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People Lead
Location
United States
Posted
79 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
People Lead
Wand
• Talent Acquisition — Full Company • Own end-to-end recruitment for all Wand roles globally • Serve as the primary talent gatekeeper across all hiring • Partner closely with hiring managers to understand role requirements, write job descriptions, and build evaluation criteria • Build and maintain talent pipelines for both immediate and future hiring needs • Track and report on recruitment metrics • Continuously improve how we source, evaluate, and close candidates • Manage and develop one direct report • Own the full employee lifecycle for all team members • Oversee US full-time employee operations in Gusto • Own and manage benefits programs across all employment types • Own performance management across the company • Partner with leadership on org design as the team scales • Own Wand's culture • Design and run engagement initiatives that make the whole team feel connected
Job Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in People Operations, HR, or Talent Acquisition, with at least some time in a senior or lead capacity
- Experience managing or mentoring at least one direct report — you know how to delegate, develop, and hold people accountable
- Proven experience owning full-cycle recruitment across multiple role types and levels — not just coordinating, but building and running the process end-to-end
- Experience hiring across different employment structures: US full-time employees, global contractors, and offshore teams
- Hands-on experience for payroll and employee management
- Hands-on benefits administration experience — you understand what benefits programs look like across different geographies and employment types, and know how to manage vendors, renewals, and employee communications
- Experience with invoice processing and supporting tax-related documentation, filing prep, and coordination with external accountants
- Strong understanding of HR operations fundamentals — employment contracts, compliance, payroll coordination, and employee lifecycle management
- Experience with people development: giving feedback, building frameworks, coaching managers
- Genuine interest in organizational design and building scalable people infrastructure
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously
- High degree of discretion — you will handle confidential compensation, benefits, tax, and personal data
- Self-starter who takes ownership without waiting to be told what to do
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Fully remote work arrangement
- Opportunity to build the people function at a fast-growing, product-led gaming company
- A team of people who genuinely love games and care about the work they do
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