Head of People

Monad Labs is the team building Monad, the performant and parallel EVM Layer-1 blockchain. We are a team of systems engineers and community builders who are on a mission to help crypto eat the world. After recently raising series A funding, led by Paradigm, we are growing our team.

The Role

We are looking for our first Head of People to focus on building people processes to support the fast-paced growth of Monad Labs and fostering its ability to scale.

What You Will Do

• Design and execute talent management practices in a fast-paced environment while building a high-performing culture of growth and development
• Partner with and advise senior leaders across C-suite and engineering management to proactively diagnose and communicate trends around their people and teams (i.e., engagement, development, retention, collaboration)
• Develop growth strategy and headcount roadmap/planning in partnership with senior leaders across engineering and recruiting, taking into consideration unique capabilities that should be added
• Refine the organization’s approach to career progression, compensation, and leveling
• Contribute to and support broader people projects spanning culture, retention, training, and performance management
• Understand the needs of our employees and take ownership of identifying and implementing solutions
• Effectively coach team members and deliver feedback in a constructive and productive manner
• Lead change management and organizational communication to support new People team initiatives
• Manage all people operations functions, including but not limited to benefit and compensation administration, HRIS management and employee data, payroll, onboarding/offboarding, leave management, compliance

Who You Are

• 10+ years of People Operations experience working with high-growth tech companies and/or startups
• Comfortable with ambiguity and excited to build and execute people initiatives from scratch
• Previous leader of efforts around talent development, leveling, headcount planning, and other people partnership initiatives
• Experience managing a globally dispersed workforce
• Significant experience in benefits administration, systems administration, payroll/compensation and related HR-process functions
• Strong operational thinker, with a knack for solving problems and building solutions
• Proven experience working cross-functionally and developing partnerships across all levels of the organization
• Ability to be discrete and maintain a high degree of confidentiality at all times
• Strong handle on compliance with local employment laws and best practices in the space

Personal Attributes

• Low ego
• Empathetic
• Independent
• Organizational skills
• Extremely strong work ethic
• A desire to bring people together

Why Work with Us

• Huge opportunity. EVM is ubiquitous but existing EVM-compatible chains are very slow. Monad’s core innovations offer developers the best of both worlds (portability and performance) and are a game-changer for mass user adoption in crypto.
• The right team. We are assembling a world-class team.
• Culture. We’re a lean team working together to achieve very ambitious goals. We are united in our culture of collaboration, low egos, and high-quality outputs. As an early member of our team, you’ll help continue to shape our culture.
• Impactful work. Your work will be deeply impactful, making decentralized computation orders of magnitude cheaper and more plentiful, ultimately paving the way for new dapps that improve many people’s lives.
• Compensation. You’ll receive a competitive salary and equity package.
• Resources and growth. We’re well-capitalized, with backing from leading venture funds like Paradigm, Electric Capital, Greenoaks, Dragonfly, and Coinbase Ventures, and from leaders in the space like Cobie. We keep a lean team relative to the size of the opportunity, and this is a rare opportunity to join. You’ll learn a lot and grow as our company scales.

Salary and Benefits

Minimum full-time salary of $200,000. (**This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary; a final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location.)

Monad Labs’ benefits for US-based full-time employees include medical, dental, and vision insurance (100% coverage for employees); unlimited and encouraged paid time off; monthly mental health and fitness stipend; paid parental leave; and 10 company-observed holidays.

Our team is headquartered in NoMad, Manhattan, NYC. This is for a hybrid (3 days/week in office) role.