Head of Talent and People

Sardine
United States
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 250,000 - 300,000 annuallyFunction: People, HR & TalentExperience: 12+ yearsSkills: ["Leadership","Coaching","Judgment","Discretion","Operational planning"]

Lead and grow Sardine’s global Talent and People function in a hands-on player-coach role. You’ll manage recruiters and People Ops/HR professionals, build scalable hiring processes and employer branding, and oversee employee lifecycle operations, HRIS administration, benefits administration, and compliance. Serve as a trusted advisor to leaders on org design, performance management, compensation and leveling, and employee relations while building lightweight systems that scale with the business.

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Sardine
Sardine
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Head of Talent and People

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Job Summary

Lead and grow Sardine’s global Talent and People function in a hands-on player-coach role. You’ll manage recruiters and People Ops/HR professionals, build scalable hiring processes and employer branding, and oversee employee lifecycle operations, HRIS administration, benefits administration, and compliance. Serve as a trusted advisor to leaders on org design, performance management, compensation and leveling, and employee relations while building lightweight systems that scale with the business.
Location: United States
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: People, HR & Talent
Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead and manage a team of recruiters and People Ops/HR professionals, setting goals, priorities, and capacity planning.
  • •Build and continuously improve hiring processes, partnering with CEO and exec team on leadership hiring and full-cycle recruiting.
  • •Oversee People Ops to run and scale the employee lifecycle, including onboarding/offboarding, HRIS administration, benefits administration, and compliance.
  • •Manage performance review, compensation banding, leveling, and promotion cycle infrastructure; refine as the company grows.
  • •Serve as a trusted advisor to managers and leadership on org design, performance management, and employee relations; handle escalations with fairness and discretion.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 250,000 - 300,000 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kRemote WorkPaid LeaveLearning BudgetMeal StipendHome OfficeWellness Stipend

Key Requirements

  • •12+ years in talent/recruiting and people roles with deep expertise in talent.
  • •Experience running people function at fast-paced, high-growth tech startups.
  • •Proven experience managing a Talent and People team spanning both Recruitment and People Ops/HR, including developing managers.
  • •Generalist capability across offer negotiation, compensation bands, employee relations, and performance management.
  • •Ability to work from the Berkeley office at least 2 days every week with a player-coach mindset and strong judgment/discretion.
Experience:12+ yearsFast-paced startupsHigh-growth techTalent/recruitingPeople operationsHR business partnering
Skills:LeadershipCoachingJudgmentDiscretionOperational planning

Company Brief

Sardine
Provides fraud prevention and account security solutions using machine learning to detect and block account takeover, payment fraud, and malicious actors for digital platforms and marketplaces.
Industry: Cybersecurity
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