VRChat - Head of People
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Requirements
• 8–12 years in People/HR, with ownership of a People function or a significant pillar of it, budget accountability, and leadership partner experience • Demonstrated track record of building and executing people programs with measurable impact • Fast and iterative. Gets a v1 in front of stakeholders in days, not weeks, and improves from there • Experience supporting fully remote, globally distributed teams • Has scaled a People function at a company in the 100–500 employee range • AI-forward: actively uses AI in People work today and can identify, evaluate, and implement solutions that reduce manual workload • Earns trust quickly and influences at all levels through expertise and judgment • Genuinely aligned with how we work: bold enough to experiment, willing to engage in healthy debate and then commit fully, collaborative by default, and motivated by outcomes over activity • Empathetic and decisive; comfortable operating in ambiguity and making pragmatic calls with imperfect information • Able to operate at the executive level, comfortable presenting people data and insights to leadership and a board • Experience managing globally distributed teams across multiple employment models and regions • Background in gaming, social platforms, or community-driven products; bonus if you understand that the product IS the community • A genuine track record of fostering belonging across a diverse, global workforce • You’ve spent time in VRChat, or you’re curious about social VR and what it means for how people connect
Responsibilities
• Own the full People function, with accountability spanning People Operations, Talent & Recruiting, Performance & Growth, Compensation Strategy, Culture & Engagement, and Manager Enablement • Serve as a strategic business partner to the CEO and senior leadership team, aligning People strategy with business goals and delivering talent insights that connect people metrics to outcomes • Translate engagement, attrition, and performance data into proactive executive-level narratives and recommendations • Lead and develop a small, high-impact People team, ensuring they have the support, clarity, and tools to do their best work • Own recruiting strategy, with a consistent focus on quality of hire and long-term fit. Be the closer on senior and hard-to-fill roles • Evolve our performance frameworks to keep pace with how we work, giving managers practical tools that drive real accountability • Own how VRChat thinks about compensation: leveling, equity philosophy, and how it’s communicated to candidates and employees • Embed AI into People Operations by identifying and implementing solutions that meaningfully reduce manual workload and enhance the employee experience • Sustain and evolve VRChat’s inclusive, remote-first culture across a globally distributed and diverse workforce
Benefits
• Work from anywhere! VRChat is a 100% remote company offering flexible working hours in combination with core hours supporting real-time collaboration • Health benefits for U.S. and Canadian employees • 401K (U.S.) and RRSP (Canada) retirement plans • Unlimited/flexible vacation policy • Paid parental leave • Generous holiday schedule • VRChat is an equal-opportunity employer, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. VRChat fosters a diverse, creative, and collaborative environment where anyone can contribute to any of the ongoing projects or direction of the roadmap at any time. If you’re a passionate team player who wants to have an impact on a dynamic team, we’d love to hear from you! • All job offers are subject to satisfactory referencing and background checks.
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