Head of Recruiting and Human Resources

Job Description
Job Description
Intro description:
Legalist is a tech-enabled alternative asset manager that uses proprietary data-driven origination to invest in uncorrelated legal and government-payment assets. Founded out of Y Combinator in 2016, Legalist manages over $1.7 billion for endowments, foundations, and family offices. We're hiring a Head of Recruiting and Human Resources at Legalist. This position reports directly to Legalist's leadership. You'll be joining a growing team of investment professionals, attorneys, and software engineers.

If you're an experienced human resources professional interested in helping us grow to the next level, we'd love to talk with you.

Core responsibilities

Own recruiting companywide, including originating attractive candidates from various pipelines
Assist leadership with developing compensation and retention programs for senior staff members
Manage payroll/compensation, benefits, and related administrative matters for a fully distributed team of investment professionals
Oversee annual evaluation process and facilitate year-round performance feedback for individual teams/personnel
Develop and own employee onboarding and ongoing training processes
Assist and provide guidance to executive and legal teams on employment law compliance and related issues
Qualifications:
7+ years' total relevant experience
3+ years' experience originating prospective candidates in financial services (e.g., private funds or asset management)
Highly organized with well-developed attention to detail and project management abilities
Prior experience at multistate and/or international employer strongly preferred
Flexibility, humility, and a sense of humor required