About JetZero
Our mission is to reshape aviation. We’re building a new jet that delivers 50% lower fuel burn and emissions based entirely on a new airframe shape, the blended wing body. The future we all want from aviation requires this new shape which puts us on a path to zero emissions flight.
JetZero is developing a blended wing aircraft. It uses 50% less fuel and can accommodate zero-emission hydrogen propulsion. JetZero is the inevitable solution to sustainable air travel.
We are looking for a Head of People who is passionate about performance management, culture-building, and scaling teams across multiple locations. Please note that this role must be local to the southern California region and be able to be onsite at least 3 days a week.
Position Overview
The Head of People will be responsible for scaling JetZero's workforce while ensuring we maintain and protect our high-performing, collaborative culture. As a member of the leadership team, you will design and implement key HR functions like performance management, management training, and hiring processes to support both exempt and non-exempt employees across multiple locations.
Key Responsibilities
- Driver and Protector of Culture: Champion and safeguard our culture by embedding JetZero's values into every facet of people operations, including hiring, onboarding, and performance management.
- Scaling the Workforce: Build and manage processes that allow us to grow our teams rapidly, both in exempt and non-exempt roles, across multiple locations.
- Performance Management: Design and implement a performance management system that enables continuous growth and development, aligning with business goals.
- Culture Building: Develop and maintain initiatives that foster collaboration, transparency, and innovation within the team, ensuring that the JetZero culture scales as the company does.
- Management Training: Create and lead training programs to build effective leaders within JetZero, focusing on fostering strong managerial skills across all levels.
- Recruitment and Onboarding: Work closely with Recruiting team and hiring managers to design effective recruitment strategies and onboard talent in a way that strengthens our culture from Day 1.
- HR Operations: Ensure compliance with employment laws and regulations and develop efficient HR operations for a scaling workforce.
Helpful Traits
- Startup Mindset – You thrive in a fast-paced environment and are willing to wear multiple hats. You're ready to get hands-on with the work from Day 1.
- Comfortable with Ambiguity – You enjoy building processes from the ground up and are flexible in finding innovative solutions when navigating new territory.
- Strong Collaborator – You understand the power of teamwork and value diverse perspectives, working together to achieve shared objectives.
- Eager to Learn – You possess a curious mindset and seek opportunities for personal and professional growth, always willing to ask questions and actively learn.
Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in People/HR roles, with 5+ years in a leadership position at a fast-scaling company.
- Proven track record of building and scaling people strategies for both exempt and non-exempt employees across multiple locations.
- Experience in creating and managing performance management programs.
- Expertise in culture development and employee engagement.
- Experience designing and delivering management training and leadership development programs.
- Knowledge of HR compliance and labor laws, especially related to non-exempt employees.
- Demonstrated commitment to fostering diverse, equitable, and inclusive environments.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships at all levels of the organization.
JetZero does not sponsor visas for US positions unless specified. Only applicants with current work authorization will be considered.
Salary Range: $175,000 - $220,000
At JetZero, we value diversity and are an equal opportunity employer by choice. We consider all qualified applicants equally for employment & do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, protected veteran status, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws, ordinance, or regulation.
