Head of Human Resources, Glean
Americas
$235-265k
4 days a week in office
Enterprise search and knowledge management
Open for applications
Enterprise search and knowledge management
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$235-265k
4 days a week in office
201-500 employees
Company mission
To bring people the knowledge they need to make a difference in the world.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of hands-on experience in the human resources field
- 5+ years of leadership experience in the human resources field
- Bachelor's Degree in Human Resource, Business, or related field
- Proven experience leading a People/HR team or function, with an established track record of delivering results
- Ability to collaborate/influence C-suite as trusted advisor
- Solid understanding of CA and US employment laws
- The ability to be a strategic leader while remaining hands-on for the day to day implementation work
- Deep and broad knowledge of People/HR processes such as workforce planning, performance management, talent reviews, and change management
- Demonstrated success in fast paced, innovative technology organizations
- Proven successful interpersonal skills, coaching and listening skills, and the ability to communicate within all levels of the organization
- Excellent collaboration, problem solving, and organizational skills
What the job involves
- Glean is looking for a strategic, passionate, and experienced Director of Human Resources (Americas) to join our team
- This role, reporting into our VP of People, will be responsible for leading our employee relations, learning & development, people operations, and associated core HR functions for Glean’s growing business across the U.S., Canada, and LatAm
- The Head of HR Human Resources (Americas) will be a pivotal player in our company's growth, responsible for leading People/HR related strategic and operational matters across the Americas region from our Headquarters in Palo Alto or San Francisco (4 days per week in office).
- Lead performance management, total rewards, compliance, employee relations and engagement, and professional development for all of Glean’s operations across the United States, Canada, and LATAM
- Build and manage a team of exceptional HRBPs and People Operations professionals
- Drive the development and implementation of HR strategies, policies, and programs that support the organization's goals and foster a positive and inclusive work environment
- Partner with senior leadership to drive organizational effectiveness and maintain a culture of high performance
- Provide guidance and support to managers and employees on employee relations matters, including conflict resolution, performance improvement, and disciplinary actions
- Ensure compliance with employment laws and regulations
- Benchmark and innovate processes that advance Glean’s culture and ensure a conductive work environment for peak employee performance and productivity
- Actively coach leaders to embody organizational values and foster accountability, encouraging them to lead collaboratively across teams
- Exhibit exemplary leadership skills, acting as a leader of leaders, and fostering a culture of accountability, transparency, and high performance
- Enable strong collaboration and communication between all employees, regardless of physical location, through the effective use of space and technologies
Our take
Glean is an intuitive digital assistant which allows employees to search across all their apps and find the information and tools that they need more quickly.
With so many SaaS apps being used by modern day companies, overwhelm and inefficiency inevitably enter the equation. Glean’s search engine is proving popular for how it unifies and centralizes all these distributed tools and data.
It’s been quite a start to life at Glean, having only emerged from stealth in 2021, it received a $1 Billion valuation in early 2022, thus achieving unicorn status, and has received nearly $400 million in funding so far. The SaaS platform is already used by some major companies including Grammarly, databricks, and Rubrik.
That Glean was co-founded by a quartet with senior experience at Google, Microsoft, Uber, and Facebook stands the company in good stead. However, it’s the fact that its search engine is solving a new, but very real problem in the workplace that’s seen its popularity surge so quickly, which it’s likely to continue to do in the future. Its adaptability to include new AI capabilities to its platform, such as generative AI, has Glean well set to see further growth.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
44% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Jun 2025
$150m
SERIES F
Sep 2024
$260m
SERIES E
Total funding: $805m
Company benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision for you and yours
- Competitive compensation and stock options
- 401k contribution
- Flexible work (3 days a week in the office), though we believe in folks working where they can be most effective
- Company events, from weekly happy hours to our annual company retreat
- Flexible hours, unlimited PTO, and company-wide winter break shutdown
- Transparent culture
- Learning and development stipend
- Free meals with lunch and dinner options every day
Company HQ
Evergreen Park, Palo Alto, CA
Leadership
Arvind Jain
(CEO)Former Engineer at Google and Microsoft. Is the co-founder of high growth startup Rubrik, which delivers data security and operational resilience for enterprises.
Piyush Prahladka
(Software Engineer)Prior to joining the co-founding team at Glean, they worked as a Senior Staff Software Engineer at Google, then as an Engineering Lead at Uber.
Tony Gentilcore
(Product Engineering Lead)Former Developer at At&T and TJC Labs. For ten years, served as a Senior Staff Software Engineer at Google, including a spell as Founder and Tech Lead / Manager of the Chrome Speed Team.
TR Vishwanath
(Engineering Lead)Before co-founding Glean, was a Principal Software Engineer at Facebook after spending eight years at Microsoft as a Software Design Engineer, then Principal Development Lead.
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