Kikoff
Senior HRBP
San Francisco · Senior
H1B sponsorship available$170k-$210kDetected 26 days ago
PRDsValuationPerformance ManagementEmployee RelationsLeadershipCommunication
About the role
- Why Kikoff: This is a consumer fintech startup, and you will be working with serial entrepreneurs who have built strong consumer brands and innovative products.
- This role reports to the VP of People and works in close partnership with CTO and his Chief of Staff.
- This is a senior individual contributor role - no direct reports - with significant ownership over how Engineering and Data operate as a team.
Responsibilities
- Operate as a product manager for the employee experience. Own the build, launch, and maintenance of AI-powered workflows and agents across the lifecycle moving us from multi-week HR cycles to fast, automated ones
- Own employee relations for the Eng and Data populations - investigations, performance management, accommodations, and sensitive transitions - coordinating with Legal and the VP of People
- Partner with Recruiting on workforce planning, role architecture, leveling decisions, and offer construction for senior technical roles, and support immigration cases (H-1B, green card, wage-weighted lottery) with our external counsel
- An AI-forward practitioner who has moved past using AI to answer questions and is actively building automation into the way HR work gets done
- Strong analytical and statistical skills, with hands-on experience in HR analytics tooling. Comfortable building models that go meaningfully beyond survey averages and headcount reports
- Own the build, launch, and maintenance of AI-powered workflows and agents across the lifecycle moving us from multi-week HR cycles to fast, automated ones
- Direct experience partnering with senior technical leaders (CTO, VPE, Director-level engineering managers) as a trusted partner, not a service provider, including the judgment calls that come with employee relations work - investigations, accommodations, terminations
- With record revenue growth in 2025 and a unicorn valuation, we've built a suite of products that help millions of people build credit, access liquidity, and save money.
- Join us if you want to build something meaningful and help millions of people move forward financially.
Nice to have
- 5+ years of progressive HR experience, including at least 3 years in an HRBP role at a venture-backed tech company, with deep experience partnering with technical functions - ideally Engineering, Data, or Product.
- An advanced degree in Industrial & Organizational Psychology, HR, Business Analytics, or a related field is a plus
- A builder with a product mindset - comfortable writing PRDs, managing a backlog, and iterating on tools and agents.
- You ship, learn, and improve rather than wait for perfect conditions
- Strong analytical and statistical skills, with hands-on experience in HR analytics tooling.
- Fluent in technical comp and engineering leveling frameworks (IC ladders, management tracks, dual-track architectures), with a point of view on what makes them hold up under real-world calibration
- A first-principles thinker - comfortable challenging traditional HR "best practices" when data or technology suggests a better path
Compensation
- $170,000 - $210,000 base + equity
- 🛃 Visa sponsorship available
- Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: At Kikoff, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees.
- San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
- ## NOTICE TO RECRUITING AGENCIES
- Kikoff does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiting agencies or search firms.
Benefits
- Drive comp planning end-to-end (merit, equity refresh, promotion increases, out-of-cycle adjustments) and coach managers through the full performance lifecycle, including the harder calibration and feedback conversations
- Build automated dashboards and predictive analytics that let leadership make evidence-based decisions on engagement, attendance, learning ROI, retention risk, and high-potential identification
- Support IPO readiness workstreams that touch the Eng and Data populations, including workforce compliance, equity education, and SEC-required disclosures
- 🏥 Medical, dental, vision - Kikoff covers the full cost for employees, 50% for dependents
- We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other classification protected by applicable law.
- Use data to shape policies on remote work, time off, and professional development, and build manager development and skill-gap-driven programs for Eng and Data leaders
Company info
- At Kikoff, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees.
- Kikoff is a profitable, pre-IPO fintech company on a mission to empower everyone to achieve financial security.
Equal opportunity
- Statement: At Kikoff, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees.
- San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
- ## NOTICE TO RECRUITING AGENCIES
- Kikoff does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiting agencies or search firms.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Partner with Recruiting on workforce planning, role architecture, leveling decisions, and offer construction for senior technical roles, and support immigration cases (H-1B, green card, wage-weighted lottery) with our external counsel
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