Director of People Operations, Axion Ray

• Led or co-led at least two performance review cycles end-to-end, including calibration, manager enablement, and promotion decisions
• Designed and launched at least one foundational people program (e.g. leveling framework, compensation banding, onboarding redesign, internal mobility process)
• Advised and coached managers through sensitive employee relations scenarios, including performance conversations, formal warnings, and exits
• Partnered cross-functionally with Recruiting and Finance on headcount planning, compensation reviews, and organizational design decisions
• Built scalable documentation and toolkits (e.g. manager guides, feedback rituals, process playbooks) that supported organizational growth or improved manager effectiveness
• Used engagement or employee listening data (surveys, interviews, exit data) to drive action planning and influence executive decision-making
• Effectively operated in an environment with high ambiguity, often as the first or only embedded People leader within a fast-growing team

Desirable

• Axion Ray is looking for a Head of/Director, People Operations to architect and scale the foundational systems, programs, and cultural rituals that will power our next phase of growth
• This is a high-impact, strategic individual contributor role working directly with senior leaders across Product, Engineering, GTM, and Operations
• You’ll build the people infrastructure from the ground up—designing how we hire, develop, and retain world-class talent as we scale from Series A to B and beyond
• From performance frameworks to feedback rituals, you’ll help shape the employee experience at Axion Ray and ensure that our culture scales intentionally as our team grows
• Partner with senior leadership to shape org design, performance strategy, talent planning, and engagement as we scale
• Design and implement core programs across performance management, onboarding, leveling, promotions, and internal mobility
• Act as a coach and trusted advisor to people managers, enabling them to lead high-performing, healthy teams
• Reinforce and evolve Axion’s values-driven culture through scalable people systems, rituals, and communication
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Recruiting, Finance, and GTM on workforce planning, compensation strategy, and headcount alignment
• Drive employee listening efforts via engagement surveys, stay interviews, and exit feedback—translating insights into action
• Analyze people data to identify risks, spot trends, and guide strategic decision-making
• Create scalable documentation and resources (e.g. toolkits, playbooks) to uplevel people leadership across the organization