Talent Acquisition & People Operations Lead - Remote Eligible

Data Center Talent Acquisition & People Operations Lead

Poolside exists to build a world where AI will be the engine behind economically valuable work and scientific progress.

We're looking for our first Data Center Talent Acquisition & People Operations Lead — a strategic yet hands-on builder who will lay the foundation for how we attract, hire, and support our team as we grow. You'll own the full employee experience: from sourcing to hiring all of our talent and ensuring a smooth and great experience for all our team.

Talent Acquisition

• Partner with hiring managers and leadership to define and execute on all hiring needs (from writing job descriptions, to sourcing strategies and end-to-end recruitment).
• Own full-cycle recruitment: sourcing, screening, interviewing, and managing offers and negotiations.
• Build and manage a pipeline of high-quality candidates across technical and non-technical roles.
• Partner with the Poolside People team to ensure consistency across all areas of the business.

People Operations

• Manage the end-to-end employee experience, including employment, payroll, benefits, compliance and so on.
• Serve as the first point of contact for team inquiries and ensure an excellent employee experience.
• Build and maintain processes for scalability and according to the data center unique needs.
• Partner with the Poolside People team to ensure consistency across all areas of the business.

Intro call with Beatriz, Head of People

Panel Interview with Beatriz, Jag (People Ops Manager) & Lauren (Strategic Ops Director)

Interview with Lance, VP of Data Center

Interview with Margarida, COO

Experience in both talent acquisition and people operations roles, at early stage startups and fast growing companies.

Strong understanding of people operations best practices, US compliance and employment law (specifically important in Texas state).

High level of autonomy and willingness to build processes and relationships from scratch.

Excellent communication and ability to operate in a fast paced environment and growing team.