Head of People

The role

The Head of People will build and lead the People function for a national law firm. This role focuses on performance management, talent development, and designing scalable systems to drive organizational productivity.

What you will do

• Develop and own the strategic people roadmap.
• Design scalable, role-specific onboarding programs.
• Build systems to make performance visible through metrics and reporting.
• Track output against goals and diagnose productivity gaps.
• Design performance processes for accountability and growth.
• Create career development programs and personally coach employees and leaders.
• Build the firm's coaching capability for managers.
• Design merit-based frameworks for raises, bonuses, and promotions.
• Shape a high-performing, values-driven culture and manage organizational design.
• Evaluate, implement, and optimize HR systems and People Operations processes.

Required qualifications

• At least five years of people leadership experience in a high-growth, entrepreneurial environment.
• Proven ability to develop, implement, and refine people strategies.
• Strong leadership, executive presence, and judgment.
• Ability to influence department leaders.
• Effective written and verbal communication.
• Success in coaching leaders and navigating difficult conversations.
• Ability to operate at a senior-executive level.
• Strong understanding of New York and federal employment practices.
• Deeply versed in SHRM standards and literature on teams, culture, and organizational health.
• Ability to leverage, evaluate, and implement HRIS, employee engagement, and People Operations technology.
• Ability to design and implement systems that track performance and use AI for efficiency.

Benefits

• Genuine autonomy to identify opportunities and create strategies.
• A seat at the leadership table partnering with the Founder and executive leaders.
• Tech-forward environment with tools and budget for AI and automation.
• Eligibility for discretionary bonuses based on individual and firm performance.

About the company

A sophisticated, nationally recognized plaintiffs' law firm with a team of two hundred people. The firm focuses on high-impact litigation to hold corporations accountable.