We’re looking for an exceptional Director of HR to help build the people foundation of Zipher as we scale. In this role, you’ll own core HR operations, recruiting processes, employee experience, compliance, onboarding, and culture-building across a growing early-stage team.

This is a high-impact role for someone who wants to build practical, high-trust people systems in a fast-moving environment.

What You’ll Do

• Build and manage core HR processes across recruiting, onboarding, employee lifecycle, performance, and compliance
• Partner with leadership to define hiring plans, role requirements, compensation ranges, and organizational needs
• Create a clear, consistent, and professional onboarding experience for new employees
• Own HR policies, employee documentation, benefits administration, and compliance processes
• Support managers and employees on performance, feedback, role clarity, and team development
• Help build a strong company culture based on ownership, clarity, trust, and high standards
• Improve internal communication, employee engagement, and people operations as the company grows
• Select, implement, and manage HR systems, tools, and vendor relationships

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for someone who can combine strong HR fundamentals with practical judgment. You should be comfortable building processes from scratch, operating with limited structure, and balancing employee experience with business needs.

Specifically, we’re looking for candidates who have:

• At least 6 years of experience in HR, people operations, talent, or related roles
• Experience building HR processes in a high-growth company
• Strong understanding of employee lifecycle management, onboarding, compliance, performance processes, and HR operations
• Experience partnering directly with founders, executives, and managers
• Ability to handle sensitive employee matters with discretion, maturity, and sound judgment
• Strong communication, organization, and execution skills
• Comfortable creating structure without adding unnecessary bureaucracy

Why Zipher?

• A team that values strong technical craftsmanship, clear thinking, and initiative
• Join early and shape the technical direction of the company
• High ownership, high trust, and meaningful impact from day one