• 3–7 years of experience in HR, People Operations, or HR Business Partner roles, ideally including some time at a startup or fast-scaling company.
• Experience in recruiting and onboarding end to end — not just supporting a process someone else designed.
• Working knowledge of U.S. employment law and HR compliance, with exposure working with a PEO is a plus.
• Comfort being the only HR person in a location — able to set things up from scratch and make sound decisions without a large team behind you.
• Experience coordinating with teams in other countries and time zones is a strong plus.
• Exposure to healthcare, medical devices, or a fast-growing startup environment is preferred but not required.
• Builder mindset. You're comfortable setting up HR in the U.S. from the ground up rather than inheriting an existing process.
• Culture champion. You know how to make people feel connected to a company's mission and to each other, even across time zones and offices.
• Sharp communicator. You can talk to a department head, a new hire, and the finance team in India — in each case, in the right tone.
• Structured and organized. You keep hiring pipelines, onboarding checklists, and open issues moving, and nothing falls through the cracks.
• Sound judgment and discretion. You handle sensitive employee matters with maturity and confidentiality.
• Cross-cultural fluency. You work smoothly with India-based HR and Finance teams, bridging time zones and ways of working.
• AI-native operator. You use AI and LLMs well to speed up job descriptions, screening, onboarding content, and day-to-day HR communication — while keeping a human touch where it matters.
• High ownership, hands-on. You're equally comfortable running an offer negotiation and troubleshooting a laptop or travel booking issue — nothing is “not my job.”