Chief People Architect for EU Healthtech (AI-Driven)

Curewiki; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Curewiki is building a patient-initiated clinical research discovery platform with a strong European footprint and expanding commercial arms. The Head of People will own talent acquisition, people operations, compensation architecture, and culture across multiple countries, partnering closely with founders and leadership to scale the organization rapidly.

You’ll scale from a core team to a multi-country operation, design transparent processes, and implement an AI-first approach to sourcing,

Qualifications

• Fluent professional English
• Experience in healthtech, life sciences, or regulated industries
• Remote work across the EU; Belgium-based preference (nice to have)
• Direct ownership from day one; co-architect of the organisation

Responsibilities

• Own the hiring engine end to end: open-role portfolio, search strategy per role, and pipeline health
• Run the hiring process with speed, transparency, and evidence-based feedback
• Maintain the A-player bar by prioritising outcomes over credentials
• Build Curewiki’s employer brand to attract top talent
• Own employment setup across European footprint: contracts, EOR/entity decisions
• Manage core people operations with payroll, social security, absence, and policies
• Make onboarding productive within 90 days; set clear expectations
• Build compensation framework with bands and transparent philosophy
• Install a lightweight performance rhythm with clear goals and honest feedback
• Coach leadership on team design and organisational decisions
• Run AI-first people function: sourcing, screening, analytics with human oversight
• Close senior hires: show how you found them and won them
• Set up or run employment across multiple EU countries; cost differences between EOR vs entity
• Build compensation and equity framework from scratch or rebuild it
• Be a genuine player-coach; own the work and build systems
• Demonstrate AI-enabled impact on work processes

Skills

Talent acquisition

People operations

Compensation & equity

Leadership

AI-first mindset

Job description

Curewiki is building a patient-initiated clinical research discovery platform with a strong European footprint and expanding commercial arms. The Head of People will own talent acquisition, people operations, compensation architecture, and culture across multiple countries, partnering closely with founders and leadership to scale the organization rapidly.

You’ll scale from a core team to a multi-country operation, design transparent processes, and implement an AI-first approach to sourcing,