Head of People

What you will own

Hiring, end to end

10+ hires in your first six months across tech, ops and GTM, found and closed in-house: ML engineers, data engineers, a product manager, sales, ops. You hunt. Cold outreach, referrals, communities, whatever finds the right person. Agencies when it helps, never as a crutch. You close, against counter-offers, big-tech comp and plain inertia. And you co-own the bar with us: who we hire, who we don't, and why. You keep it fast and humane. Board clean, interviewers prepped, every candidate answered within 48 hours. People should enjoy the process even when the answer is no.

Employer brand

Careers page, YC Work at a Startup, content, events. Make Ooak the place AI-curious people want to work.

The team we become

Turn our values into how we actually work: how we give feedback, how we decide, how we welcome someone on day one, how we say goodbye when we have to. Help us make the hard people calls, and make sure they are made with care.

The people foundation

The BSPCE plan and the salary grid, and their yearly refresh. Payroll coordination with our accountant, France and US, employees and freelancers. Onboarding, feedback cadence, reviews, and the rituals that keep 25 people feeling like one team.