Head of People

Lumafield
San Francisco, CA
On-site

Who this role is best for

Geared toward HR leaders comfortable with scaling people programs and managing talent acquisition, with a focus on high-growth environments and compliance in California and Massachusetts.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with a track record of scaling HR programs in fast-growing tech startups
    — “building for greater intelligence, autonomy, and speed”
  • Individuals who have led or managed talent acquisition in high-growth environments
    — “experience leading or overseeing Talent Acquisition”
  • HR professionals with deep expertise in California employment law and HRIS systems
    — “Strong working knowledge of California employment law, including CFRA, FMLA, and wage and hour compliance”

Things to consider

  • This role requires managing both in-office and remote teams across multiple jurisdictions
    — “Ensure compliance with employment laws and regulations across CA, MA, and remote jurisdictions”
  • The position demands a balance of strategic planning and hands-on execution
    — “Build right-sized processes that support the business as it evolves, balancing long-term improvements with immediate operational needs”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in building and scaling HR programs in fast-paced, high-growth environments
    — “Demonstrated success building, implementing, and scaling people programs in a fast-paced, high-growth environment”
  • Showcase leadership in talent acquisition and workforce planning
    — “Experience leading or overseeing Talent Acquisition, with a strong understanding of recruiting strategy, workforce planning, and hiring operations”
  • Emphasize hands-on HRIS administration and data-driven decision-making
    — “Own and optimize our people systems and processes, including hands-on administration of our HRIS”
  • Demonstrate familiarity with managing employee relations and performance management
    — “Strong HR business partnership experience, including navigating complex employee relations matters and driving performance management”
  • Position yourself as someone who can adapt to changing priorities in a scaling business
    — “Comfortable navigating ambiguity, changing priorities, and the demands of a scaling business”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • Led successful HR initiatives
  • Improved employee engagement and retention
  • Developed and implemented HR programs
Typical background
10+ years of HR experienceLeadership roles in HR

Skills & requirements

Required

HRPeople OperationsTalent AcquisitionEmployee DevelopmentPerformance ManagementRecruitingHRIS AdministrationLeadership

Preferred

Strategic PlanningChange Management

Stack & domain

LeadershipCommunicationStakeholder Management

About the role

Original posting from Lumafield via Lever

About Lumafield: 

Lumafield was founded in 2019 to upgrade manufacturing.

We are engineers with deep experience across the product development cycle, from initial ideas to shipping hardware, across industries and specializations, who became frustrated by the cost and complexity of modern manufacturing. So we decided to upgrade it.

Engineers make million-dollar decisions every day, and they need tools that give them the greatest possible insight into their products. By offering unprecedented visibility into products, as well as AI-driven tools that highlight problems and generate quantitative data, Lumafield promises to revolutionize the way complex products are created, manufactured, and used across industries. We started with industrial CT scanning, which for us was the most valuable but underutilized tool in the manufacturing toolbox, enabling us to rapidly inspect essential components non-destructively.

We rebuilt the whole system, from X-ray capture, to computer vision analysis, to web-based collaboration, to the entire business model, making the most advanced manufacturing tech more accessible to every industry. Our company, like our platform, is designed for upgrades. We’re building for greater intelligence, autonomy, and speed. For deeper vision, operational excellence, and powerful insights. And then we'll upgrade it all again.

Lumafield is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. and has an office in Cambridge, MA. 

What you'll do::

  • Lead the People team--including HR, Talent Acquisition, and Workplace Experience--setting priorities, developing team members, and ensuring strong execution across all functions.
  • Own and continuously improve people programs, including onboarding, performance management, employee development, and employee engagement.
  • Partner closely with managers to navigate employee challenges, address performance issues, and support effective team management.
  • Oversee talent acquisition strategy and execution, partnering with hiring managers and the recruiting team to develop hiring plans, improve recruiting processes, and attract exceptional talent.
  • Ensure compliance with employment laws and regulations across CA, MA, and remote jurisdictions.
  • Own and optimize our people systems and processes, including hands-on administration of our HRIS.
  • Build right-sized processes that support the business as it evolves, balancing long-term improvements with immediate operational needs.
  • Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and high performance.

About you::

  • 10+ years of progressive experience in HR, People Operations, or HR Business Partner roles, including experience leading teams and owning people programs.
  • Demonstrated success building, implementing, and scaling people programs in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
  • Experience leading or overseeing Talent Acquisition, with a strong understanding of recruiting strategy, workforce planning, and hiring operations.
  • Strong HR business partnership experience, including navigating complex employee relations matters and driving performance management.
  • Proven ability to operate both strategically and tactically, with a willingness to take a hands-on approach to solving problems.
  • Excellent communication, coaching, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trust and influence leaders at all levels.
  • Strong operational judgment, analytical skills, and experience using HR systems and data to drive decisions.
  • Comfortable navigating ambiguity, changing priorities, and the demands of a scaling business.
  • Strong working knowledge of California employment law, including CFRA, FMLA, and wage and hour compliance.

Lumafield offers both competitive cash and equity compensation, as well as a health & wellness stipend, 401k, parental leave, flexible PTO, commuter benefits, company wide events and more! 

Lumafield is committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, because the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. Do you feel like your skills don’t meet every single requirement listed? We encourage you to apply anyway – If you’re excited about our technology, the opportunity, and are eager to learn more we’d love to hear from you!  

In keeping with our beliefs and goals, no employee or applicant will face discrimination or harassment based on: race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, genetic information or veteran status. 

Reach out if you want to be a part of what we are building.

Source: Lumafield careers (Lever)

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