Head of People

The role

The Head of People will build and lead the People function at Eka. You will work with the leadership team on organizational design, compensation, culture, and scalable People systems.

What you will do

• Partner with leadership on organizational design and headcount planning
• Refine compensation, leveling, and rewards philosophy
• Build approaches to performance, career development, and manager training
• Define and strengthen company culture and employee experience
• Own day-to-day People function including policies, benefits, payroll, and compliance
• Build lightweight, scalable People systems
• Work with the talent team to align recruiting and People strategy
• Develop manager training for first-time managers and technical leaders
• Advise leadership on employee relations, retention, and organizational effectiveness

Required qualifications

• Broad experience across the People function including operations, compliance, compensation, performance management, organizational design, and manager development
• Firsthand experience at a fast-growing startup
• Experience building or materially improving People programs and processes
• Strong working knowledge of compensation and equity in a venture-backed company
• Experience advising leadership on organizational and employee matters
• Strong judgment and communication skills
• Hands-on, low-ego operating style

Nice to have

• Experience in robotics, AI, deep technology, or another highly technical environment
• Experience helping technical ICs transition into first time management roles
• Experience supporting international or geographic expansion
• Experience working with a PEO or similarly outsourced HR infrastructure

About the company

Eka Robotics is looking for a Head of People to build and lead the People function as the company grows.