Director of People Operations leading and building a scalable function at Tava Health. Focused on improving talent acquisition, performance management, and employee development in a growing team.
Responsibilities
Own the People function end-to-end, designing a lean operating model that scales with the business without unnecessary complexity or headcount.
Own and continuously improve the People tech stack and workflows (HRIS/ATS and related tools) to keep operations clean, reliable, and low-friction.
Set clear priorities and strong defaults that guide day-to-day people decisions and reduce ambiguity for managers and leaders.
Own and continuously improve how we attract, identify, and hire high-quality talent.
Partner with hiring managers to define what “great” looks like for roles and translate that into clear hiring criteria that improves decision discipline.
Ensure strong onboarding that accelerates productivity, reduces early attrition, and clearly communicates expectations, culture, and how employees succeed at Tava.
Own the performance management approach, including review cycles and ongoing feedback, ensuring issues are surfaced and addressed early.
Equip managers to lead effectively by setting clear expectations, giving direct feedback, and building the skills and frameworks needed to coach, mentor, and develop their teams.
Requirements
Experience leading and scaling People Operations in a startup or high-growth environment, partnering with executives on high-stakes decisions and tradeoffs.
Entrepreneurial, proactive, and pragmatic, with a willingness to both chart strategy and roll up your sleeves to deliver results.
Strong business judgment; metrics-oriented and hypothesis-driven, with a focus on outcomes over activity.
Direct, thoughtful communicator, capable of challenging leaders with a clear, data-informed business case.
Highly organized, data- and process-driven, and comfortable building structure in an ambiguous, resource-limited environment.
Strong interpersonal skills; proven ability to navigate organizational dynamics with judgment and discretion—understanding incentives, aligning stakeholders, and coaching managers and employees to do the same.
Benefits
Competitive salary and stock options (so you share in the company’s success).
Fully-covered medical and dental premiums for you and your family, plus voluntary insurance options.
Free, generous Tava mental health benefit — of course!
Monthly HSA contributions for qualifying enrolled employees.
Generous PTO and paid holidays.
Paid parental leave.
401(k) retirement plan.
Weekly company-paid lunch via DoorDash and a personal DashPass subscription.
Opportunity to make a meaningful impact at a high-growth, mission-driven company.
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