[Hiring] Senior Manager, People @Vesta Innovations Inc.

Role Description

Owning a home is a foundational part of building financial security and wealth in America. However, the tools and technology that support homeownership are antiquated, dependent on things like fax machines, handwritten documentation, and hours of manual review. We're here to change it.

Vesta was founded to rebuild the mortgage LOS from the ground up. Our founding belief is that the future of mortgage lending will be a fully automated process. Today, our AI augmented platform makes that a reality. Our mission has been to build a platform where AI isn’t just an add-on, but the core engine that transforms how a loan is actually manufactured.

Who you are

• You love creating the infrastructure a People function runs on.
• You've partnered directly with the manager tier and become a trusted collaborator.
• You're strategic, not procedural: if a loop isn't working, you rebuild it rather than repeat it.
• You're the person managers bring the uncomfortable stuff to, and who tells them what's actually going on.

About the role

This role is structured around two things you'll own end to end:

• Program and platform work: leveling, comp philosophy, and management development.
• Being the trusted HR business partner to our engineering manager tier, with a growing set of managers across the company over time.

Responsibilities

• Create the platforms:
  • Design the leveling framework at a company level.
  • Define what each level means and looks like across every function.
  • Set the standards for promotions and consistency as new roles are added.
• Develop how Vesta develops its people:
  • Form a shared point of view on what success looks like at each level.
  • Turn the leveling framework into real conversations: development plans, promotions, calibration, and honest feedback.
• Stand up management development as a program:
  • Design the program that turns people who are new to managing into effective leaders.
• Own comp philosophy:
  • Manage how we pay, level, and structure cash, equity, and bonus.
  • Ensure consistent leveling and clear philosophy as the company grows.
• Partner with the manager tier:
  • Be the trusted HR partner to our managers.
  • Work with them on performance, comp calibration, promotions, ER cases, and development conversations.
• Keep the foundation running:
  • Own employee relations and handle cases directly.
  • Create frameworks and playbooks for repeatable good outcomes.
  • Own compliance and employment law across multi-state US employment.

Benefits

• Robust medical, vision, & dental coverage (~100% of employee premiums are covered)
• 401(K) plan offering
• Meaningful parental leave - 16 weeks fully paid for all new parents
• Remote-first culture with a hub in the Bay Area and New York
• Generous Work-From-Anywhere & Wellness Benefits
• Monthly Doordash benefits
• Open & encouraged flexible time off
• Company offsites to get to know the team!