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About the Role
The Head of People & Culture will lead Bay FC’s people strategy and employee experience across the Club’s business and sporting operations. This leader will serve as a trusted advisor to the executive team, strengthening systems, programs, and leadership capabilities to enable peak performance. This is a strategic and hands-on role translating priorities into scalable people practices across talent acquisition, organizational design, performance management, total rewards, employee relations, and compliance, while championing a culture of trust, accountability, inclusion, and competitive excellence.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute a comprehensive People & Culture strategy aligned with Bay FC’s organizational, sporting, and business goals.
- Partner with leadership to assess organizational design, clarify accountabilities, and forecast evolving talent needs.
- Champion a high-performance, values-driven culture reflecting Bay FC’s mission, founders' vision, and the diverse Bay Area community.
- Curate purposeful internal experiences, including team off-sites, staff matchday engagements, recognition programs, and community initiatives.
- Provide executive coaching and strategic counsel to managers and senior leaders.
- Design practical frameworks, manager toolkits, and training sessions to help leaders guide, support, and evaluate their teams.
- Build integrated talent management processes, including goal setting, continuous feedback, performance reviews, and succession planning.
- Design, maintain, and administer transparent, equitable, and competitive compensation and job-leveling structures.
- Oversee comprehensive employee benefits, ensuring market competitiveness and responsive employee support.
- Manage people operations infrastructure, HRIS platforms, personnel records, and payroll coordination.
- Establish, update, and communicate practical workplace policies and an employee handbook.
- Oversee employee relations, resolving sensitive workplace matters, grievances, and performance issues.
- Conduct and document workplace investigations thoroughly and impartially.
- Maintain full compliance with California labor laws, federal regulations, and NWSL standards.
- Serve as the Club’s Player Safety Officer designation as required by the NWSL.
- Oversee the Club’s recruiting strategy to attract, evaluate, and hire top-tier, values-aligned talent.
- Design an end-to-end onboarding experience that accelerates integration, fosters early engagement, and immerses new hires in Club culture.
Requirements
- 12+ years of progressive People/HR leadership experience, including proven success heading a People function or a major division within a fast-paced organization.
- Hands-on experience building and scaling modern HR systems, leveling matrices, performance management frameworks, and people programs.
- Strong working knowledge of California employment law, wage-and-hour compliance, and employee relations best practices.
- Proven capability to handle complex employee relations investigations and sensitive personnel situations with empathy, confidentiality, and objective judgment.
- High emotional intelligence, integrity, and the agility to navigate nuanced sports, entertainment, or mission-driven dynamics.
- Ability and willingness to work non-traditional hours, including matchdays, weekends, and occasional travel.
Experience Level
- 12+ years of progressive People/HR leadership experience
Salary/Compensations
- $175,000+
Benefits
- Bonus eligibility
About the Company
- Bay FC is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
Equal Opportunity
- Bay FC is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.