Head of People

We are joining the Interchain Foundation, and are rebranding Skip to Interchain Inc., as we become the ICF’s main development, product, and growth subsidiary! Read the announcement to learn more.

Who we are

📌 Interchain Inc (formerly, Skip) leads development for the Cosmos Hub, ecosystem, and stack -- the leading platform for building sovereign, interoperable blockchains. We're dedicated to offering developers full-stack programmability, complete ownership of their economics, and best-in-class distribution to users everywhere.

Our mission is to build a more free, more fair internet with the Cosmos platform at the core. The best teams already build with Cosmos across every category: defi (dYdX, Osmosis, Injective), infrastructure (Babylon, Celestia, Initia),  Depin/AI (Akash, Artificial Superintelligence Alliance, Allora), privacy (Nillion, Penumbra), and many more. We want to help these teams and many more help bring the values of sovereignty and decentralization to the rest of the internet by developing the Cosmos stack and hub. 

We focus on hiring the core team and senior talent to work together in person in NYC to build a collaborative and supportive culture. But we’re still open to hiring best-in-class remote talent anywhere within 6 hours of the NYC timezone.

Core team member responsibilities

1. Work to solve hard technical problems at the cutting edge of blockchain research alongside the founders.
2. Be empowered to make bold technical and strategic decisions.
3. Play a critical role in determining the people we hire, our culture, our engineering practices, and the products we ship.

How we work

1. We value ambition, work ethic, and m (slope) over prestige, accomplishments, and y-intercept.
2. We value thoughtful and contentious dialogue over siloed and unilateral decision-making.
3. We value acknowledging uncertainty/weakness and seeking support over unabated confidence and solo performances.
4. We’re obsessive about documenting everything, learning, and shipping as fast as possible with short feedback cycles. 

Interchain Inc is committed to inclusion.

Interchain Inc. is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourages individuals from underrepresented backgrounds to apply. We believe the purpose of crypto is to expand who has agency in society, which starts at home, by empowering people with diverse gender identities, ethnic backgrounds, and life experiences within our own organization. Interchain Inc. offers dedicated mentorship to support personal growth and a bright career in crypto.

Benefits

✈️ 18 days of paid leave

🧑‍⚕️ Premium health insurance

🏦 Competitive regional compensation and token compensation

📁 Office space and accommodations for remote work

👉 We’re open to arranging paid work trials with potential hires because we think interviews give a very limited view of candidates and the company.

About the Role

In a nutshell, we expect our People & HR Lead to bring in world-class talent, keep them around, and foster their growth. 

The People & HR Lead will be responsible for leading the development and implementation of the Interchain organization’s human resources strategy, policies, and practices to support our mission and goals. 

This role requires you to think proactively about complex human challenges. We’re looking for someone who has a proven roll-up-your-sleeves mentality and is comfortable wearing many hats (recruiter, comp specialist, coach, conflict resolver) and not an empire builder who is trying to hire a team from the start. You will continually assess and anticipate business needs to create a sustainable and innovative support model for business growth and employee engagement.

To do that, we expect and enable you to prioritize ruthlessly and test, iterate, and ship quickly to drive business results. We will set you up for success with clarity, immediate feedback, and radical candor. 

You will be pivotal in shaping a thriving work environment, organization design, employee success, and retention. 

Responsibilities

• Making the Interchain organization a great place to work from an employee’s first day with us through culture design, smooth processes, clear policies, communication, and support systems. 
• Recruiting world-class talent with support from our team leads & admin staff, and the external recruiters. 
• Owning and managing the implementation of our People strategies, including talent acquisition, compensation & benefits, and performance management. 
• Representing HR to the leadership team, ensuring that HR perspectives are considered in all decisions and initiatives.
• Maintaining global compliance. 

What you can Offer

Required: 

• Experience in leading and growing the people function in a fast-paced environment.
• Outstanding problem-solving, organizational, interpersonal, and overall communication skills, with exceptional and proven active listening ability.
• Understanding of employment law, especially in the US and Germany, compensation, benefits, organizational development, and training & development.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.
• Based in a CET time zone, with availability from 9AM EST -  1PM EST, and the ability to make yourself available to accommodate PST employees as needed.
• Occasional travels to company events and to our offices are required. 

Bonus: 

• 8+ years prior relevant experience in HR/people & talent, preferably in fast-growing start-ups.
• Experience making decisions ethically and rationally using data and logic. 
• Proven ability to work in ambiguity and anticipate challenges and solutions before they arise.