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9amHealth is an AI-enabled virtual specialty care platform managing high-cost chronic conditions at scale. The company partners with employers, health plans, and pharmacy benefit managers to deliver comprehensive care for obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. Members access specialized clinicians (endocrinologists, obesity medicine specialists, clinical pharmacists), at-home lab testing, prescription medications, and lifestyle support. Founded in 2021, 9amHealth is backed by Define Ventures, SemperVirens, 7Wire Ventures, and The Cigna Group Ventures.
You will serve as the executive leader of the People function, reporting to the COO and leading the People team across 250+ employees and contractors spanning clinical, corporate, and technical functions. This is a strategic, hands-on role in a fast-moving startup environment.
Key Responsibilities:
People Strategy & Organizational Leadership: Set and execute multi-year People strategy aligned to company goals and business priorities. Represent People strategy at executive and Board levels. Lead organizational design and workforce planning in partnership with Finance and business leaders. Anticipate organizational and workforce risks proactively. Lead and develop the People leadership team across HR, Talent Acquisition, and People Operations. Establish clear expectations, ownership lanes, and realistic roadmaps.
Talent, Leadership & Culture: Strengthen leadership capability, succession planning, and bench strength across critical functions. Partner with executives on performance, organizational effectiveness, employee engagement, and retention. Direct the People leadership team in establishing programs and practices to support high-performing organizations through growth. Ensure thoughtful, consistent employee experience across corporate, technical, clinical, and contractor populations.
Compensation & People Operations: Own the company's compensation philosophy and strategy, ensuring it supports growth, retention, internal equity, and market competitiveness. Establish scalable infrastructure, policies, systems, and processes for a high-growth company. Oversee People Operations including benefits, payroll, compliance, employee relations, onboarding/offboarding, and multi-state employment requirements. Provide sound judgment on sensitive employee matters, policy exceptions, restructures, and separations. Ensure People technology and operating model can scale with the company.
9amHealth has physical sites in San Diego, California and Vienna, Austria, with distributed team members globally. The company offers comprehensive benefits including health, dental, and vision insurance, flexible PTO, work-from-home options, and professional development budget.
Requirements:
- 10+ years of progressive People/HR leadership experience, including 5+ years leading People functions at Director, VP, or equivalent executive level
- Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Leadership, Organizational Development, or related field is a plus
- Proven experience building and scaling People functions in high-growth startup environments, ideally through significant organizational change and growth
- Experience with scaling a clinical workforce in healthtech, telehealth, or regulated environment is a plus
- Demonstrated ability to operate as strategic business partner to founders, executives, and Boards
- Deep experience with organizational design, workforce planning, compensation, talent strategy, and people operations
- Experience leading and developing teams across multiple disciplines (HR, Talent Acquisition, People Operations)
- Strong business and financial acumen, connecting decisions to company strategy, budget, and business outcomes
- Exceptional judgment and discretion navigating complex employee relations, organizational changes, and sensitive matters
- Highly hands-on builder mentality with comfort setting strategy while rolling up sleeves to execute
- Proactive communication and relationship-building skills, building trust across executives, managers, and employees
- Experience managing distributed and/or blended workforce across multiple states
