People Lead

benefits, compliance, investigations, employee relations, policies, and core people processes. Your job is to build lightweight, durable systems that improve business performance without slowing the company down. What you’ll do Build a high-performance organization Partner with exec team and functional leaders on org design, workforce planning, and leadership needs as the company scales. Clarify hiring standards, promotion expectations, and talent bar across teams. Design and evolve our performance management philosophy. Coach managers to set clear expectations, give direct feedback and have hard conversations with confidence, and address issues early. Build manager habits and operating cadences that reinforce high standards without adding unnecessary process. Partner with leadership on

compensation, promotions, and retention for top performers. Build operational excellence Own

benefits, payroll coordination, compliance, and core people operations. Ensure employment practices scale cleanly across a growing company. Partner with legal counsel on investigations, employment matters, and policy development. Build lightweight systems that make the company run better, not slower. What we’re looking for Has helped scale a high-performing company through rapid growth (for example, ~200 to 500+ employees). Has significant experience coaching managers through performance management and difficult personnel decisions. Has personally led employee investigations, complex offboardings, and sensitive employee relations situations. Knows when to introduce process and when not to. Is trusted by both executives and individual contributors. Has exceptional judgment, discretion, and emotional intelligence. Cares deeply about building a culture of high performance rather than avoiding hard conversations. Can move comfortably between strategic discussions with leadership and hands-on operational work. What we offer We’re proud to offer competitive

benefits that support our employees. Some key highlights of our

benefits package include: Health, dental, and vision insurance Remote friendly with WeWork access Unlimited PTO, shared downtime during the federal holiday calendar, and company-wide off time at the end of each year 401(k) match Lifestyle & wellbeing stipends Salary top-up during military reserve duty Fully paid parental leave Child and pet care reimbursement during travel Vannevar is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply, even if you don't feel like you're a perfect fit. If you're passionate about contributing to our mission, we'd love to hear from you! IMPORTANT NOTICE We are committed to protecting the privacy of all applicants. Official emails from the company will come from an @vannevarlabs.com domain. Under no circumstances will a legitimate representative from our company contact you to request passwords, financial information, or other sensitive personal data. Please be vigilant of potential scams.

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