People Lead - Series B AI Biotech - Boston

Hawkwood; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Hawkwood partners with an AI-native company to transform how medicines are discovered, and leads the Boston People function from a pivotal growth stage.

You will be the sole People Partner for Boston, working closely with a C-suite executive and local leadership to shape growth plans, operating models and leadership capability across the US. This hybrid role is Boston-based with global collaboration across Europe.

Qualifications

• Significant People Partnering or HR leadership experience in high-growth tech or healthtech.
• Global cross-border project experience with diverse teams.
• Experience building a People function or launching a new site.
• Credibility to partner with C-suite and senior leaders.
• Strong skills in organisational design, coaching and change management.
• Able to switch between strategy and hands-on delivery.
• Knowledge of US employment law; MA experience advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Act as the sole People Partner for Boston, working with a C-suite executive and the local leadership team.
• Shape the organisation’s growth plans, operating model and leadership capability.
• Coach senior leaders and first-time managers on organisational design, performance, team effectiveness and change.
• Build a connected culture and consistent ways of working across the US and Europe, ensuring Boston is integrated with the wider business.
• Operate with the agility of an early-stage company while navigating global stakeholder complexity.

Skills

People partnering

HR leadership

Global experience

Organisational design

Change management

Executive coaching

US employment law

Job description

Hawkwood are delighted to be partnering with an exceptionally well-funded AI-native company using advanced technology to transform how new medicines are discovered and developed.

With an established global headquarters in Europe and a fast-growing Boston hub, the business is bringing together world-class talent across machine learning, science and clinical development. This is a rare opportunity to help shape the foundations of its US organisation at a pivotal stage of growth.

About the opportunity:

• You will act as the sole People Partner for Boston, working closely with a C-suite executive and the local leadership team
• Shape the organisation’s growth plans, operating model and leadership capability
• Coach senior leaders and first-time managers on organisational design, performance, team effectiveness and change
• Build a connected culture and consistent ways of working across the US and Europe, ensuring Boston remains fully integrated with the wider business
• Operate with the agility of an early-stage company while navigating the infrastructure and stakeholder complexity of a substantial global business

About you:

• You must have significant People Partnering or HR leadership experience within a high-growth tech start-up, healthtech, life sciences or similarly complex environment
• Global experience is essential, with clear examples of leading cross-border projects and connecting teams across different countries, cultures and time zones
• Experience building a People function, launching a new site or supporting an organisation through rapid scale
• Confidence in partnering with C-suite and senior leaders, with the credibility to challenge, influence and turn conversations into action
• Strong organisational design, leadership coaching and change-management capability
• Comfortable moving between strategy and hands-on delivery in an evolving environment
• Deep knowledge of US employment law, with Massachusetts experience advantageous

Please note this role is hybrid in Boston, MA, 3 days a week.