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About the Role

Exa is seeking a Head of People to build and scale the company's people function during a pivotal growth stage. This role involves partnering with founders and the Chief of Staff to shape organizational strategy, attract talent, and create an exceptional employee experience. The Head of People will own and evolve Exa's people strategy, systems, and programs, leading across talent acquisition, employee experience, performance management, compensation, benefits, organizational development, and culture. This is a strategic and operational role focused on building the infrastructure, processes, and leadership practices to support organizational growth while maintaining Exa's unique culture.

Responsibilities

• Partner with founders and leadership to develop and execute a people strategy that supports Exa's mission, values, and business objectives
• Lead and scale the People function across recruiting, onboarding, compensation, benefits, employee experience, performance management, and talent development
• Serve as a strategic advisor to leadership on organizational design, workforce planning, succession planning, and talent strategy
• Build and continuously improve people systems, policies, and programs that enable employees to do their best work
• Develop compensation and rewards philosophies that support attracting and retaining exceptional talent
• Create and implement leadership development, performance management, and career growth programs
• Lead employee engagement initiatives and strengthen Exa's culture as the organization scales
• Coach managers and leaders on performance, employee relations, team effectiveness, and organizational challenges
• Oversee employee relations matters and ensure thoughtful, consistent resolution of workplace issues
• Manage immigration programs, including visa sponsorship and related processes
• Drive data-informed decision-making through people analytics, reporting, and workforce insights
• Ensure compliance with all applicable employment laws and regulations
• Build, mentor, and develop a high-performing People team

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive experience across People, Talent, or Human Resources functions
• Experience leading People teams within a high-growth technology company; startup experience required
• Demonstrated success building and scaling people programs and organizational infrastructure
• Strong understanding of recruiting, compensation, benefits, talent management, employee relations, performance management, and organizational development
• Proven ability to influence and advise executive leadership
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, coaching, and relationship-building skills
• Strong analytical skills and experience using data to inform People decisions
• Experience at a top-tier startup or scale-up
• Experience building people teams from scratch
• Deep knowledge of U.S., European, and Singapore employment law and HR compliance
• Experience supporting international employees and immigration programs

Location

• SF-based

Experience Level

• 10+ years of progressive experience

Benefits

• compensation
• benefits

About the Company

• Exa raised a $250M Series C led by a16z, with existing investors Benchmark, Lightspeed, and YC doubling down, valuing the company at $2.2 billion.
• Exa is building a search engine for the AI era, with its Search API powering Agents, Fortune 500s, and AI labs.
• The team consists of approximately 100 individuals from diverse backgrounds, including Harvard, MIT, Meta, and Google Research.
• Exa is characterized by high agency, low ego, and a shared mission to solve a significant problem.
• The company is rapidly building the most intelligent search engine in history.

Equal Opportunity

• Exa is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related conditions, criminal histories consistent with applicable law, or any other basis protected by applicable law.