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Tonal, a category-defining connected fitness company, is seeking a Head of People to lead its entire People & Culture function across corporate and retail teams during a critical growth inflection point. You will report to the CFO while partnering directly with the CEO and executive team to shape Tonal's talent philosophy, compensation and equity strategy, and organizational culture.
Key responsibilities include:
**People Strategy & Org Design**: Own Tonal's People strategy and roadmap in partnership with the CFO and executive team. Lead organizational design and workforce planning aligned with budget and headcount planning.
**Talent Acquisition & Development**: Lead talent acquisition, employer brand, performance management, and manager and leadership development. Build the pipeline of leaders needed for Tonal's next phase.
**Total Rewards**: Own compensation, benefits, and equity philosophy and programs across both corporate and retail populations. Partner closely with Finance and support the board on executive compensation and equity matters.
**Culture & Communications**: Shape a high-performance, values-driven culture. Measure and act on employee sentiment, and own people communications across the organization.
**People Operations & Compliance**: Run scalable, compliant People operations in the US and Canada, including HRIS and people systems modernization, people analytics, policy, and employee relations. Manage wage-and-hour compliance for the hourly workforce.
**Workplace Experience**: Own the workplace experience across Tonal's hubs, including facilities, offsites, events, and physical safety.
**Team Leadership**: Lead and develop a ~10-person People team as a hands-on player-coach.
This is a strategic role requiring a business leader who understands how Tonal makes money, brings a point of view on talent and organization to the executive table, and can push back when it matters. You will raise the bar on talent, hold leaders accountable, and handle complex people situations with judgment and discretion.
**Requirements**:
- 10+ years in HR, including 4+ years leading a full People function
- Experience at a venture- or PE-backed, high-growth company; consumer hardware, connected fitness, or health tech experience is a plus
- Demonstrated experience designing compensation and equity programs at a late-stage private company and working with a board or compensation committee
- Strong command of US federal, state, and local employment law, including multi-state wage-and-hour compliance for hourly and retail employees, and Canadian employment law
- Experience modernizing HR systems and using people analytics
- Bachelor's degree preferred; MBA or MS in HR is a plus
- Must be hands-on and data-driven, able to roll up sleeves and use data to make decisions
- Ability to earn trust quickly, unify teams, and balance drive and urgency with humility and humor
