Head of People & Culture

Trysalient; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision coverage

Generous 401(k)

Catered lunches

Job summary

Salient, a San Francisco–based AI regulatory fintech, is hiring its first dedicated People leader to scale our HR function from foundational to strategic. You will own performance, compensation, employee development, and culture while partnering with the CEO and leadership on talent decisions.

We value strategic influence, coaching of managers, and the ability to implement scalable processes in a fast-paced, hyper-growth environment.

Qualifications

• 5-8+ years in People/HR roles at high-growth startups, with at least 2 years in leadership.
• Experience scaling people functions at early-stage companies (50-200 employees).
• Track record designing and implementing people processes (performance management, compensation, onboarding, career frameworks).
• Business partner mentality - you advise leadership on strategic decisions, not just execute HR tasks.
• Strong coaching skills and judgment on sensitive employee matters.

Responsibilities

• Build and own our people strategy - performance management, compensation, employee development, and culture.
• Partner with leadership on organizational design, headcount planning, and talent decisions.
• Evolve HR infrastructure - refine policies, ensure compliance, optimize benefits programs.
• Design and implement performance management frameworks - goal-setting, reviews, promotion cycles, career development.
• Lead compensation strategy - maintain equitable pay bands, manage equity grants, conduct market benchmarking.
• Drive culture and engagement initiatives - team events, values definition, employee feedback loops, DEI programs.
• Manage employee relations - coach managers on difficult conversations, resolve conflicts, handle sensitive situations.
• Build manager enablement programs - training on feedback, performance management, hiring decisions.
• Ensure compliance with employment laws and regulations across all places.
• Partner with recruiting lead on hiring strategy and process improvements.

Skills

Leadership

HR strategy

Coaching

Business partnering

Compliance knowledge

Change management

Job description

Salient, a San Francisco–based AI regulatory fintech, is hiring its first dedicated People leader to scale our HR function from foundational to strategic. You will own performance, compensation, employee development, and culture while partnering with the CEO and leadership on talent decisions.

We value strategic influence, coaching of managers, and the ability to implement scalable processes in a fast-paced, hyper-growth environment.