Head of People

Cape’s Head of People owns the talent strategy and human engine behind our growth. Reporting directly to founder and CEO John Doyle, you will sit on the leadership team and bring a key POV to company-level decisions. You will immediately take ownership of our People org—spanning Recruiting and HR—and build out the team, starting with hiring a Head of Recruiting.

Responsibilities

Own the People org spanning Recruiting and HR and build out the team, starting with hiring a Head of Recruiting; Own the design and execution of the department’s roadmap, ensuring the team builds best-in-class programs that make Cape a top talent magnet; Hire: Build a recruiting engine that attracts top talent, including optimizing capacity and tooling, elevating business partnerships, improving process efficiency, and nailing planning; Retain: Elevate the employee experience to achieve above industry retention, viral referrals, and continuous engagement, including making clear investments in total rewards, people systems, and career progression; Grow People: Plan and execute our transition from a team of 100 Swiss Army Knives defined by Herculean individual efforts to a company of 300+, including refining organization structure, formalizing career advancement, and retooling performance reviews and succession planning; Scale the Team: Professionalize our approach to management to maintain Cape’s culture, execute at scale, and develop extraordinary talent, including automating where possible, establishing clear career paths, hiring top-notch leaders, and formalizing a management training program

Requirements

10+ years of progressive People experience, including 3-5 years in a leadership role, and direct participation in Recruiting; Significant experience in a high-growth startup where you built People processes and teams from the early stages; Strong command of core People functions: talent acquisition, compensation, performance management, and daily operations; Cross-functional depth: experience in working with executive and business unit leaders across the organization

Benefits

Top-tier healthcare; 401(k) matching; Generous vacation policy