People & Growth Architect for Rapid Scale

Zeromatter Technologies Inc; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Zeromatter is seeking its first HR and Growth leader to build and run the HR function, transforming tribal knowledge into durable programs for leveling, compensation, performance, and people operations. You will own the employee lifecycle from onboarding to exit, ensure seamless experiences for new hires, and partner with Finance, Legal, and Recruiting to keep workforce planning aligned.

You will design and implement our people systems stack, inject automation and AI into workflows, and ensure

Qualifications

• 8+ years of People experience, including leading People through rapid scaling at a high-growth, engineering-heavy company.
• Speed matters: you don't wait for a playbook, you plan fast, drive alignment, and execute.
• You're a builder with multiple successful program builds or transformations behind you: leveling, compensation, performance, HRIS, policy, built by you rather than inherited.
• Deep technical knowledge of People processes and employment requirements.
• Strategy and planning mindset paired with execution and delivery: you earn credibility with deeply technical teams and influence executive stakeholders with data and judgement

Responsibilities

• Own the HR function from strategy to execution, standardizing playbooks and programs.
• Lead onboarding through exit, ensuring productive ramp times and actionable engagement.
• Drive automation of HRIS, performance, and engagement tooling; apply AI where appropriate.
• Establish data integrity through single-source-of-truth across systems and monthly leadership reporting.
• Partner with recruiting, Finance, and Legal to align workforce planning, leveling, and budget.

Skills

People experience

Leadership

Execution speed

Strategic planning

Job description

Zeromatter is seeking its first HR and Growth leader to build and run the HR function, transforming tribal knowledge into durable programs for leveling, compensation, performance, and people operations. You will own the employee lifecycle from onboarding to exit, ensure seamless experiences for new hires, and partner with Finance, Legal, and Recruiting to keep workforce planning aligned.

You will design and implement our people systems stack, inject automation and AI into workflows, and ensure