Head of People - U.S.

Elliptic; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

25 days holiday + Bank Holidays

Private health insurance and wellness

Pension plan

Enhanced parental leave

Career development budget

Regular team events

Home office allowance

Equipment provided

Hybrid working policy

Diversity & inclusion initiatives

Job summary

Elliptic seeks a Head of People, US to lead the People function across the US, based in New York. You will partner with US leadership to shape and deliver the people strategy in a fast-growing tech environment.

As a senior HR leader, you will own the US People agenda, drive talent development, engagement, culture, and change, and embed scalable processes across the region, including compensation cycles and hybrid working models.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a senior strategic HR leadership role.
• Experience managing and developing a team.
• Business-savvy with ability to influence senior leaders.
• Credible with senior leaders; strong coaching skills.
• Outcome-focused with ability to simplify and scale processes.
• Knowledge of US employment law and multi-state compliance.
• Tech and AI-fluent; able to use HRIS, surveys, AI tools for insights.
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and solving complex people challenges.

Responsibilities

• Act as trusted People partner to US senior leadership, shaping people strategy.
• Own and execute the US People strategy aligned with global leadership.
• Use data to guide workforce planning and organizational design in the US.
• Embed company-wide initiatives (performance, compensation, hybrid work) across US.
• Escalation point for complex employee relations in the US.
• Lead, develop and mentor US People Partners.
• Advise on culture and ways of working aligned with values.
• Own accountability for US People function, budget and headcount.

Skills

Senior HR leadership

Executive coaching

Data-driven HR

US employment law

Multi-state compliance

People strategy

Change management

Ambiguity tolerance

Tools

HRIS systems

Survey platforms

Spreadsheets

AI solutions

Job description

Company description:

Elliptic is the leader in digital asset decisioning, we have built the most comprehensive platform for efficiently extracting crypto data and intelligence across blockchains with the greatest accuracy.

Our platform’s unrivaled uptime, scalability, depth and breadth of our data and intelligence means exacting organizations choose Elliptic for their compliance, risk management, intelligence operations and blockchain infrastructure needs.

Founded in 2013, Elliptic is headquartered in London with offices in New York, Washington D.C., UAE, Singapore and Tokyo. To learn more, visit www.elliptic.co and follow us on LinkedIn and X.

The impact you will have

We’re looking for an outstanding Head of People, US to lead our People function across the US and based in New York, making a tangible impact on our business. You’ll sit at the heart of our organization as the senior People leader in the region, partnering closely with our US senior leadership team to shape and deliver our people strategy. If you have a passion for strategic leadership, a strong grounding in talent and organisational design, and thrive in fast-paced, high-growth environments, we’d love to hear from you.

What will you do?

• Act as the trusted People partner to our US senior leadership team, providing strategic partnership and support on all people-related matters to drive performance and business outcomes.

• Own and execute the People strategy for the US, aligning closely with the global People leadership team on key areas including talent development, engagement, culture, and change.

• Use data and insight to spot patterns, guide senior leadership decision-making, and lead workforce planning, organisational design, and succession for the US.

• Take ownership of embedding company-wide initiatives (e.g. performance processes, compensation cycles, hybrid working models) across the US, ensuring they land well with senior leaders, managers and their teams.

• Act as the senior escalation point for complex employee relations matters in the US, providing sound, pragmatic advice and coaching that balances risk and business need with empathy and fairness.

• Lead, manage and develop our US People Partners, building capability and consistency across the team and acting as their escalation point on complex issues.

• Play a key role in advancing our culture and ways of working, grounded in our leadership behaviors and values.

• Own accountability for the US People function, including budget, headcount planning and representing the People agenda to senior US leadership and, where relevant, global leadership forums.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Partnering with senior leaders across the US to understand business challenges, diagnose people needs, and develop tailored solutions.

• Leading workforce and organizational planning for the US, including team structures, spans and layers, and succession planning.

• Proactively identifying recruitment needs, partnering with Talent Acquisition on role scoping, candidate selection, offers and onboarding.

• Facilitating personal development and growth through meaningful feedback, development conversations, and learning pathways.

• Owning performance and conduct issues across the US, ensuring fair process and building manager confidence and capability.

• Helping managers navigate and apply our reward and compensation philosophy, especially during annual cycles or off-cycle promotions.

• Analysing and translating people data into insight; supporting leaders to make informed decisions that drive business outcomes.

• Contributing to scaling our culture and processes as we grow internationally – with an eye on relevance, inclusion, and local nuance.

• Acting as a critical voice on inclusion, wellbeing and psychological safety across the business.

You’ll be great here if you have

• You have significant experience in a senior strategic HR leadership role (e.g. Head of People, Senior People Partner, or HR Business Partner leader), ideally in a scaling tech or international environment, with experience managing and developing a team.

• You are business-savvy and commercially aware: you know how organizations function, how to assess people needs, and how to get things done through others.

• You’re credible with senior leaders, an excellent coach, and not afraid to challenge where needed, always with respect and empathy.

• You’re outcome-focused, always looking for opportunities to simplify, improve or scale a process to meet business needs.

• You have strong knowledge of US employment law and multi-state compliance, with exposure to international employment contexts an advantage.

• You are tech and AI-fluent, comfortable using data and a range of tools such as HRIS systems, survey platforms, spreadsheets, and AI solutions, to generate meaningful insights, build compelling cases for change, and drive greater efficiency.

• You’re energized by change, resilient and flexible; you operate well in ambiguity and enjoy solving complex people challenges.

• You're someone who gives great feedback — and invites it in return — because you care about your impact and growth.

Ways of Working

Collaboration & Care: You’re a team player who recognizes that building a great company is a shared responsibility.

Bias for Action: You spot gaps and roll up your sleeves, experimentation and iteration come naturally to you.

Drive for Equity: You are intentional about inclusion and build processes and relationships that recognise all voices.

Curious & Grounded: You ask great questions, listen deeply, challenge assumptions and stay humble in your approach.

Comfortable with Complexity: Fast growth can be messy! You remain calm, thoughtful, and optimistic through the unknown.

Benefits: To be updated based on location

• Competitive salary

• 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays

• Private health insurance and wellness program

• Pension plan

• Enhanced parental leave

• Career development plan & personal training budget of $1000 per year

• Regular team events, including lunches, socials and quarterly team events

• Home office allowance

• All of the equipment you need to be successful

• Collaborative, flexible and friendly environment with a truly hybrid working policy

We know Diversity and Inclusion is much deeper than just hiring, but it’s important for us to mention it here. We welcome and embrace individuals of all backgrounds and identities at Elliptic, and this is an ongoing priority for us. We know incredible people don’t all think in the same way. We want to be challenged every day. We believe our diverse team of individuals underpins this by bringing creative thinking and innovation to Elliptic every day. We are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace, so we welcome applications from everyone, even if you may not think you fit all of the requirements of our roles. We foster an environment of psychological safety, where everyone feels comfortable to bring their whole self to work.