Senior Director of Talent & People, Parachute Home
$170-200k
More information about location
4 days a week in office (Culver City, CA)
Online store for home essentials
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Online store for home essentials
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
$170-200k
More information about location
4 days a week in office (Culver City, CA)
101-200 employees
Company mission
To bring more comfort to their customers' world through premium, accessible essentials.
Role
Who you are
- 7+ years of progressive experience in People leadership, within a high-growth consumer, retail, and/or lifestyle brand
- Proven success leading all aspects of People Operations, including recruiting, payroll, and culture strategy
- Skilled communicator with experience overseeing internal communications at the executive level
- Demonstrated ability to use data and feedback to shape culture and improve employee experience
- Hands-on leader who balances empathy with accountability
- Passionate about building a workplace that reflects Parachute’s brand and values
- You Own the Outcome and show up with rigor, accountability and a bias for action
- You Spring Forward and embrace everything with energy, adaptability, positivity and maturity
- You Build the Best and are committed to growth, dreaming big, and sharing and receiving feedback in the spirit of always improving
What the job involves
- Reports to: CEO
- The Senior Director of Talent & People will serve as a key member of Parachute’s leadership team, driving our people strategy and ensuring our culture continues to thrive as we grow
- This role will oversee all aspects of People Operations — including talent management, total rewards, and employee experience — while also leading HQ office facilities and internal communications
- This is a highly visible, strategic role that blends organizational leadership with hands-on operational excellence. The ideal candidate will be a thoughtful people leader who values transparency, empathy, and accountability, and who thrives in a fast-moving, design-driven consumer brand environment
- People & Culture Leadership:
- Lead the strategy and execution of Parachute’s People & Culture function, aligning our people priorities with overall business goals
- Oversee the full employee lifecycle - from hiring and onboarding to development, engagement, and retention
- Partner with the executive team on organizational design, headcount planning, and employee development
- Manage all aspects of payroll and total rewards, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and competitiveness
- Own all aspects of benefits strategy and management - from designing competitive, thoughtful programs that attract and retain top talent to overseeing administration, compliance, and employee support
- Lead all employee relations matters, providing guidance, consistency and care in support of Parachute’s values and culture
- Proactively build strategy to deliver best in class retention
- Own all employment law and compliance matters, including development and maintenance of company policies, procedures, and the employee handbook
- Champion a culture grounded in accountability, adaptability, and continuous improvement - fostering the discipline and growth mindset needed to scale effectively
- Recruiting & Talent:
- Oversee all recruiting and hiring efforts across corporate and retail teams
- Ensure consistent hiring standards, strong candidate experience, and an efficient recruiting process
- Partner with department leaders to forecast hiring needs and build talent pipelines.
- Leverage market data to inform compensation and workforce planning decisions
- Culture & Employee Experience:
- Manage and strengthen Parachute’s culture through intentional programming, communication, and connection
- Regularly track and analyze employee sentiment and feedback, translating insights into actionable improvements
- Lead engagement initiatives including team-building events, milestone celebrations, and recognition programs
- Internal Communications:
- Oversee all internal communications including company-wide All Hands meetings, executive updates, and internal updates
- Partner closely with leadership to ensure transparency, alignment, and trust across the company
- Facilities Management & IT:
- Lead HQ facilities management and operations, ensuring an inspiring, functional, and safe workspace
- Oversee vendor management, office budgets, and space planning
- Lead IT operations across corporate systems and tools (GSuite, Slack, HRIS, etc.), ensuring smooth administration, access control, and security
- Manage vendor relationships and office technology infrastructure to support connectivity, productivity, and employee experience
- Create an environment that fosters collaboration, creativity, and community
Our take
Parachute provides responsibly manufactured modern home and bedding products. The company found a mid-range niche in the home goods sector that previously only offered high-end or budget options and has proven popular with consumers looking for quality goods that are not mass-produced. Its capitalizing on a trend of emerging specialist direct-to-consumer brands that began with companies like Warby Parker and Harry's.
Initially based purely online, Parachute has since launched several physical retail shops to attract new customers and boost its image. Its product range has focused on natural fibers and items made with manufacturing processes that don't use chemicals. Explicitly tailored towards the modern consumer, its direct-to-consumer model has been driven primarily by strong social media campaigns with influencers.
Competitors such as Casper also offer modern home products, but Parachute has captured the luxury sheets market by becoming a lifestyle brand. Alongside a hotel line it created for use in boutique stays, the company recently teamed up with Target to launch a 200+ piece collection, making its signature style more accessible without losing the premium feel.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
46% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Jun 2018
$30m
SERIES C
May 2016
$4.8m
SERIES A
Total funding: $44.9m
Company HQ
Hayden Tract, Culver City, CA
Leadership
Ariel Kaye
(Founder & CEO)After a Master's at The New School, they worked in Account Planning at Digitas for almost 3 years. They left in February 2013 to found Parachute.
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