifications

• 5-8+ years in talent recruitment or people leadership roles.
• Experience with startup environments and fast-paced hiring playbooks.
• Track record in employing engineers and GTM talent.

Responsibilities

• Own and scale complete recruitment process across functions.
• Lead hiring in Engineering, Product, Design, and GTM roles.
• Collaborate with executive team on headcount planning and team structure.

Skills

Project Management

Communication

Talent Acquisition

People Operations

Job description

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Base pay range

$80,000.00/yr - $170,000.00/yr

Location: US or Canada (remote)

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About the role

The position is at a tech company. We're searching for a hands-on Head of Talent & People Ops to help us grow our world-class workforce across Engineering, Product, and Go-To-Market.You will be in charge of both talent acquisition and personnel operations throughout the company's key expansion phase.

This is a critical job for someone who understands how to work in fast-paced, early-stage organizations and what it takes to recruit and retain top personnel, including world-class engineers.

Responsibilities

• Own and scale the complete recruitment process, from job creation and sourcing to closure across all functions.
• Lead mid to senior-level hiring in Engineering, Product, Design, and GTM.
• Create and maintain organized interview processes to assure timeliness, impartiality, and a high signal.
• Create a repeatable hiring engine that attracts outstanding people and enables hypergrowth.
• Collaborate with the executive team on headcount planning, pay strategy, and team structure design.
• Lead People Operations initiatives like onboarding, performance frameworks, remote culture, and compliance.
• Implement and manage the HR IT stack and processes for a remote-first team.
• Serve as a strategic thinking partner for team structure, culture, and scaling concerns.

Qualifications

• 5-8+ years of experience in talent recruitment or people leadership roles in fast-growing startups
• A track record of employing outstanding engineers and GTM talent
• Experience with cutting-edge tools and hiring stack.
• Strong familiarity with early-stage hiring playbooks and fast-paced environments
• Fluency in startup organizational architecture, remuneration strategies, and equity standards.
• Strong project management and communication abilities.
• Passion for creating and growing inclusive, high-performance cultures.
• Join a Y Combinator-backed company that’s transforming how people — from your friends and family to teams worldwide — work more efficiently.
• Collaborate with an exceptional team, including alums of companies like Amazon, Pinterest, Tesla, Nvidia, and AiFi.
• Enjoy a fully remote and diverse workplace.
• Join a world-class product and engineering team with a product that sells itself.
• Participate in bi-annual team off-sites at dream destinations from your travel bucket list.
• Earn competitive pay and life-changing equity at a fast-growing, high-efficiency startup.

Pay: USD$80k to USD$170k annually.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Executive

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Human Resources

• Industries

  Technology, Information and Internet

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