People Lead
Goodfire AI· People
San Francisco, CA$250k - $400kfull-timePosted 1mo ago
About the role
People Lead for Goodfire, an AI interpretability research lab in San Francisco, responsible for building scalable people systems, processes, and programs to support rapid growth and a high-performance culture.
Responsibilities
- Own and execute Goodfire’s People strategy across hiring, talent, compensation, employee experience, and organizational development as the company scales
- Own compensation, leveling, and equity philosophy, ensuring our approach is competitive, internally consistent, and aligned with our goals to attract and retain exceptional talent
- Own the full employee lifecycle, from onboarding through offboarding, ensuring a smooth, high-quality employee experience at every stage
- Build scalable People systems, processes, and infrastructure that support rapid growth while maintaining a high bar for employee experience and operational excellence
- Lead benefits administration and strategy, including enrollments, changes, employee support, and vendor management
- Serve as the go-to People partner for employees and managers, responding to questions and concerns with care, speed, discretion, and sound judgment
- Shape and reinforce a high-performance, mission-driven culture as Goodfire scales, preserving trust, intensity, and high standards
- Lead employee relations and navigate sensitive, high-stakes people situations with sound judgment, discretion, empathy, and appropriate risk awareness
- Oversee visa and immigration processes, partnering with external counsel/vendors to support employees through each stage of the process
- Own People-related compliance and risk management, ensuring Goodfire’s policies, practices, and processes evolve appropriately as the company grows
- Communicate People-related updates and initiatives to the broader team in a way that is clear, warm, consistent, and aligned with Goodfire’s culture
Qualifications
- Experience in building and scaling HR/People infrastructure in fast-growing organizations
- Strong expertise in compensation, leveling, and equity philosophy
- Proven ability to manage end-to-end employee lifecycle and onboarding/offboarding
- Experience with benefits administration, vendor management, and employee relations
- Knowledge of visa and immigration processes and working with external counsel
- Proven ability to shape and uphold a high-performance, mission-driven culture
- Excellent judgment, discretion, and communication skills
- Alignment with Goodfire values and mission-focused mindset
Skills
Required:People strategyCompensation designEmployee lifecycle managementBenefits administrationEmployee relationsVisa and immigration
Benefits
- Market competitive salary
- Equity
- Competitive benefits
- Opportunity to work onsite in San Francisco five days a week
- Chance to contribute to a mission-driven, impactful AI safety/interpretability initiative
Last updated Sep 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
About Goodfire AI
Goodfire AI is an AI interpretability research lab focused on understanding and intentionally designing advanced AI systems.
AI interpretabilityresearchSilicointentional designmodel debugging
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