What You’ll Do

• Build a world-class recruiting function : Hiring is your highest-leverage responsibility. You’ll own recruiting strategy, process, and execution across engineering, research, operations, and go-to-market.
• Create the operating system for our people function : Implement and own HRIS, payroll, benefits, onboarding, performance reviews, immigration, compliance, and everything else required to support a rapidly growing company.
• Design compensation and career progression : Own leveling, salary bands, equity refreshes, promotions, and performance cycles. Help ensure we can attract exceptional talent while maintaining fairness and discipline as we scale.

Who You Are

• You've gone from 0 to 1, and 1 to 10 before. You know what it’s like to join a company before the playbook exists and create the systems yourself.
• You care deeply about recruiting. You know that great companies are built one exceptional hire at a time, and you’re excited to spend meaningful time on it.
• You have strong judgment. You know when a company needs process and when process gets in the way.
• Most importantly, you’re someone employees trust and can help design and grow our culture.

Experience and Skills

• Built or led the People function at a high-growth startup, ideally scaling from tens to hundreds.
• Personally recruited exceptional technical talent.
• Experience supporting organizations with physical operations—hardware, manufacturing, logistics, field service, or similar.
• Deep understanding of compensation, leveling, equity, and performance management in venture-backed companies.
• Experience implementing HR systems, payroll, benefits, and employment infrastructure.

Expected Compensation

$175,000 - $240,000/annual salary + equity + benefits

This compensation range may be inclusive of several career levels at Ultra and will be narrowed during the interview process based on the candidate’s experience and qualifications. Adjustments outside of this range may be considered for candidates whose qualifications significantly differ from those outlined in the job description.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply.

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