Head of People

About the job

Role: Head of People

Location: San Francisco, CA (Hybrid/Remote)

Employment Type: Full-Time

Salary: $130,000–$190,000 + bonus

Other: Potential equity options

About Ever

Ever is changing the future of auto retail. As the first AI-native auto retail platform, we are building the next $100B+ automotive business, starting with electric vehicles. Our AI-native product and operations power our full-stack auto retail business, serving EV buyers and sellers across the nation, both online and offline.

Based out of San Francisco and expanding nationwide, we are backed by leading investors and led by former tech & automotive professionals from Uber, Tesla, Rivian, Lithia, Penske, Carvana, Lyft, Meta, J.P. Morgan, BCG, and more. After our recently completed Series A financing, we have raised $100M in total equity and debt funding. We are growing rapidly and actively recruiting exceptional talent to join our mission of building the next-generation auto retail platform. Learn more about us at evercars.com.

What You’ll Do

• Own People & Talent end-to-end: recruiting, HR, performance management, culture, and org design.
• Serve as a strategic partner to founders, executives and hiring managers on hiring plans, org structure, and leadership development.
• Build and scale Ever’s recruiting engine across engineering, product, operations, sales, and corporate roles.
• Personally lead senior and critical hires while building a high-performing recruiting function.
• Design hiring processes, interview frameworks, and bar-raising practices.
• Own onboarding, performance reviews, leveling frameworks, and career progression.
• Build compensation bands, equity frameworks, and promotion processes.
• Create a high-performance culture grounded in accountability, ownership, and mission.
• Ensure HR compliance across multi-state operations (CA and beyond).
• Act as steward of Ever’s values, culture, and employer brand.
• Build and manage external partners (PEOs, legal, payroll, benefits, recruiters).
• Develop data-driven people metrics (retention, engagement, performance, hiring velocity).
• Scale the People function as Ever grows nationally.

Qualifications & Fit

• 7–12+ years of experience across recruiting, HR, or People leadership
• Experience building People functions at high-growth startups (Series A+ preferred)
• Proven track record of hiring exceptional talent across technical and operational roles
• Strong business acumen — you understand how people strategy drives company outcomes
• Trusted advisor to founders and executives
• High ownership mindset with strong execution ability
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and building systems from zero
• Exceptional communication, judgment, and emotional intelligence
• Passion for building elite teams and strong cultures

Technical Skills

• Deep experience with ATS and HR systems (Greenhouse, Ashby, Rippling, Deel, etc.)
• Strong data orientation — you use metrics to guide decisions
• Familiarity with compensation benchmarking tools
• Experience designing performance management systems
• Comfortable with modern startup tools (Notion, Slack, Google Workspace)
• Knowledge of CA labor law and multi-state compliance

Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonus
• Potential equity options
• Health, dental, and vision
• Flexible / Unlimited PTO
• 401(k) plan

Why Ever and this role?

• Own the People function at a category-defining startup
• Build the team to change the future of auto retail and to build a $100B+ company
• Work with world-class founders, operators, and investors
• Massive long-term upside and leadership growth
• Shape the culture and DNA of Ever from the inside

Disclaimers

Ever is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds and experiences to apply.

Next steps

We’re assembling a world-class team to change the future of auto retail and to build the next $100B+ company. If you’re excited by the massive opportunity, apply here https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/ever