Head of People

About us:

Fusion has powered the sun for billions of years. Harnessing fusion here on earth could provide limitless, on-demand, clean power to meet our growing energy needs, tackle the climate crisis, and fuel growing prosperity for centuries to come — if we can make it practical and affordable.

Pacific Fusion was founded in 2023 to develop clean, affordable fusion power. Our approach – pulsed magnetic fusion, where large electric current pulses are used to magnetically compress fusion fuel – has long offered compelling advantages; now, recent scientific and engineering breakthroughs have opened a path to translate that approach into affordable fusion power.

We are still in stealth, based in Fremont, CA and backed by an incredible group of leading VCs and company builders.

Job Overview:

Our employees are the heart of the business. Making fusion energy a reality will require us to continue hiring the best in the world – and empower those people to do the best work of their careers. We are seeking a people leader to build a strong HR foundation and a scalable infrastructure that can support our rapidly growing team.This role will require a strategic thinker who can build and implement processes from scratch, support our rapidly growing team, ensure we live our values as we scale, and thoughtfully engage the executive team and Board in key decisions.

What you'll do:

People Operations: Own and scale HR infrastructure across the entire employee lifecycle.

• Employee and manager support: Provide high-quality employee and manager support with all things HR as they navigate their careers at Pacific Fusion. Build and continuously improve accessible resources for all things HR, including benefits, payroll (in collaboration with finance), policies, etc (and improving those policies and resources as we grow).
• Benefits: Lead the sourcing and implementation of an improved benefits offering as the team grows
• Talent assessment and compensation: Design, implement and continue to improve compensation and talent assessment strategies that retain and reward our incredible employee base.
• Onboarding and offboarding: Oversee and improve scalability of our onboarding and offboarding processes
• Recruiting: Collaborate closely with the recruiting team to support hiring efforts.
• Compliance: Ensure PF remains compliant with all relevant regulations as we scale
  
  

Employee Experience: Ensure Pacific Fusion brings out the best in our people.

• Ensure we never stop learning: Ensure our employees, managers, and executives continue to invest in each others’ development.
• Build employee feedback cycles: Build thoughtful relationships throughout the organization; develop an on-the-ground picture of employee experience supported by formal feedback cycles where appropriate, and surface and implement strategies for improvement that remain in line with our core values as we scale.
• Lead DE&I initiatives: Help us continue to build a diverse and inclusive team, and foster a culture that makes everyone feel they belong
• Build thoughtful communication strategies: Design and implement effective communication strategies that provide context, insight, and clarity into our company and people goals, ensuring transparency and engagement.
• Lead employee relations: Advise managers on appropriate resolution of employee relations issues, managing investigations and escalations as needed.
• Use data to measure success: Work with the executive team to set thoughtful and measurable goals, then track progress against those.
  
  

About you:

• Experience in building and scaling people operations infrastructure and HR at a growing company (from ~50-200 employees) in a deeply technical organization.
• Successful track record of establishing credibility and trust among a diverse workforce, including non-exempt employees.
• Deep understanding of HR policies and regulations across diverse landscapes.
• Practical and low-ego; able to both do work and lead work.
• People are your passion. Building a great culture and a company that is doing groundbreaking work is what gets you up in the morning.
  
  

What we offer:

We believe in compensating fairly and competitively because we want our team to be able to focus on doing work that will power our future generations. Our compensation & benefits has 3 components:

Salary

Our salary range for this role is $200,000-$250,000 with the exact amount to be determined by level, qualifications, and experience.

Equity

The global power generation market is projected to grow to $4T in the next 10 years, and we want our team to share in Pacific Fusion’s successes, so we offer stock options to all employees.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Equity
• 401k with up to 6% employer match
• Generous paid time off (including sick leave, vacation, paid family leave)
• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Lunches daily
  
  

Pacific Fusion is an equal opportunity employer. To build a global solution to this global problem will require humans of all varieties to contribute diverse ideas and experiences. We never discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital, veteran, or disability status.

Compensation Range: $200K - $250K