Adonis
Head of People
Part remote, part office, you need to live within commuting distance of a named location.
Hybrid · New York City
Employer listed it 8 weeks ago · Added yesterday
Been open since 8 weeks ago. Long-running listings are sometimes left up after the role is filled.
Salary
$210k to $240k per year
Location
Hybrid · New York City
Timezone
Not stated
Contract
Full-time
Experience
Lead
Category
Other
Stated by the employer in the job description
Remote flexibility
Hybrid
This role is only partly remote, the employer expects time in the office around New York City, Hybrid, so you need to live within commuting distance.
What the employer says
- Source listing states candidate location: "New York City, Hybrid"
- Listing mentions "Hybrid"
What Nomaders makes of it
- Not suitable if you plan to move between countries
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About the role
About the role
Adonis is looking for a Head of People to lead and scale our People function across recruiting, people operations, employee experience, and strategic business partnership. This role will own how we attract, develop, support, and retain exceptional talent while building the systems, programs, and manager capabilities required for a high-performing, durable organization.
This person will partner closely with executives and functional leaders to ensure people strategy is tightly aligned to company priorities, organizational needs, and business performance. The right candidate is both strategic and hands-on: someone who can operate as a trusted advisor to leadership while also building practical, scalable infrastructure that helps Adonis grow well.
Responsibilities
Employee experience and talent programs
Design and run the programs that shape employee experience across onboarding, engagement, feedback, development, recognition, and retention
Lead performance management processes, including review cycles, calibration, promotions, and compensation planning
Ensure managers have the tools, training, and frameworks to set clear expectations, deliver feedback, and lead high-performing teams
Evolve leveling, career development, and talent practices so they are simple, fair, and useful to the business
Build lightweight but effective approaches to learning and development, manager enablement, and internal capability building
Run engagement and listening mechanisms, synthesize themes, and drive clear follow-through on action plans
Recruiting strategy and operating model
Own the overall recruiting strategy and operating model for Adonis, ensuring we attract, assess, and close exceptional talent across the business
Lead, coach, and develop the recruiting team, setting a high bar for execution, candidate experience, and hiring quality
Partner with executives and functional leaders on headcount planning, role prioritization, and talent strategy
Directly lead or support senior and critical searches, particularly for leadership and highly strategic roles
Continuously improve the hiring process, including intake, interview design, scorecards, calibration, decision-making, and close strategy
Partner cross-functionally to strengthen Adonis’ employer brand and ensure our story, mission, and values are clear in market
People operations, infrastructure, and analytics
Own and evolve the core People infrastructure that supports the employee lifecycle, including on/off boarding, HR systems, policies, benefits, and more
Ensure People systems and processes are accurate, scalable, and easy to navigate for employees and managers
Maintain practical, clear policies and programs that balance compliance, consistency, and the way Adonis actually works
Partner with Finance and other stakeholders on headcount tracking, workforce planning, and People-related budget inputs
Build and own a people analytics cadence that gives leaders clear visibility into headcount, hiring funnel health, time-to-fill, attrition, engagement, performance, compensation, and other key workforce metrics
Requirements
- ·8+ years of experience across People leadership, recruiting, People Operations, HR business partnership, or related areas, with meaningful time in high-growth environments
- ·Experience leading a broad People function that spans recruiting, People Operations, employee experience, and business partnership
- ·Strong operator with a track record of building scalable systems, processes, and programs from the ground up
- ·Experienced manager and coach with the ability to build high-performing teams and raise the bar across the function
- ·Strong business judgment and the ability to connect People strategy to company priorities, organizational needs, and financial realities
Benefits
- ·Competitive equity packages
- ·Employer-paid medical insurance
- ·Employer-paid dental insurance
- ·Employer-paid vision insurance
- ·Employer-funded HSA
How to apply
- 1Check the flexibility label above, hybrid, matches where you plan to live and work.
- 2Tailor your CV to the role at Adonis, mentioning your remote working experience.
- 3Apply directly on the employer's careers page using the button below. Nomaders never handles your application.
Found 1d ago. Last checked 23 Sept. Always confirm the details on the original posting, salary and location can change after publication.
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