People & Talent Lead

• Build and run the hiring function end-to-end

• Partner with founders and hiring managers on hiring plans and role prioritization

• Drive hiring across key functions including go-to-market, growth, and product/engineering

• Build sourcing, interview, and assessment processes that are rigorous and efficient

• Create a strong candidate experience from first touch through day one

• Help train the team to become strong interviewers and talent spotters

• Build the foundations of the recruiting machine so hiring becomes scalable and repeatable

• Own onboarding - design a world-class experience for every new hire across all geographies

• Manage payroll and partner on compensation processes, including cross-border employment setup and compliance

• Drive culture - own team rituals, values reinforcement, and employee engagement initiatives as we scale

• Build the people foundations (leveling, policies, handbook, tooling) that a growing multi-geo team needs

• Strong talent acquisition background in high-growth startups

• Experience scaling a company through a similar stage of growth

• Comfortable hiring across multiple geographies, ideally US and Europe; Brazil exposure is a plus

• Strong judgment on talent quality, especially in New York go-to-market hiring

• Able to distinguish polish from substance in highly competitive markets

• Hands-on operator who is happy building from scratch

• Strong communicator who can represent the company credibly and compellingly

• High ownership and ability to operate with speed

• Brings genuine people operations experience - onboarding, payroll, leveling, cross-border employment, and culture-building are not afterthoughts for you

• Core priority roles filled with A+ candidates, fast

• Hiring managers are well-supported and calibrated

• Candidate experience is consistently strong, including for rejected candidates

• Recruiting process is clear, fast, and scalable

• Onboarding is smooth, consistent, and high-quality across all geographies

• Payroll and people ops run reliably with clear ownership

• Culture and team rituals are intentional and contribute to retention

The people you bring in will write the next chapter of Passionfroot's story. As our first People & Talent hire, you won't just be filling roles - you'll be defining the caliber, character, and culture of the team building a new category. If you've ever wanted to be the person behind the scenes of a breakout company, this is that opportunity.

Passionfroot is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and are committed to a fair and inclusive hiring process.