Kontakt.io · 14 hours ago
VP Talent
New York City
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/ExecutiveKontakt.io is a company focused on improving healthcare operations through automation and AI. They are seeking a VP Talent to design and implement a scalable talent management system that raises talent density while supporting the company's growth.
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Responsibilities
Architect and operate Kontakt.io’s full talent lifecycle across GTM, R&D, Product, and Operations
Build a world-class GTM and R&D hiring engine
Define 'great' for every core GTM and Engineering role in the Kontakt.io context
Reduce time-to-hire to ≤60 days while increasing hiring quality
Achieve ≥90% hiring accuracy (new hires meet or exceed expectations at 3 and 6 months)
Eliminate prolonged vacancies in critical roles
Install scalable leveling, compensation, and performance systems
Implement simple, clear leveling across GTM, Engineering, Product, and Ops
Relaunch performance management so every employee has measurable outcomes within 90 days
Reduce comp and promotion inconsistencies by ≥80%
Design an org that scales with speed and clarity
Provide the exec team 12–18 months of headcount and org visibility
Ensure clean ownership boundaries across GTM and Engineering
Surface structural risks and single points of failure early
Reinforce high-performance culture at scale
Ensure hiring and promotion decisions consistently reflect Kontakt.io virtues
Maintain ≥90% annual retention of critical talent
Keep the company lean, direct, and ownership-driven as headcount scales
Strengthen the leadership bench
Ensure all Managers, Directors, and VPs operate with clear expectations and accountability
Run tight calibration cycles that close leadership gaps in weeks, not quarters
Upgrade or exit leaders who do not scale — decisively and respectfully
Qualification
Required
Master of human judgment
Ability to see the truth about people before others are ready to admit it
Experience in architecting and operating full talent lifecycle across GTM, R&D, Product, and Operations
Ability to build hiring systems that consistently surface and close A-players
Experience in defining clear definitions of 'great' for every critical role in the company
Experience in creating leveling, compensation, and promotion frameworks tied to real outcomes
Experience in performance management with measurable expectations and consequences
Experience in org design and headcount planning aligned with revenue, margin, and speed
Experience in leadership bench strength, coaching cadence, and calibration
Ability to enforce culture through hiring decisions, promotions, and decisive exits
Experience in scaling both GTM and deep engineering organizations
Experience in navigating the messy middle of company growth (≈100 → 500+ employees)
Ability to challenge the CEO and exec team early with evidence
Ability to maintain high-performance culture at scale
Ability to ensure hiring and promotion decisions consistently reflect company virtues
Ability to maintain ≥90% annual retention of critical talent
Ability to keep the company lean, direct, and ownership-driven as headcount scales
Ability to run tight calibration cycles that close leadership gaps in weeks, not quarters
Ability to upgrade or exit leaders who do not scale — decisively and respectfully
Company
Kontakt.io
Kontakt.io is an AI-powered RTLS platform that tracks indoor movements, improving efficiency in healthcare.
Founded in 2013
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$68.77MKey Investors
Goldman Sachs Asset ManagementEuropean Investment BankCredo Ventures
2024-04-16Series C· $47.5M
2022-06-01Debt Financing· $13M
2018-05-17Series Unknown· $0.52M
Leadership Team
Philipp von Gilsa
CEO & Founder
Łukasz Szelejewski
CTO
Recent News
HospitalManagement.net
2026-01-09
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