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Director of HR

Short Story · San Francisco · On-site

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About Short Story

Curated styles for the modern petite woman. Discover high quality fashion, tailored to your petite frame, delivered to your door. Backed by Y Combinator.

About the role

Startups win by having great people, clear standards, and repeatable infrastructure. We’re looking for a strategic, hands-on Director of HR to lead and scale our HR function across our San Francisco corporate headquarters, South SF Fulfillment Center, and distributed stylist network.

What they're looking for

  • This role is 100% onsite, at our South SF warehouse and HQ (about 20 minutes apart)
  • A track record heading up HR for an hourly, distributed, or multi-site workforce. Retail, logistics, fulfillment, hospitality, or marketplace backgrounds map well
  • 8+ years of experience in HR
  • Experience managing across diverse, multi-location setups (e.g. logistics/fulfillment environments) is a major plus
  • Deep, current knowledge of California employment law, especially as it applies to hourly, onsite, and operational teams
  • Proven experience managing, developing, and holding HR team members accountable
More about this role

Short Story is an award winning, technology powered retailer dedicated to petite women 5'4" and under. Our mission is to create a seamless shopping experience for millions of petite women so they can dress with effortless confidence.

As a fast-growing startup, we're revolutionizing retail with a data driven learning system that leverages customer feedback to create tailored products. We've been recognized by top publications like Forbes, Fortune and are backed by leading investors who share our vision of building the world's next great consumer brand.

We're building a company with intention and purpose. Our culture thrives on data insights, exceptional commitment to fit, and the urgency to move quickly on what matters.

✨ Transform Lives. We're customer-first. Everything we create exists to give her confidence.

⚡️ Demand Excellence. We deliver only our best work, in Fit and Finish. We obsess about details others overlook.

💪 Embrace Challenges. We see obstacles as opportunities to invent better solutions.

💡 Think Differently. We get a thrill from finding better solutions others haven't seen.

Startups win by having great people, clear standards, and repeatable infrastructure. We’re...

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