Head of Talent

Intramotev Autonomous Rail; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Unlimited vacation (PTO)

Equity in the company

Parental leave

Job summary

Intramotev Autonomous Rail is seeking a Head of Talent to own how we hire and compensate our people. You will build the hiring plan, run searches end to end, and own salary bands, equity guidelines, and offer approvals. This is a hands-on, in-office role reporting to leadership in St.

Louis, MO with travel to university career fairs and recruiting events. The role requires 8+ years in recruiting, a track record of company-wide hiring programs, and fluency in English.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in recruiting or talent acquisition.
• Built and executed a company-wide hiring plan at a startup or scaling company.
• Designed salary bands, equity guidelines, or leveling frameworks.
• Uses hiring data to report metrics to leadership.
• Willing to expand into new areas and develop innovative approaches.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.
• U.S. Person; no visa sponsorship provided.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own the hiring plan and budget across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and business functions.
• Run end-to-end recruiting including sourcing, interviews, and offers.
• Build a repeatable hiring process for managers.
• Own applicant tracking and metrics reporting with leadership.
• Manage compensation, salary bands, equity guidelines, and offers.
• Shape employer brand and university relations and recruiting budget.

Skills

Recruiting

Hiring plan ownership

Compensation design

Data-driven decisions

English fluency

Job description

About Us

At Intramotev, we are dedicated to revolutionizing the freight industry by liberating tons of freight from congested highways, reducing carbon emissions, and enhancing transportation efficiency. We are deploying self-propelled battery-electric railcars and vehicles to transform freight logistics and bring innovation to our rail network.

Based in St. Louis, MO, we are committed to promoting industrial revitalization, saving lives, and minimizing the environmental impact of trucking and transportation. We foster a work environment for every teammate that's welcoming, respectful, and inclusive, with real opportunities for professional growth. Find your future with us.

Role Overview

We are hiring a Head of Talent to own how Intramotev hires and compensates its people. We are a venture-backed company scaling the team behind our self-propelled battery-electric railcars and vehicles. You'll build the company's hiring plan with leadership, then run it yourself: sequencing and budgeting headcount across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and business functions, and running searches end to end, from first outreach to signed offer. You'll also own compensation, including salary bands, equity guidelines, and how offers get made.

This is a hands-on, solo role that reports to company leadership. You'll do the work yourself and build a repeatable hiring process as you go; the People team grows as the company grows. You'll partner with every hiring manager and with finance on headcount budget.

We care more about your hiring track record than your credentials. If you came to recruiting from a non-traditional path, we want to hear from you.

This is a full-time, in-office role based in St. Louis, MO. Some travel is required, mostly university career fairs and recruiting events.

Key Responsibilities

• Hiring Plan: Work with company leadership and hiring managers to turn the business plan into a sequenced, budgeted headcount plan across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and business functions.
• Recruiting Execution: Run searches end to end, including senior and hard-to-fill roles: intake, sourcing on LinkedIn and GitHub, structured interviews, scorecards, debriefs, and offers.
• Hiring Process: Build a repeatable process that hiring managers can rely on, from role intake and interview plans to fast, consistent debriefs.
• Applicant Tracking & Hiring Metrics: Own Kula, our applicant tracking system, including job and interview-plan setup, scorecard templates, and pipeline hygiene. Report time to fill, funnel conversion, offer acceptance, and source quality to leadership.
• Compensation: Own salary bands, equity guidelines, leveling, and the offer-approval process, and keep compensation internally equitable as the team grows.
• Employer Brand: Own the careers page, job-post quality, university relations and career fairs, recruiting outreach, and the advertising budget.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary: $100,000–$130,000, plus equity

Intramotev offers a comprehensive benefits package for all team members, including:

• Medical coverage: We cover 100% of employee medical premiums, plus low-cost dental and vision options.
• Vacation: Full-time employees enjoy unlimited paid time off.
• Equity: Full-time employees receive equity in the company.
• Parental leave: New parents receive paid time off to spend quality time with their family.

About You: Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience)

• 8+ years of experience in recruiting or talent acquisition, including owning a hiring program end to end (the plan, the process, and the results, not only individual searches).
• You have built and executed a company-wide hiring plan at a startup or scaling company, including hiring for engineering or technical roles.
• You have designed or administered compensation structures such as salary bands, equity guidelines, or leveling frameworks.
• You use hiring data to report metrics and make decisions with leadership.
• Willingness to expand into areas beyond your area of expertise; ability to develop innovative and novel approaches.
• Open-minded and comfortable working in a teaming environment.
• Fluent in both written and verbal English.
• U.S. Person (immigration or work visa sponsorship will not be provided).

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience)

Candidate should have a working knowledge of one or (ideally) multiple areas listed below:

• Hiring for hardware, manufacturing, or deep-tech companies, such as vehicles, robotics, energy, or aerospace.
• Recruiting skilled-trades and production roles alongside engineers.
• Experience as the first recruiting or People hire at a company that later scaled.
• Exposure to the rail, transportation, or logistics industry.

Typical Education and Experience

Typically 8 or more years' related work experience. We welcome candidates from non-traditional backgrounds; a strong hiring track record matters more than formal education.

Relocation

We offer a competitive relocation package for qualified candidates.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Intramotev is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Closing

If you're passionate about hiring and compensation and eager to contribute to autonomous rail technology, we'd love to hear from you!