# Head of People at Periodic Labs

- Company: Periodic Labs
- What the company does: From bits to atoms. Backed by Accel, Lightspeed and a16z.
- Company website: https://periodic.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Menlo Park, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $350K to $450K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-11
- Apply by: 2026-10-26
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/periodic-labs/c398af52-085d-427c-8c0f-8537cfd96ff3
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/periodic-labs-head-of-people/

## About the role

Run all things people related, spanning talent, HR business partnering, onboarding, performance, compensation, learning and development. Lead and scale talent acquisition, including building the recruiting team, evolving hiring processes and infrastructure, and shaping the company’s hiring strategy as it grows.

## What they're looking for

- 15+ years of HR experience, with meaningful time in a senior people leadership role at a technology, research, or engineering-forward company
- Experience building and leading a talent acquisition function, including hiring and managing recruiters, as the company scales
- A background supporting teams in physical products, semiconductors, manufacturing, or hardware-forward startups. You understand the operational rhythms and talent profiles of these environments
- Experience navigating the intersection of research and engineering cultures, where intellectual rigor, speed, and hands-on problem-solving coexist
- Strong command of the full HR spectrum: performance management, compensation design, employee relations, organizational design, and people operations
- A builder's mindset. You're comfortable in ambiguous environments where people programs are still being defined and you'll often have to create the playbook from scratch

Tags: Business and Operations