# VP of People at Orbital

- Company: Orbital
- What the company does: Orbital is building the first space-based AI compute infrastructure. Unlimited solar power. Infinite cooling. First launch 2027. Backed by South Park Commons and a16z speedrun.
- Company website: https://orbital.inc
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: New York
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $220K to $300K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-24
- Apply by: 2026-11-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/orbital/d4dc303b-b06e-4415-ac83-e7db98ade43d
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/orbital-vp-of-people/

## About the role

This is the most senior People role in the company, reporting to our COO (based in the UK) and partnering closely with our CEO (based in New York). Your direct team is our UK-based People Director, our UK-based People Enablement Partner, and a US-based People Enablement Partner we're currently hiring into the New York office, and you'll shape how it grows from here. Talent Acquisition sits as a separate function and is not part of this remit today.

## What they're looking for

- Significant experience leading a People function at senior level (VP, CPO, or equivalent). You bring real depth across the people discipline. That foundation is essential, but what sets you apart is the ability to operate beyond it
- A track record of sitting at the leadership table and influencing business decisions, not just delivering a People agenda within one
- Strong commercial instincts. You understand how businesses make money, what impacts delivery, where growth gets stuck, and how organizational design affects all of it
- Experience scaling a business through the 100-to-250 headcount phase, with the judgment to know what matters at each stage
- Senior-level fluency with the US market as an employer, including compensation norms, talent dynamics, and the regulatory landscape that shape how People functions operate at scale
- Experience leading a People function across multiple geographies, with the judgment to run a distributed team and a clear grasp of how labor markets, employment frameworks, and cultural norms differ between regions

Tags: People