RADAR

RADAR

VP of People

New York, NY · Vp

Sponsorship not specified$225k-$280kDetected 56 days ago
LLMsRecruitingPerformance ManagementEmployee RelationsHRISCompensationEmployment LawSensorsResearchLeadershipCommunicationProblem Solving

About the role

  • RADAR is one of the best-funded companies in retail technology, backed by a recent Series B financing at a $1 billion valuation.
  • Inventory accuracy is only the beginning.
  • We believe RADAR can become foundational infrastructure for the physical economy, powering new AI-driven commerce experiences across retail and beyond.

Responsibilities

  • Build and Lead the People Function
  • Build and lead and grow a high-performing people and talent team, establishing clear roles and a culture of speed, accuracy, and employee-first service
  • Build the core HR infrastructure and programs for RADAR, ensuring they are simple, scalable, and built for how we actually work, with an eye to supporting RADAR's growth into its next chapter and beyond: performance management, calibrations, goal-setting, development planning, and comp cycle execution
  • Drive Talent Density
  • Build the performance and development frameworks to identify, grow, and retain top performers, and accelerate development for RADAR's employees
  • Design retention strategies that are proactive, not reactive, using data to spot flight risk and engagement trends early
  • Lead succession planning and identify leadership gaps before they slow execution
  • Partner with the Leadership Team
  • Partner with leaders across all teams, including hardware, software, product and customer facing teams, aligning people strategy to business outcomes
  • Partner with the SVP of Corporate Operations and cross-functional leaders on headcount planning, org design, and workforce capacity

Requirements

  • 10+ years in people, HR, or a closely related function, with at least 3-4 years owning the full people function [as the most senior people leader in the organization]
  • High-growth startup experience is required
  • you have scaled through at least one significant funding milestone (Series A to B or B to C)
  • Thrives in a high-standards, low-ego culture and brings that same environment to the teams and leaders you work with, driving fairness and consistency across RADAR

Skills

  • Ensure compliance across multi-state employment law and requirements across our four offices
  • Raise the hiring bar across all functions and scale a recruiting operation that attracts exceptional people
  • Serve as a trusted peer and coach to the leadership team; bring a point of view and push us toward the best decisions
  • Use people data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities and inform decisions
  • Represent the people function in strategic planning conversations with the clarity and credibility that earns a real seat at the table

Compensation

  • Partner with the CEO and SVP of Corporate Operations to evolve RADAR's compensation philosophy and total rewards strategy, owning comp cycle execution.

Benefits

  • Experience building or scaling total rewards programs, including equity administration
  • Own the full people function: people strategy, people ops, talent acquisition, people partnering, employee relations, total reward, performance management, and talent development
  • Partner with the CEO and SVP of Corporate Operations to evolve RADAR's compensation philosophy and total rewards strategy, owning comp cycle execution.
  • Optimize and oversee HRIS, payroll administration, benefits programs, and HR data integrity, ensuring employees have a reliable, self-service-friendly infrastructure
  • Experience across multiple people disciplines: people partnering, talent acquisition, total rewards, and/or L&D

Company info

  • E-commerce got real-time data infrastructure decades ago. Physical stores still have not. RADAR is changing that.
  • RADAR is building the data infrastructure layer for the physical world, starting with retail. Our hardware-enabled SaaS platform uses proprietary overhead sensors, software, and AI-powered analytics to locate every product in a store, continuously, down to the fixture. We are deployed across 1,400+ stores with retailers including American Eagle Outfitters and Old Navy, processing tens of billions of real-world events every day, delivering 99%+ accuracy in complex, noisy environments - at fleet scale.
  • RADAR is one of the best-funded companies in retail technology, backed by a recent Series B financing at a $1 billion valuation. Inventory accuracy is only the beginning. We believe RADAR can become foundational infrastructure for the physical economy, powering new AI-driven commerce experiences across retail and beyond.
  • Join us if you want to work on a large, unsolved, technically challenging problem with an ambitious team building category-defining technology.
  • E-commerce got real-time data infrastructure decades ago.
  • Physical stores still have not.
  • RADAR is changing that.
  • RADAR is building the data infrastructure layer for the physical world, starting with retail.
  • Our hardware-enabled SaaS platform uses proprietary overhead sensors, software, and AI-powered analytics to locate every product in a store, continuously, down to the fixture.
  • We are deployed across 1,400+ stores with retailers including American Eagle Outfitters and Old Navy, processing tens of billions of real-world events every day, delivering 99%+ accuracy in complex, noisy environments - at fleet scale.
  • Mission-Driven: We're transforming retail with cutting-edge technology and building something that truly matters.
  • Collaborative Team: We thrive on curiosity, shared goals, and solving complex problems together.
  • High Impact: You'll make meaningful contributions from day one and help shape the future of our product and company.
  • Clear Communication: We value honesty, humility, and respectful dialogue-everyone's voice matters.
  • Balanced Lives: We work hard, but not at the expense of well-being. We respect time, boundaries, and life outside of work.
  • Diverse Perspectives: We believe better ideas come from diverse backgrounds, experiences, and viewpoints.
  • Empathy-Driven Design: We build with deep respect for our end users, listening closely to their feedback and needs.
  • A rapidly scaling, high growth start up, RADAR recently announced our $170 million Series B and $1 billion valuation.
  • We are seeking a VP of People to lead RADAR's people function, through this inflection point, and beyond.
  • This is a build-and-scale role, requiring strategic and hands-on engagement.
  • We're looking for a VP of People who has built before.
  • Someone who has owned a people function through real growth, put the infrastructure in place, with a track record of making the people function a source of competitive advantage.
  • Reporting to the SVP of Corporate Operations, this person will sit on the leadership team as a peer and strategic partner to the business.
  • We want someone who will challenge us, bring bold ideas, and help us build the kind of company people are proud to be part of and is a place people love to work.
  • You'll make meaningful contributions from day one and help shape the future of our product and company.
  • Demonstrated experience operating across distributed, multi-site workforces
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