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Head of Talent

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Avoca

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United States , New York

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Human Resources

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180000.00 - 275000.00 USD / Year
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Job Description:

As our first in-house Head of Talent, you will own end-to-end recruiting for all roles (GTM and EPD), build and manage a scalable recruiting arm, while also owning the core People Ops function as we scale. This is a critical role at an inflection point for Avoca. We are looking for the right person to scale our hiring and people systems that require speed, sound judgment, and operational excellence as our organization grows.

Job Responsibility:

  • Partner with founders and leadership to define short- and long-term headcount plans aligned with business goals and budget
  • Own hiring prioritization, sequencing, and tradeoffs across GTM, Engineering, Product, and Operations
  • Translate company strategy into clear hiring roadmaps and role definitions
  • Own full-cycle recruiting across GTM + EPD initially, while designing the recruiting function that will eventually scale
  • Build, manage, and develop a high-performing recruiting team (internal recruiters, coordinators, and external partners as needed)
  • Define recruiting goals, success metrics, and accountability across the team
  • Establish consistent, high-quality hiring standards, interview processes, and decision-making frameworks
  • Build and evolve Avoca’s talent brand in close partnership with founders
  • Develop strategies for events, community-building, referrals, and long-term candidate pipelines
  • Ensure Avoca’s story, culture, and values are clearly and authentically represented across all candidate touchpoints
  • Partner with founders to build and refine Avoca’s compensation and equity philosophy
  • Ensure competitive, fair, and scalable compensation practices across roles and levels
  • Lead senior-level offer strategy, equity conversations, and closing efforts
  • Own Avoca’s core People Ops function, including onboarding, performance cycles, and employee lifecycle processes
  • Partner with leadership to support manager effectiveness, feedback, and role clarity
  • Ensure people systems, documentation, and processes scale effectively with the team

Requirements:

  • 6+ years of experience in talent, recruiting, or people leadership roles, ideally at high-growth startups
  • Proven experience scaling teams and building recruiting functions from early stage through growth
  • Strong judgment around hiring strategy, org design, and prioritization
  • Experience managing recruiters and building durable recruiting teams
  • Comfort partnering with founders on compensation, equity, and headcount decisions
  • Excellent communication and leadership skills
  • Self-motivated, entrepreneurial, and comfortable operating in fast-moving, high-growth environments
  • Thrives on owning processes end-to-end and balancing multiple initiatives simultaneously
  • Autonomous, self-directed, and comfortable working with ambiguity
  • A proactive and effective communicator
  • Collaborative, organized, and efficient
  • Eager to work in person at our NYC office full time
What we offer:
  • Offers Equity
  • Offers Bonus

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 21, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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