People Operations Manager

Vaulted Deep

Location: Preference for San Francisco, CA or Houston, TX (both hybrid workplaces)

About Vaulted

Vaulted is an emerging leader in permanent carbon removal. As a Biomass Carbon Removal and Storage (BiCRS) solution, Vaulted delivers permanent, high quality carbon removal at scale through the geologic sequestration of carbon-filled organic waste.

Vaulted’s approach is designed to be the lowest cost, gigaton scale, permanent carbon removal. We sequester sludgy organic wastes (biosolids, manure, agricultural, food waste, paper sludge, etc.) that today are sent to a landfill, dumped into an ocean/river, land applied, or otherwise left to decompose, releasing Green House Gases (GHGs) into the atmosphere. Vaulted leverages a suite of patented, mature, geologic slurry sequestration technologies which allow us to sequester organic waste with minimal processing. We inject deep under the earth’s surface, where the carbon is permanently trapped under a layer of impermeable rock - the same formations that have kept hydrocarbons underground for millions of years. We have two permitted, operational facilities allowing us to reach near-term meaningful scale.

Our carbon removal goes beyond vaulting carbon - it improves local environmental and human health. Our operations redress historically unjust waste management practices and advance environmental justice.

Vaulted is backed by leading carbon removal and climate investors, including Lowercarbon Capital, Earthshot Ventures, and WovenEarth Ventures.

About the Role

At Vaulted, we have an aggressive plan to rapidly grow our team and subsequent climate impact. As the People Operations Manager, you will be responsible for supporting rapid talent acquisition while building other key HR functions to facilitate team growth. You will work directly with the CEO and across the leadership team across a wide range of HR, organizational culture, and people operations tasks that strategically align with business objectives and growth plans. Responsibilities include:

• Talent acquisition and management: build, develop, and oversee the entire recruitment and hiring process in collaboration with leadership to execute hiring plans and attract top talent. Develop and manage adjacent talent processes: interviewing, onboarding, and offboarding. Strategically align these processes with business goals and objectives for rapid team growth.
• People systems management and development: handle company people/HR operations on existing HRIS and related technologies. Co-design, implement, and iterate on existing HRIS systems. Research and establish new software, processes, and systems to optimize people systems as we grow.
• Performance management: iterate on our existing performance management system to align individual and team goals with organizational objectives while fostering a culture of continuous feedback, development, and high performance.
• Employee support: assist in coaching and guiding the team on performance management, career development, and employee relationships. Develop and conduct training programs. Leverage employee feedback to provide insights to the leadership team for continued people development and company improvement.
• Compliance and HR policy development: develop and uphold HR policy and procedures, ensuring that the organization complies with state and federal employment laws, compensation structures, and compliance protocol.
• Organizational culture: Help to nurture company values and norms within and between teams throughout the company. Work with the Founders Associate in the planning and execution of core team events and engagements (All Hands, Offsites).
• Budget and compensation management: help in tracking and aligning HR budget with overall company finances and accounting. Partner with hiring managers and financial controller to strategically determine compensation bands for employees and anticipated hires.

What You Will Bring

To succeed in this role, and to help the company to succeed in our mission, the People Operations Manager must possess strong communication skills across multiple teams while building and maintaining stage-appropriate infrastructure to enable scale. They must also thrive in a fast-paced startup environment with a growing team of ever-changing needs. In addition, we seek a candidate with:

• A Bachelor’s degree in HR management, business administration, or a related field.
• >5 years of experience working in people operations, preferably at a similar stage company.
• Proven track record of leading complex and highly cross-functional projects and initiatives with successful outcomes.
• Experience designing, implementing and maintaining organizational wide systems/programs.
• Proven experience in partnering with leadership on the best strategy for people operations and driving HR strategy in fast-growing startups.
• Strong understanding of HR best practices and employment laws across the United States (in, but not limited to, Kansas, Texas, Colorado, and California). An ability to evaluate and align Vaulted’s HR policy with corresponding law, with help from legal counsel.
• SHRM certification preferred, but not required.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills in written and spoken English. Ability to communicate effectively across a variety of employees in a young and diverse company. High levels of emotional intelligence to handle sensitive information confidentially and resolve conflict.
• A firm grasp on business/industry HR trends coupled with continuous market research to optimize the HR systems, processes, and employee benefits that are leveraged at Vaulted.
• Impeccable ethics and discretion, with a commitment to confidentiality.
• Passion for and commitment to sustainability and the work of climate change mitigation. Knowledge of carbon removal is helpful, but not necessary.

This is a unique opportunity to work in a fast-paced and rewarding environment where your contributions will directly lead to mitigating, and eventually reversing, the worst impacts of climate change.