Director, People

Method Financial; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision; plans covered

Flexible PTO

Lunch allowance $30/day when in office

12 weeks parental leave

Commuter benefits

Phone/internet stipend

WFH stipend

Student loan repayment

Lifestyle Spending stipend

Learning & Development stipend

Hybrid-office snacks

Quarterly team off-sites

Job summary

Method is hiring its first Director of People to build and scale the HR function as the company grows. You will shape performance, compensation, benefits, and culture, partnering with founders and leaders to design scalable programs in a lean, AI-informed environment.

You will lead a small team, collaborate with Talent Acquisition and Finance, and drive operational HR excellence across HQ hubs in NYC, Austin, SF, and DC, with occasional remote weeks as needed.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive HR experience.
• Experience as the primary HR point-of-contact in a high-growth company.
• Led people programs at a venture-backed startup through Series B–D.
• Experience building compensation and leveling programs from scratch.

Responsibilities

• Design and lead all facets of the People function at Method.
• Coach managers and develop leadership grounded in values.
• Refine performance management and build leveling frameworks.
• Own total rewards strategy, compensation philosophy, benchmarking and reviews.
• Build HR analytics dashboards and run reports to guide programs.
• Oversee onboarding, global mobility, and immigration processes.

Skills

HR experience

High-growth

People operations

Rippling

HRIS

Tools

Rippling

HRIS

Job description

Meet Method

Method has built the most modern way to connect to consumer financial accounts. Combining real-time liability connectivity with instant payment execution, Method’s API is designed to make it easy for people to connect their financial accounts to the apps and services they want to use.
We have helped 45+ million users connect 350+ million liability accounts credential-less and processed over $2.5B in payments, helping users save millions in interest. One in every three credit cards in the United States is in the Method ecosystem and leading financial institutions like SoFi, Bilt, Cleo, Sezzle, Figure & Aven rely on our APIs to build magical experiences for millions of consumers.
We’re a team of 50+ people spread across offices in Austin, SF, New York City, and Washington D.C! We’re excited to continue the momentum working alongside our investors and advisors from Andreessen Horowitz, Emergence Capital, Y Combinator, Avra, and Ardent. To learn more about us, check out our blog!

About the role / The impact

Method has grown to roughly 65 people on a deliberately lean, AI-native operating model, and we are preparing for our next stage of growth. We are hiring our first Director of People to help us build the people strategy that takes us there.

You will be responsible for building and managing all aspects of the HR function, including performance management, compensation and benefits, employee development, compliance, and culture. The ideal candidate has a builder mindset and will have extensive experience in scaling HR teams/programs in dynamic environments.
This is a hands-on role. Some systems are in place; what we need is someone to turn them into programs people trust and processes that scale with us. You will work alongside a strong Talent Acquisition team and a group of sharp generalists across Finance and Operations and oversee one talent and people generalist.

What you'll do

• Design and lead all facets of the People function at Method

• Coaching and Development

  • Partner with leadership on org design and role clarity as teams grow.

  • Coach managers and build leadership development grounded in Method's values.

  • Serve as the trusted partner to founders and managers on employee relations and sensitive people matters, handled with discretion and in compliance.

• Performance Management

  • Refine and run Method's performance management cycle,

  • Build a leveling framework and career ladders that work across functions and reflect how a lean, AI-native team actually operates.

• Design Method’s total rewards strategy

  • Own compensation philosophy, benchmarking, and comp and merit review cycles

  • Lead benefits and leave policy design, bringing market context to every decision.

• Analytics

  • build dashboards, conduct analysis, and run reports using HRIS/AI to guide the above programs

• Operations

  • Oversee the onboarding process from offer signature onward, including global mobility and immigration

  • Own HRIS optimization, benefits administration, and onboarding/offboarding.

• Reinforce Method's values and culture as we grow.

Who you are

• 8+ years of progressive HR experience

• At least 5 years of experience as the primary HR point-of-contact within a high-growth company, preferably in the tech industry

• You have led or been an early member of the people function at a venture-backed startup, ideally through the Series B to C or D stretch.

• You came up through people operations, moved into HR business partnership, or vice-versa.

• You have real employee relations experience and the judgment that comes with it.

• You are comfortable in a spreadsheet; you can build a compensation or leveling analysis yourself.

• You have designed performance, compensation, and leveling programs from scratch and adapted them through headcount growth.

• You build trust quickly and coach leaders with confidence.

• You bring conviction, and you adjust quickly when something is not working.

• You prefer building to administering, and you right-size process to the stage of the company.

• You use AI tools to move faster and think better.

Extra Awesome

• Experience as the first people hire at a company that scaled past 150.

• Background in fintech, B2B SaaS, or another high-growth technical environment.

• Experience running people programs on Rippling.

• Experience designing equity refresh programs.

• A creative streak for culture and employee engagement programming.

The annual US base salary range for this role is approximately $180,000 - $215,000 based on experience and location. We also offer an equity package and have a suite of excellent benefits.

Benefits available to full time employees

• Medical, Dental, Vision; basic medical plans 100% covered

• Flexible PTO

• $30/day Lunch allowance when working from the office

• 12 weeks parental leave

• Commuter benefits; employer-sponsored

• Phone/internet stipend

• WFH stipend

• Student loan repayment contribution

• Lifestyle Spending stipend

• Learning & Development stipend

• Hybrid-office stocked with snacks

• Quarterly team off-sites

In-office Policy

For most roles are Method, we expect a regular in-person presence at one of our hubs in NYC, Austin, SF or DC. We have embedded flexibility to work remotely for a week here and there, but the general expectation is a minimum 2-3 days/week in office on average. What does not work is full-time remote.

Accommodations

Method provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance with your application due to a disability, please contact us at [e-mail] to request an accommodation.