Head of People

Coram AI

$130K — $180K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Experience leading People or People Operations at a fast-growing startup or scale-up.
  • Proven track record supporting organizations of at least 300 employees during growth phases.
  • Demonstrated ability to build a People function from the ground up, not just refining existing frameworks.
  • Strong background in compliance, performance management, employee relations, and workplace operations.
  • Global experience, particularly in the U.S., U.K., and India, is preferred.
  • Ability to communicate with strong judgment and handle sensitive issues discreetly.
  • Hands-on operational skills combined with strategic thinking.

Responsibilities

  • Monitor organizational health and employee sentiment closely.
  • Uphold Coram's cultural values as the company grows.
  • Develop the complete People Operations function including its policies and systems.
  • Manage the entire employee lifecycle from onboarding to off-boarding.
  • Ensure compliance with employment laws across the U.S., U.K., and India.
  • Create scalable processes related to compensation and workplace policies.
  • Collaborate with executives on workforce planning and team health issues.

Benefits

  • Reports directly to the CEO, offering high visibility and influence.
  • Opportunities for equity in a rapidly growing company.
  • A culture that emphasizes ownership over work and product development.
  • Regular team socials, dinners, and off-site events for team bonding.
  • Access to the latest technology and tools to enhance productivity.
  • Join a mission-driven team focused on impactful, real-world problems.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities:
  • Maintain a strong pulse on organizational health, employee sentiment, management quality, and cultural issues.
  • Preserve Coram's culture of high velocity, ownership, candor, and high standards as the company scales.
  • Build and own the full People Operations function, including policies, systems, tools, and processes.
  • Own the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, performance management, promotions, employee relations, terminations, and off-boarding.
  • Ensure employment compliance across the United States, the United Kingdom, and India.
  • Build scalable processes for compensation, benefits, leave, documentation, investigations, and workplace policies.
  • Partner with executives and managers on organizational design, workforce planning, team health, and difficult people decisions.
  • Improve management quality through practical tools, coaching, and clear performance expectations.
  • Own office management, workplace operations, facilities, and employee experience across all locations.
  • Partner closely with Recruiting, Finance, Legal, IT, and company leadership.


Skills and qualifications:
  • Experience leading People or People Operations at a rapidly growing startup or scale-up.
  • Experience supporting an organization of at least 300 employees or helping a company scale through a similar stage.
  • Demonstrated experience building a People function, not just operating within an established one.
  • Strong experience across People Operations, compliance, performance management, employee relations, compensation, benefits, and workplace operations.
  • Experience operating across multiple countries, ideally including the United States, the United Kingdom, and India.
  • Strong judgment, direct communication, and the ability to handle sensitive issues with discretion and decisiveness.
  • Comfortable operating strategically while remaining highly hands-on.
  • Strong startup mindset and ability to build lightweight processes without creating unnecessary bureaucracy.
  • Candidates whose experience is primarily at very large, highly structured companies are unlikely to be a fit.


What We Can Offer You
  • Reports to the Chief Executive Officer
  • A competitive compensation with regular performance reviews
  • Equity in a rapidly growing company
  • The opportunity to take real ownership of your work and help shape the product
  • Frequent team socials, dinners, and offsites
  • The latest tech and tools to help you build your best work
  • A sharp, mission-driven team focused on solving meaningful problems
  • The chance to work on a product at the intersection of AI, security, and real-world impact

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