Plasmidsaurus

VP, People

San Francisco · Vp

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 46 days ago

ExcelPerformance ManagementEmployee RelationsLeadership

About the role

You will shape the people strategy behind innovative technology that allows researchers around the world to move faster on some of society's most important scientific challenges.
Great candidates will bring not just HR leadership, but also strong business judgment and strategic thinking.
They will contribute meaningfully to discussions that extend beyond traditional People topics.

Partner with the CEO and leadership team on organizational design, leadership development, succession planning, and workforce strategy.
Develop managers and leaders across the company and help raise the overall quality of leadership.
Partner closely with our Talent team to ensure hiring, onboarding, leadership development, performance management, workforce planning, and retention strategies work together to strengthen the organization over time.
Build and lead a high-performing People team that scales alongside the business.
Lead the evolution of Plasmidsaurus's global workforce strategy, including international hiring, employment practices, compensation, mobility, immigration, workforce planning, and distributed team support.
Ensure the company maintains strong employment, compliance, and workforce governance practices across all jurisdictions in which we operate.
Together, we are building the world's most efficient sequencing engine that operates overnight, scales globally, and helps scientists make breakthroughs faster than ever before.
The VP People at Plasmidsaurus will help lead a rapidly growing, category-defining life sciences company with exceptional product-market fit, real and significant growth opportunities.
Build the leadership, organizational, and management foundations that enable Plasmidsaurus to scale globally while remaining fast, accountable, and operationally excellent.

You are genuinely curious about our industry and what makes this business so special, and you default to fully understanding the problem before deciding on a solution.
You have a point of view.
You ask smart questions, but you also bring expertise, judgment, and recommendations.
You are comfortable making decisions with imperfect information and can clearly articulate what you would do, why, and the tradeoffs involved.
When you take a stand it's because the topic matters, and while you can be influenced by strong logic, evidence, and new information, you don't wait for consensus before forming an opinion.
You can quickly identify what matters most, cut through noise and competing priorities, and help teams move forward even when the path isn't obvious.
You are committed to helping the team improve and pragmatic enough to know when change is required.

Own and develop the People function, including HR business partnership, people operations, employee relations, compensation and benefits, performance management, compliance, and workforce planning.

Own and develop the People function, including HR business partnership, people operations, employee relations, compensation and benefits, performance management, compliance, and workforce planning.

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