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Head of People

VapiSan FranciscoPosted Aug 3, 2026
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Vapi (/ˈVɑːpi/):

  • Voice AI that resolves, not transfers

  • Powering 1 billion calls for companies like Amazon Ring, Intuit, ServiceTitan, and New York Life

  • Trusted by 1 million developers building the future of voice agents

  • Backed by Peak XV, Bessemer, Kleiner Perkins, M12, Y Combinator, and more with $72M raised

  • Try talking to Vapi now!

Vapi (/ˈVɑːpi/):

  • Voice AI that resolves, not transfers

  • Powering 1 billion calls for companies like Amazon Ring, Intuit, ServiceTitan, and New York Life

  • Trusted by 1 million developers building the future of voice agents

  • Backed by Peak XV, Bessemer, Kleiner Perkins, M12, Y Combinator, and more with $72M raised

  • Try talking to Vapi now!

Why We’re Hiring This Role:

  • We're scaling fast, and how we develop, reward, and support our people needs to keep pace with the business

  • We're ready for a dedicated People leader, reporting to the CEO, to own everything post-hire: performance, comp, culture, L&D, and HR operations (Talent Acquisition is a separate function you'll partner with)

  • Most of this doesn't exist yet. You'll build it from scratch, not inherit it

What You’ll Do:

  • 30 Day:

    • Meet leadership, managers, and employees across the company; audit current programs, systems, and compliance; establish your operating rhythm with the CEO and Head of Talent

  • 60 Day:

    • Deliver a diagnosis of the People function and a prioritized 12-month roadmap; ship quick wins on the most urgent gaps; stand up baseline people metrics the exec team can rely on

  • 90 Day:

    • Launch the first major program from your roadmap (performance cycle or comp bands); put manager development in motion; operate as a trusted thought partner to the leadership team

Who You Are:

  • 8+ years in People/HR, including leading the function at a high-growth tech company

  • A builder: you've created performance, comp, and culture programs from scratch, not just run inherited ones

  • Strong judgment on hard calls: employee relations, managing out, restructures. Direct, kind, and decisive

  • Data-driven: you build and defend people metrics with an executive team

  • Low ego, high ownership: comfortable being hands-on while building the team underneath you

How We Work:

  • Build something worthy of love

    • Craft matters. We aim to build products and experiences customers genuinely love, not just tolerate.

  • Commit and follow through

    • We finish what we start and build trust by being people others can count on.

  • Why not today?

    • We value urgency and momentum. The fastest path to customer value usually wins.

  • Seek raw input

    • We go directly to customers, data, and teammates instead of relying on summaries or assumptions.

  • It’s our problem

    • We operate as one team. We share credit, own mistakes together, and support each other when things get hard.

  • Be direct and kind

    • We give feedback clearly, respectfully, and without delay.

Why Vapi:

  • Generational impact: Build the human interface for every business

  • Ownership culture: Many of us are previous founders

  • Kind team: The founders, Jordan and Nikhil, are Canadians

  • Tier-1 Investors: YC, KP seed, Bessemer Series A

What We Offer:

  • Real stake: We offer a competitive salary and excellent equity ownership

  • Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, and vision plans

  • Team love: We love hanging out, and we do quarterly off-sites

  • Flexible time off: take what you need

  • More: catered meals, transportation, gym, and a $10k annual L&D budget

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