Gradle Technologies

Technology

HeadofPeople

$200–250k United States Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Senior candidates.

The Brief

“Head of People at Gradle Technologies. Skills: People leadership, Global HR operations, AI in HR. Contribute to company strategy. Lead People function end-to-end”

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Optimization

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

10+ years in People/HR, Senior ownership of full People function, Experience operating globally distributed company, Experience with multiple employment models, Track record of optimizing People function, Hands-on command of global People operations, Multi-country employment compliance, Multi-country payroll, EOR/PEO or multi-entity models, Proven success leading People team, Proven success coaching People team, Proven success developing People team, Business acumen, Experience leading through influence

Nice to Have

Direct experience at remote-first company, AI to improve People workflows, AI to improve People efficiency, AI to improve People analytics, Experience supporting technical workforce, Experience supporting engineering workforce

What You'll Do.

Contribute to company strategy

Lead People function end-to-end

Set People function strategy

Set People function priorities

Set People function operating cadence

Streamline People workflows

Find People function leverage

Apply AI to People operations

Apply AI to recruiting

Apply AI to onboarding

Apply AI to analytics

Build manager training

Maintain compliant People operations

Manage People lifecycle

Partner with Legal on compliance

Partner with Finance on compliance

Partner with Legal on payroll

Partner with Finance on payroll

Partner with Legal on entities

Partner with Finance on entities

Partner with Legal on EOR/PEO

Partner with Finance on EOR/PEO

Own talent acquisition strategy

Maintain structured hiring bar

Maintain consistent hiring bar

Steward employee relations

Use data to prioritize

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Senior leadership team; Distributed People team; Cross-functional teams

Communication Scope

Manager coaching

Process & Methodology

Process optimization

Full Job Description

Who We Are AI is changing how software gets built. Code production is becoming a commodity. The focus is shifting from writing code to orchestrating, verifying, and governing change – and the toolchain is the new constraint. Gradle Technologies is at the center of this shift. We build Develocity, the context-engineering layer for AI-driven software delivery used by some of the world's leading software organizations – Netflix, Airbnb, Spotify, SAP, major global banks, and hundreds more. Develocity helps software teams achieve delivery excellence through deep observability, build and test acceleration and efficiency, and AI-powered intelligence across the entire toolchain – for Gradle Build Tool, Apache Maven™, sbt, Bazel, npm, and Python, with support for additional build tools coming soon. We are an AI-native company. AI is not a feature we're bolting on – it's central to how we work, how we think about our product, and where we're heading. We're investing deeply in making Develocity's unique data and decades of domain expertise accessible to both humans and AI agents, with trust, evidence, and explainability at the core of everything we build. We have partnered with the Apache Software Foundation, the Commonhaus Foundation, the Micronaut Foundation, and other OSS projects such as DuckDuckGo, Spring, Quarkus, Kotlin, JUnit, AndroidX, and many more to bring the values of Develocity also to the OSS Community. Our Values Seek to Understand: Everything starts with listening and understanding, and we strive to understand different viewpoints, problems, and motivations. Before we take action, we ensure we truly grasp the challenges, perspectives, and goals. Know the Why: We approach our work with a clear sense of purpose, ensuring every step is deliberate and focused. We take meaningful action with urgency, but never at the expense of thoughtful consideration. Innovate & Iterate: We embrace challenges and are not afraid to try new things, even if they might fail. With dee

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