Head of People

About the role

Adonis is looking for a Head of People to lead and scale our People function across recruiting, people operations, employee experience, and strategic business partnership. This role will own how we attract, develop, support, and retain exceptional talent while building the systems, programs, and manager capabilities required for a high-performing, durable organization.

This person will partner closely with executives and functional leaders to ensure people strategy is tightly aligned to company priorities, organizational needs, and business performance. The right candidate is both strategic and hands-on: someone who can operate as a trusted advisor to leadership while also building practical, scalable infrastructure that helps Adonis grow well.

Responsibilities

Employee experience and talent programs

Design and run the programs that shape employee experience across onboarding, engagement, feedback, development, recognition, and retention

Lead performance management processes, including review cycles, calibration, promotions, and compensation planning

Ensure managers have the tools, training, and frameworks to set clear expectations, deliver feedback, and lead high-performing teams

Evolve leveling, career development, and talent practices so they are simple, fair, and useful to the business

Build lightweight but effective approaches to learning and development, manager enablement, and internal capability building

Run engagement and listening mechanisms, synthesize themes, and drive clear follow-through on action plans

Recruiting strategy and operating model

Own the overall recruiting strategy and operating model for Adonis, ensuring we attract, assess, and close exceptional talent across the business

Lead, coach, and develop the recruiting team, setting a high bar for execution, candidate experience, and hiring quality

Partner with executives and functional leaders on headcount planning, role prioritization, and talent strategy

Directly lead or support senior and critical searches, particularly for leadership and highly strategic roles

Continuously improve the hiring process, including intake, interview design, scorecards, calibration, decision-making, and close strategy

Partner cross-functionally to strengthen Adonis’ employer brand and ensure our story, mission, and values are clear in market

People operations, infrastructure, and analytics

Own and evolve the core People infrastructure that supports the employee lifecycle, including on/off boarding, HR systems, policies, benefits, and more

Ensure People systems and processes are accurate, scalable, and easy to navigate for employees and managers

Maintain practical, clear policies and programs that balance compliance, consistency, and the way Adonis actually works

Partner with Finance and other stakeholders on headcount tracking, workforce planning, and People-related budget inputs

Build and own a people analytics cadence that gives leaders clear visibility into headcount, hiring funnel health, time-to-fill, attrition, engagement, performance, compensation, and other key workforce metrics

Use data and operating rigor to improve key People metrics, identify risks early, surface trends to leadership, and inform organizational and talent decisions

Business partnership and organizational leadership

Serve as a trusted partner to executives and department leaders on org design, workforce planning, team health, and performance

Advise on sensitive employee matters with sound judgment, discretion, and a strong bias toward clarity and fairness

Help leaders make thoughtful decisions about team structure, role design, succession, capability gaps, and organizational effectiveness

Translate business strategy into People priorities and execution plans

Build credibility across the company as a pragmatic, high-trust leader who can move fluidly between strategy and execution

Reinforce the cultural norms and leadership behaviors needed for Adonis to scale effectively

Qualifications

8+ years of experience across People leadership, recruiting, People Operations, HR business partnership, or related areas, with meaningful time in high-growth environments

Experience leading a broad People function that spans recruiting, People Operations, employee experience, and business partnership

Strong operator with a track record of building scalable systems, processes, and programs from the ground up

Experienced manager and coach with the ability to build high-performing teams and raise the bar across the function

Strong business judgment and the ability to connect People strategy to company priorities, organizational needs, and financial realities

Demonstrated success partnering with senior leaders on org design, talent decisions, and organizational effectiveness

Excellent communicator who can bring structure, clarity, and calm to complex or sensitive situations

High degree of discretion, accountability, and follow-through

Comfortable operating at both strategic and tactical levels in a fast-moving environment

The base salary range for this position is $210,000 to $240,000. Base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition to base salary, we offer an annual bonus program, company equity, and a competitive benefits package.

About Adonis

Adonis is the leading AI orchestration platform for healthcare revenue cycle management (RCM), purpose-built for healthcare organizations seeking to transform their revenue operations. Traditional RCM processes often struggle with inefficiencies, costing providers up to 15% or more of their potential revenue. Through advanced automation, data science, and AI Agents, Adonis helps revenue teams detect vulnerabilities, optimize workflows, and deploy precise solutions that drive reliable and scalable financial outcomes.

Adonis is headquartered in New York City and has raised over $95M in funding, including a recent $40M Series C round led by Quadrille Capital with continued support from existing investors such as General Catalyst and Bling Capital. This funding supports our mission to restore sanity to RCM and equip provider groups and health systems with AI-driven revenue cycle operations at scale.

Compensation Philosophy

Actual base pay will depend on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Adonis determines compensation based on each candidate’s experience and qualifications relative to peers, and most new hires fall near the middle of the range. In addition to base salary, you’ll receive meaningful equity and great benefits.

Perks at Adonis

Competitive equity packages

Employer-paid medical insurance

Employer-paid dental insurance

Employer-paid vision insurance

Employer-funded HSA

Parental leave

Commuter benefits

Office lunches every day

Office snacks

Generous PTO

Located in 3 World Trade Center with easy access to all trains and the PATH, and amazing views of the city

Adonis is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture that celebrates authenticity to win as one. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, citizenship or immigration status, or any other legally protected characteristics.

At Adonis, we fully comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). We are dedicated to embracing challenges and creating an accessible, inclusive workplace for all individuals.