This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Head of People based in Canada.
In this strategic leadership role, you will shape and scale the people function within a high-growth, globally distributed technology organization. You will be responsible for building a world-class recruiting engine while evolving the broader People Operations, talent development, and organizational design frameworks that support rapid expansion. Acting as a key advisor to executive leadership, you will help define how the company attracts, develops, and retains exceptional talent in a competitive global market. This is a hands-on leadership position, requiring both strategic vision and operational execution across recruiting, performance management, and workforce planning. You will play a critical role in maintaining a high talent bar while enabling sustainable growth. The environment is fast-paced, data-driven, and deeply focused on building strong teams and scalable systems.
Accountabilities
- Lead and scale the end-to-end People function, including Recruiting and People Operations, across a globally distributed organization.
- Design and execute a high-impact recruiting strategy that ensures consistent access to top-tier talent while preserving high talent density.
- Partner with executive leadership on workforce planning, organizational design, compensation strategy, and headcount prioritization.
- Build and continuously improve performance management, leadership development, and career progression frameworks.
- Oversee and enhance hiring operations, candidate experience, and recruiter effectiveness through scalable systems and processes.
- Develop data-driven metrics and reporting to improve visibility into hiring performance and overall organizational health.
- Drive the adoption of automation and AI-enabled workflows across recruiting and People Operations.
- Maintain and evolve company culture, ensuring alignment with values and operational principles during periods of rapid growth.
- Collaborate closely with Finance and leadership teams on compensation planning and organizational investments.
- Mentor and develop the People team, fostering strong execution, ownership, and continuous improvement.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in People leadership, recruiting, talent acquisition, or People Operations within high-growth technology companies.
- Proven experience building and scaling recruiting functions in fast-moving, talent-dense environments.
- Strong background in partnering with executive leadership on organizational design, workforce planning, and talent strategy.
- Experience managing and developing high-performing People or Recruiting teams.
- Deep understanding of modern recruiting systems, talent operations, and performance management frameworks.
- Strong analytical mindset with the ability to use data to drive decisions and optimize processes.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and executive influencing skills.
- Hands-on leadership style with the ability to operate across both strategic and operational levels.
- Experience working in distributed or remote-first organizations.
- Strong interest in AI-enabled tools and workflows for recruiting and People Operations transformation.
- Bonus: experience in SaaS, developer tools, fintech, or similarly fast-scaling technology environments.
Benefits
- Competitive equity package in a high-growth, venture-backed technology company.
- Fully remote and flexible working environment.
- 4–5 weeks of recommended annual time off for rest and recovery.
- Home office setup allowance and annual learning & development stipend.
- Long-term equity exercise window (up to 10 years).
- Opportunity to shape and scale a global People function at a pivotal stage of growth.
- Strong culture of ownership, high performance, and continuous improvement.
- Exposure to executive decision-making and strategic company building at scale.