Vice President of People

The role

This person will build and own the people function as a hands-on HR leader. They will handle strategic and tactical work including recruiting, compensation design, culture-building, and HR operations.

What you will do

• Drive full-cycle recruiting for open roles
• Build and refine interview process, hiring rubrics, and candidate experience
• Own employer branding
• Shape and protect company culture
• Design onboarding, engagement, and retention programs
• Serve as a point of contact for employee questions and conflict resolution
• Build and maintain compensation bands, leveling frameworks, and market benchmarking
• Design incentive and equity programs
• Advise leadership on comp strategy
• Own core HR infrastructure including HRIS, benefits, payroll, and policy documentation

Required qualifications

• 10+ years in HR
• Meaningful experience as a generalist or HR leader at a growth-stage company
• Proven ability to operate as a one-person department
• Strong track record in compensation design, recruiting, and culture-building
• Excellent judgment navigating ambiguous, sensitive situations with discretion
• Ability to context-switch quickly and prioritize across competing, high-stakes topics
• Able to lead through ambiguity, identify opportunities, and execute with urgency
• Strong interest in the role of AI in the future of workforce development

Nice to have

• Startup or small company experience strongly preferred
• Experience managing or coordinating with contingent/contract recruiters a plus

Benefits

• Dedicated time to build in AI and hone your AI skills
• Full benefits package
• 401k plus match
• Unlimited PTO
• All-Pursuit summer break the last week of August
• A week-long holiday the last week of December
• Catered lunches once a week
• Delicious snacks

About the company

Pursuit's mission is to create economic transformation at scale by connecting high-quality tech talent from low-income backgrounds with leading companies. They use a model combining training with strategic partnerships to increase earnings for Fellows.