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Head of People

Substack· People
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Hybrid (San Francisco (HQ)), Hybrid (New York)$250k - $295kFull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Head of People to build and scale Substack’s People function, owning strategy, systems, and programs for hiring, development, rewards, and support across the organization during a pivotal growth phase.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with leadership to develop and execute a people strategy that supports Substack's mission, values, and business goals
  • Lead and scale the People function across recruiting, onboarding, compensation, benefits, employee experience, performance management, and talent development
  • Own our compensation, benefits, and leveling frameworks, and run the feedback, review, and promotion cycles
  • Build and run training, learning and development, and leadership coaching programs
  • Shape the employee experience, including office culture, people surveys, orientation, and onboarding
  • Lead recruiting strategy and make sure we hire exceptional people
  • Advise leadership on organizational design, workforce planning, and succession planning
  • Build and continuously improve the people systems, policies, and programs that help employees do their best work
  • Coach managers and leaders on performance, team effectiveness, and organizational challenges
  • Oversee employee relations and ensure issues are resolved thoughtfully and consistently
  • Use people analytics, reporting, and workforce insights to guide decisions
  • Ensure compliance with applicable employment laws and regulations
  • Build, mentor, and develop a high-performing People team

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of progressive experience in People or HR, with multi-functional expertise and leadership across: Benefits, compensation, leveling, and feedback, promotion, and review cycles; Training, L&D, and leadership coaching; Employee experience, including office culture, people surveys, orientation, and onboarding; Recruiting
  • Startup or growth-stage experience (required)
  • A track record of excellence and best practices from strong, well-regarded companies
  • A self-starter who sets the pace and pushes the team
  • Resourceful: hands on and delegating to others
  • Range: demonstrated understanding, empathy, and familiarity with multiple company building disciplines (e.g., engineering, product, business, etc.) is a plus.
  • Proven ability to influence and advise executive leadership, with excellent communication and coaching skills
  • Strong analytical skills and comfort using data to inform People decisions
  • Nice to have: experience building a People team from scratch; knowledge of employment law and compliance across the regions we hire in

Skills

Required:People strategyLeadership coachingOrganizational design and workforce planning

Benefits

  • Market-competitive salary
  • Equity for all full-time roles
  • Exceptional benefits
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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