Lumos

SaaS

HeadofPeople

$215–280k United States; Canada FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Executive candidates.

The Brief

“Head of People at Lumos. Skills: People function scaling, Manager development, HR strategy. Be strategic HR partner. Design scalable people programs”

What You'll Achieve.

Scale Lumos 130 to 300+; Cut time-to-access 98%; Slash IT tickets 72%

Industry & Context.

SaaS
Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

8+ years People/HR, 3+ years leadership role, Scaled People function 100->250+, Shipped new programs from scratch

Nice to Have

HiBob experience, Coaching credential, International EOR experience

What You'll Do.

Be strategic HR partner

Design scalable people programs

Build and lead People team

Own Lumos manager experience

Steward Lumos culture

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partner to executive team; Build People team; Develop managers

Communication Scope

Outside-in perspective

Full Job Description

Every breach, every failed audit, every new hire stuck in onboarding purgatory traces back to the same question: who has access to what — and should they? Identity is where modern companies break. Too much access leaks data. Too little grinds the business to a halt. Lumos is the industry's first Autonomous Identity Platform — software that doesn't just surface access risk, but acts on it. We started with a self-service AppStore and grew into the critical infrastructure connecting apps, identities, and data for GitHub, MongoDB, Mars, Pinterest, Anduril, Intercom, Roku, and Netskope. At the center is Albus, our AI agent for identity — mining roles, approving access, and catching the drift humans miss. You'll ship work that thousands of IT and security teams touch every day. You'll own problems without playbooks, because the category is being redefined in real time — by us. Why Lumos? - 🚀 Jump on a rocketship. Since launching out of stealth in April 2022, we've grown from 20 to ~130 Alchemists and raised over $65M from a16z, Scale, Neo, Greg Brockman (President at OpenAI), and Phil Venables (CISO at Google). - ⭐ Customers love us — and so does the industry. Named a Strong Performer in the 2026 Gartner Voice of the Customer for IGA — 4.7/5, with 96% of reviewers saying they'd recommend us. Our customers cut time-to-access by 98%, slash IT tickets by 72%, and eliminate excess privilege at scale. - 🏆 A culture worth joining. Three years running on Forbes' Top 100 Best Startup Employers in America (2024, 2025, 2026) — measured on culture, retention, growth, and job creation. That's our Alchemists, not our marketing. See what we live by here https://blog.lumos.com/p/the-anatomy-of-an-alchemist. As the Head of People at Lumos, you have a massive opportunity to design and build the People function that scales Lumos from ~130 to 300+ Alchemists — and to be the trusted partner every Lumos leader turns to for advice on talent, performance, and team-building. You will be the ar

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