Head of Talent

We're on a mission to empower builders.

• Massive reach: Our docs platform serves 100 million+ developers every year and powers documentation for 18,000+ companies, including Anthropic, Cursor, PayPal, Coinbase, X, and over 20% of the last YC batch.

• Small team, huge impact: We’re only 35 people today, backed by $22 million in funding, each new hire shapes the company’s trajectory.

• Culture of slope over y-intercept: We value learning velocity, grit, and unapologetically unique personalities.

We grew in value faster than headcount and we’re looking to align the two quickly.

We’re looking for a Head of Talent to build the recruiting and HR foundation that powers our next stage of growth. As we continue to scale, this role will shape the systems, processes, and culture that enable our team to grow quickly and sustainably.

In this role, you will design and lead a scalable people infrastructure - from recruiting and HR operations to the systems that support them - ensuring our team can focus on building and achieving ambitious goals. This is a strategic and hands-on role, driving hiring excellence, operational clarity and a high-performance culture that attracts and retains great people.
We do our best work together - this role is based in-office five days a week.

• Lead and manage all recruiting and HR operations, from talent pipeline development to onboarding and retention.

• Oversee junior recruiters and external agencies to ensure hiring velocity aligns with business goals.

• Design and refine a comprehensive total rewards framework, including compensation bands, benefits, and performance cycles that aligns with our growth strategy and talent philosophy.

• Reduce hiring manager time spent on recruiting and HR operations through scalable processes and automation.

• Partner with leadership to forecast hiring needs and build predictable, proactive talent pipelines.

• Champion and shape our culture, making sure our values, accountability, and sense of connection grow stronger as we scale.

Experience

• 5–8+ years in Talent Acquisition and HR roles, 3+ years leading as Head of Talent/People in a high-growth startup environment.

• Proven success scaling recruiting and HR systems from 0→1 and 1→n.

• Experience hiring across levels from entry to executive in competitive hiring markets.

• Strong grasp of HR compliance, payroll, benefits and people operations.

• Take a data-driven approach to track and improve key people and talent metrics across the organization.

Behavioral Competencies

• Builder mentality: loves designing new systems and solving problems from scratch.

• Strategic yet scrappy: this is a player-coach role, and you should be able to strategic thinking and tactical execution.

• High urgency: thrives in a fast-moving, imperfect startup environment.

Competitive compensation and equity | Free Ubers

20 days paid time off every year | Health, dental, vision

401k or RRSP | Free lunch and dinners

$420/mo. wellness stipend | Annual team offsite