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Section · 6 hours ago

Senior People & Talent Lead

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$135K/yr - $150K/yr

5+ years exp

Section is an AI transformation company that helps organizations get real value from generative AI. They are seeking a Senior People and Talent Lead to own the people engine behind their growth, focusing on building scalable people infrastructure and enhancing hiring excellence.

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Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Responsibilities

Source, evaluate, and lead the implementation of core People Systems, including configuration, basic reporting, and driving company-wide adoption

Create and manage documentation for the company (handbooks, expense policies, hiring templates) to have clear guidance and reference materials for employees

Coordinate with our PEO on all compliance and people operations matters. Serve as the day-to-day HR contact, ensuring compliant processes and documentation (benefits, leave, state requirements, I-9s, contractors terms/SOW)

Design, run, and continuously improve streamlined onboarding and offboarding processes for all employees and long-term contractors to ensure new hires ramp quickly and consistently

Coordinate and run company performance reviews twice a year. Support compensation design with Finance and leadership by researching market data and maintaining simple, clear level/band frameworks to keep titles, levels, and offers aligned with our agreed structure

Serve as the first point of contact for routine people questions (policies, PTO, benefits, payroll), and escalate complex issues to appropriate parties

Maintain clean and accurate people data (headcount, org structure, location, employment type, titles) and share actionable insights with leadership

Partner with leaders and Finance to forecast headcount, prioritize roles, and build proactive, diverse pipelines that support current needs and future growth across all teams

Own and continuously improve the full recruiting lifecycle, from sourcing and screening to coordination and offers

Serve as the key recruiting contact for hiring managers, recruiting partners, and leadership, offering consultation on role needs, market trends, and long-term hiring strategy

Qualification

People OperationsTalent AcquisitionHR Systems DesignCompliance ManagementPerformance ManagementData ManagementRecruiting ProcessesAI-first MindsetProcess-drivenCollaboration

Required

Candidates must be U.S.-based and reside in one of the following states: AK, CA, CT, FL, GA, IL, MA, ME, NY, PA, TX, & WI

5–7 years of progressive experience, including 3+ years as a full-cycle recruiter in a startup or high-growth environment

Proven track record of sourcing and placing high-performing candidates quickly in growing companies

Experience supporting and building people operations in a lean startup environment (PEO coordination/management, HRIS ownership/administration, compensation benchmarking)

Comfortable moving fast and building process as you go, with a highly collaborative working style

Process-driven but flexible about what matters at our stage

AI-first mindset: We are hiring AI-first candidates that have or will reinvent their role and tasks with AI for greater efficiency and quality

Preferred

BONUS: Background in SaaS or professional services in a high growth startup

BONUS: Have previously built and designed recruiting processes from the ground-up

BONUS: Have previously recruited and managed people ops in a remote workforce company

Benefits

Equity

Company

Section

Section is an AI workforce transformation company, focused on getting 1 million knowledge workers into the AI class through transformation planning, workforce upskilling, and workflow redesign.

Founded in 2018

New York, New York, USA

11-50 employees