Head of People & Talent for Hyper-Growth

Nitra; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Competitive Salary

Health Care

401K match

Hybrid work

Job summary

Nitra is seeking a VP of People to own and scale our people function during rapid growth. This senior role partners with company leadership and hiring managers across Sales, Product, and Operations to align talent strategy with business goals, build high-performing teams, and develop the people systems needed to support rapid, sustainable growth.

You’ll lead end-to-end recruiting strategy and execution while also owning core people programs, including onboarding, performance management, manager

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in People Operations, Talent, or HR at Director level or equivalent.
• Experience scaling small companies to mid-sized orgs across geographies.
• Proven experience partnering with executives and senior leaders in fast-growing startups.

Responsibilities

• Own and scale the company’s People strategy across hiring, onboarding, performance management, and employee experience during a high-growth phase.
• Partner with executive leadership and department heads to translate business goals into headcount plans, org design, and people priorities.
• Lead end-to-end recruiting strategy, including hiring frameworks, workforce planning, and bar-setting across GTM, Product, and Operations.
• Build and standardize hiring processes, role definitions, scorecards, and interview practices.

Skills

Leadership

Talent strategy

Recruiting

HR systems

Stakeholder mgmt

Communication

Global HR

Tools

Lever

Greenhouse

HRIS

Job description

Nitra is seeking a VP of People to own and scale our people function during rapid growth. This senior role partners with company leadership and hiring managers across Sales, Product, and Operations to align talent strategy with business goals, build high-performing teams, and develop the people systems needed to support rapid, sustainable growth.

You’ll lead end-to-end recruiting strategy and execution while also owning core people programs, including onboarding, performance management, manager