Head of People

Who We Are

Good Inside is redefining parenting - not as something that should “just come naturally,” but as a skill to learn and practice. Founded by Dr. Becky Kennedy and Dr. Erica Belsky, we combine sturdy leadership with innovative technology to give parents personalized guidance, AI-powered support, and a global community.

Our mission: help parents raise resilient, confident kids in a changing world. We’ve already reached millions, and we’re just getting started.  We’re refining our product and expanding our reach to empower even more families.

We’re looking for bold, high-ownership problem-solvers who want to build something new, tackle big challenges, and be at the forefront of change.

The Opportunity

Good Inside is looking for a strategic, tactical, and enthusiastic Head of People to support our fast-growing team. You will be responsible for influencing the culture while supporting and guiding the team and contributing to the mission at Good Inside. 

You will maintain and build off the organization's existing People Operations, Engagement and Compliance programs. A successful candidate is passionate, ambitious, creative, self-starting, and has a confident “I can do it” attitude toward tasks big and small. 

You’re a true HR Generalist and strategic business partner who has knowledge and experience in a broad range of both tactical and strategic areas of human resources and has a natural instinct for coaching throughout all levels of an organization. You have proven ability in building people operations systems and approaches that champions a high performance culture. You have high expectations of yourself, and those around you and know how to drive a culture that rewards ambition and hard work. You know how to wear many hats and have the startup orientation to jump in and get it done. 

This role reports to the Chief Operations Officer and is a hybrid role with three days a week onsite at our office in Midtown Manhattan. 

What You’ll Own

• Partner with leadership to guide HR strategies, processes, and practices that align with Good Inside’s mission and values.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to employees and leadership, addressing HR-related questions and concerns with discretion and a solution-focused approach.
• Foster a high-performance, values-driven culture through coaching, feedback, and thoughtful leadership. You know how to coach other leaders to motivate their team, create accountability and measure success.
• Lead the full employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, performance management, and offboarding.
• Manage employee relations, compliance, benefits, payroll, health, and safety programs, ensuring alignment with legal and regulatory standards.
• Build and optimize HR systems, policies, and processes to support a scaling organization.
• Manage talent strategy, guiding recruitment and organizational design in partnership with leadership to reward drive and performance. 
• Plan and execute key people initiatives, such as compensation reviews, training, and culture-building events.

Your Skills & Experience

• 10 years of progressive human resources experience in a fast-paced, high-growth startup environment required.
• Bachelor's degree with emphasis in HR or related area; HR certification such as SHRM-CP or PHR preferred but not required.
• Ability to balance both tactical HR Operational needs with providing strategic guidance and direction to leadership and managers.
• Proven experience in confidently running the People function in a scaling organization. 
• Fluent with Gmail, Google calendar, Google tools, Greenhouse, Leapsome and Rippling.

A Great Candidate…

• Is excited about Good Inside's mission and is passionate about improving the lives of parents and children.
• Is an excellent communicator especially in hard situations: they are skilled at giving feedback in a way that is productive and receiving feedback without defensiveness
• Has a high bar for excellence and knows how to inspire the same in others.
• Executes quickly with a bias for action, even amidst ambiguity and without explicit direction.
• Thrives in dynamic environments where experimentation, iteration, and learning from setbacks are key to success.

What We Offer

• Compensation: Annual salary for this role will be $225k - $250k
• Company Equity
• Comprehensive benefits package
• 401k + Company match
• Time off to recharge
• Hybrid work environment
• A high-ownership, high-performance, high-collaboration culture

Equal Employment Opportunity

Good Inside is an equal opportunity employer and as such, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.

We are dedicated to growing a diverse team of highly talented people. As much as we believe in focusing on the parent behind the parenting and the child behind the behavior, we believe in focusing on the person behind the job. We’re dedicated to building a workplace where we give each other the strategies, support, and space we each need to thrive—believing in and bringing out the good inside of everyone..

If you require any accommodations during the recruitment process, whether it be alternate forms of material, accessible meeting rooms, etc., please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

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