# People Operations Lead at Axle

- Company: Axle (YC S22)
- What the company does: AI-native clearinghouse for insurance. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://axle.insure
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: New York, NY, US / Atlanta, GA, US
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $140K to $200K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-10
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/axle/jobs/vk2JWgK-people-operations-lead
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/axle-people-operations-lead/

## About the role

As Axle's first People Operations hire, you'll build the people function end to end and be the connective tissue between our hiring ambitions and the team experience that makes people want to stay and do the best work of their careers. This is a full-stack recruiting mandate: you'll lead hiring across the entire company - both our technical org (Engineering and Product) and our go-to-market org (Sales, Partnerships, and Deployment) - so fluency operating across two very different talent markets is essential.

## What they're looking for

- 5+ years across Talent/Recruiting and People/HR, with real depth in both
- Experience at a venture-backed startup (Seed through Series C) in a hyper-growth phase, where you've had to make trade-offs about priorities and resources
- A track record as a hands-on operator who has also built systems - equally comfortable closing a candidate and designing a comp band
- Deep recruiting instincts - you've filled diverse roles across both technical and go-to-market teams, and managed external recruiters to results
- Fluency with modern people tooling (ATS, HRIS) and a bias toward automation and AI - we run AI-first internally
- Exceptional judgment, discretion, and communication - this is a high-trust role with visibility into comp, strategy, and the founding team's priorities

Tags: Operations