Chief People Officer — Remote, High-Growth Asset Manager

Legalist; New York (NY); Remote; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Legalist is hiring a Head of Recruiting and Human Resources responsible for leading recruiting and HR across a fully distributed team of investment professionals and engineers. You will partner with leadership to shape compensation, retention, onboarding, and training programs while ensuring compliance with employment law across multiple jurisdictions.

We seek a candidate with 7+ years of relevant experience and at least 3 years in originating candidates in financial services, with a proven

Qualifications

• 7+ years total relevant experience.
• 3+ years' experience originating prospective candidates in financial services (e.g., private funds or asset management).
• Multistate and/or international employer experience preferred.
• Strong organization and detail orientation with proven PM skills.
• Flexible, humble, and has a sense of humor.

Responsibilities

• Own recruiting companywide, including originating attractive candidates from various pipelines.
• Assist leadership with compensation and retention programs for senior staff members.
• Manage payroll/compensation, benefits, and related administrative matters for a fully distributed team of investment professionals.
• Oversee annual evaluation process and facilitate year-round performance feedback for individual teams/personnel.
• Develop and own employee onboarding and ongoing training processes.
• Assist and provide guidance to executive and legal teams on employment law compliance and related issues.

Skills

Attention to detail

Project management

Organizational skills

Flexibility

Humility

Sense of humor

Job description

Legalist is hiring a Head of Recruiting and Human Resources responsible for leading recruiting and HR across a fully distributed team of investment professionals and engineers. You will partner with leadership to shape compensation, retention, onboarding, and training programs while ensuring compliance with employment law across multiple jurisdictions.

We seek a candidate with 7+ years of relevant experience and at least 3 years in originating candidates in financial services, with a proven