Head of Recruiting and Human Resources

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

Intro description:

Legalist is a tech-enabled alternative asset manager that uses proprietary data-driven origination to invest in uncorrelated legal and government-payment assets. Founded out of Y Combinator in 2016, Legalist manages over $1.7 billion for endowments, foundations, and family offices.

We're hiring a Head of Recruiting and Human Resources at Legalist. This position reports directly to Legalist's leadership. You'll be joining a growing team of investment professionals, attorneys, and software engineers. If you're an experienced human resources professional interested in helping us grow to the next level, we'd love to talk with you.

Core responsibilities:

• Own recruiting companywide, including originating attractive candidates from various pipelines
• Assist leadership with developing 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

Qualifications:

• 7+ years' total relevant experience
• 3+ years' experience originating prospective candidates in financial services (e.g., private funds or asset management)
• Highly organized with well-developed attention to detail and project management abilities
• Prior experience at multistate and/or international employer strongly preferred
• Flexibility, humility, and a sense of humor required