Global Head of People

📋 Description

• Lead and develop Higgsfield’s global HR function encompassing recruitment, people operations, compensation, compliance, performance management, and employee experience.

• Collaborate directly with founders and leadership to define organizational structure, workforce planning, hiring strategies, and long-term talent initiatives.

• Create and implement scalable global HR systems, workflows, and operational processes to facilitate rapid international growth.

• Drive initiatives for organizational effectiveness, focusing on team structure, leveling frameworks, performance management, and leadership support.

• Develop scalable onboarding, employee development, and retention programs tailored for a high-performance environment.

• Act as a trusted advisor to leadership and employees regarding organizational effectiveness, employee relations, and scaling challenges.

• Oversee and enhance the company’s recruiting function, ensuring Higgsfield attracts and secures exceptional talent across engineering, AI research, product, growth, content operations, G&A, and other essential business areas.

• Build recruiting infrastructure, hiring processes, and employer branding initiatives that support recruitment in competitive global talent markets.

• Work closely with leadership to identify hiring priorities, enhance recruiting efficiency, and uphold a high talent standard across all functions.

• Develop scalable talent acquisition strategies across various geographies and organizational functions.

• Lead compensation, leveling, equity, and performance review processes aligned with company goals and market competitiveness.

• Establish and maintain compliant employment frameworks across the US and international entities, collaborating closely with Legal, Finance, and external advisors.

• Supervise global HR operations including employment practices, workforce documentation, policies, reporting, and compliance processes.

• Provide support for relocation, immigration, and international workforce operations as necessary.

• Champion operational excellence across HR systems, reporting, documentation, and workforce planning, emphasizing automation and scalability.

⛳️ Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in leading and scaling People Operations and Recruiting functions within high-growth technology companies.

• Experience establishing HR infrastructure and operational processes from early-stage through to scale.

• In-depth knowledge of US employment practices, compensation structures, compliance, and HR operations.

• Proven experience in scaling international teams across multiple countries and functions.

• A successful track record of recruiting and retaining top-tier talent in highly competitive markets.

• Strong expertise in organizational design, workforce planning, and performance management.

• Outstanding communication, judgment, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage directly with founders and executive leadership.

• Highly operational mindset capable of functioning at both strategic and execution-oriented levels.

• Strong business acumen and comfort operating in fast-changing, ambiguous startup environments.

• Experience managing international teams and collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive and thoughtfully structured compensation package.

• Equity.

• Comprehensive benefits package to support both professional and personal growth.