Kastle AI
Head of Talent
$200K–$250K
San Francisco · On-site · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 18, 2026
- Experience
- 5-8+ years in People/HR roles, including at least 2 years in leadership.
About the job
Leads Kastle’s recruiting and people functions, building talent strategy, HR infrastructure, and culture as the company scales.
What you'll do
- Lead the recruiting team and improve hiring strategy and processes across functions.
- Build people programs, including performance management, compensation, employee development, and culture initiatives.
- Advise leadership on organizational design, headcount planning, talent decisions, and employment compliance.
What they ask for
- 5-8+ years in People/HR roles at high-growth startups, including at least 2 years in leadership.
- Experience scaling people functions at early-stage companies with 50-200 employees.
- Track record designing and implementing people processes such as performance management, compensation, onboarding, and career frameworks.
- Strong experience using AI tools such as Claude Code and Cursor to build sourcing agents.
Nice to have
- Experience in fintech, lending, or regulated industries.
- Background in AI/ML or technical product companies; experience scaling through hyper-growth and knowledge of multi-state employment compliance are also listed as nice-to-haves.
Pay
$200K – $250K (base salary)
Tools
Claude Code, Cursor
AI focus
Use AI tools to build sourcing agents.
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