Head of People

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As Albedo continues to scale, we’re looking for a Head of People to build the systems, processes, and leadership capability that allow the company to grow without losing what makes it special. You’ll own the people function end-to-end, partnering closely with founders and leadership to develop a high-performance culture, support employees and managers, and ensure our people infrastructure scales ahead of company growth. This role is equal parts operator, advisor, and builder — helping Albedo attract, develop, reward, and retain exceptional talent while navigating the realities of a fast-moving aerospace company.

What You’ll Do:

• Own the end-to-end employee experience, including onboarding, offboarding, benefits administration, payroll coordination, HRIS administration, and employee support
• Ensure compliance with employment laws and HR best practices across hiring, documentation, leave administration, employee relations, worker classification, and performance management
• Serve as a trusted advisor to employees, managers, and leadership on people-related matters, providing coaching, guidance, and support through both everyday challenges and complex situations
• Partner with managers and leadership to strengthen management capability across the organization and drive a high-performance culture
• Lead performance management, compensation philosophy, salary banding, benchmarking, and total rewards programs
• Own employee relations matters, including investigations, conflict resolution, performance concerns, and disciplinary processes
• Partner closely with Finance, Legal, and company leadership on payroll, benefits, headcount planning, reporting, and organizational design
• Plan and execute company events, offsites, and employee experience programs that strengthen culture and reinforce company values
• Track and report key people metrics, identify organizational risks and opportunities, and use data to inform leadership decisions
• Support recruiting on an as-needed basis for critical roles, while partnering with the recruiting team that owns hiring execution day-to-day

Your Ideal Skills and Experience:

• 7+ years of progressive HR/People experience, including prior ownership of a broad people function; prior Head of People or equivalent title at a company of similar scale strongly preferred
• Experience building and scaling people infrastructure at a startup, ideally between 50–200 employees, where you had to create structure without losing speed
• Deep knowledge of HR compliance, employment law, and best practices — including leave administration, worker classification, multi-state compliance, and employee relations — with the judgment to navigate gray areas
• Hands-on experience with HRIS platforms (Rippling preferred), payroll administration, and benefits management
• Experience designing and running performance management cycles, compensation benchmarking, and engagement and culture initiatives
• Strong track record partnering directly with founders and senior leadership — comfortable influencing up and pushing back with data when needed
• Exceptional written and verbal communication — you set the tone for how Albedo communicates with its people
• Startup experience at the 50–200 person stage; comfort operating with ambiguity, wearing multiple hats, and building process where none exists
• Prior experience in aerospace, defense, hard tech, or another technical environment is a plus
• Comfort leveraging modern AI-assisted tools to create leverage and operate efficiently

Salary Range:

• $140,415 - $187,388 per year

Compensation and Benefits for Full-Time Roles:

• Employee friendly equity compensation
• 4% direct matching 401k
• Health Insurance: 100% employee coverage & 75% dependent coverage
• Parental leave and childcare coverage
• Flexible vacation and sick time from day one
• 12 company holidays
• $100 monthly wellness benefit
• Relocation package if not based in Denver