Plateful jobs

<h2 class="h5">Job description</h2> <div class="t-break" data-jb-field="description"> <span>About Plateful Plateful is a fast-growing DTC kitchen brand building a premium portfolio of cookware and food storage products for customers across the US.<br> We've grown to a team of 60+ people across multiple functions and are continuing to scale.<br> As we enter our next stage of growth, we're looking for a Head of People &amp; Talent who can help strengthen our people function across the organization.<br> Why This Role As we scale from $100M toward $500M by 2029, systems matter more than heroics.<br> This role will help build the people systems, processes, and structure that allow Plateful to scale without losing speed, accountability, or culture.<br> Our recruiting infrastructure is already in place, including Workable and an established hiring process.<br> The opportunity now is to refine, improve, and scale what we've built while expanding the role beyond recruiting into broader HR and people operations.<br> You'll help us build the systems and processes that allow us to attract strong talent, make better hiring decisions, retain high performers, support managers, and build a strong company culture as we continue to grow.<br> This is a hands-on role for someone who can identify what isn't working, improve it, and build better ways of working.<br> The Role As Head of People &amp; Talent, you'll own the full talent and people function across Plateful.<br> You'll work closely with the CEO, department heads, and managers to ensure we hire the right people, support their development, measure performance, and create an environment where strong people can thrive.<br> What You'll OwnTalent Acquisition Own and continuously improve Plateful's full-cycle recruiting process across marketing, operations, technology, creative, sales, and other functions.<br> Audit and refine our existing recruiting workflows, interview structures, scorecards, hiring manager briefings, and offer processes.<br> Partner closely with hiring managers to define what great looks like for each role and maintain a high hiring bar.<br> Own sourcing, screening, interviewing, coordination, and closing for key positions.<br> Manage external recruiting partners and agencies when needed.<br> Track hiring performance and continuously improve speed, quality, and candidate experience.<br> Build and eventually manage a small internal recruiting team as hiring volume grows.<br> HR &amp; People Operations Establish and implement HR best practices across the organization.<br> Develop systems that support member retention, engagement, and performance.<br> Establish recurring manager and member check-ins to identify issues early and maintain strong communication.<br> Partner with department heads to develop performance scorecards that provide clear visibility into individual and team performance.<br> Help managers identify performance gaps, recognize strong performers, and address areas for improvement.<br> Develop structured processes for performance reviews, career development, compensation reviews, and member feedback.<br> Partner with managers to address people-related issues and support effective team management.<br> Help create and maintain policies, processes, and documentation as the company continues to scale.<br> Organize initiatives that strengthen team connection, including company events and offsites as the organization grows.<br> Culture &amp; People Development Help shape and protect Plateful's culture as the company grows.<br> Develop strong instincts for identifying people who demonstrate ownership, accountability, and alignment with the company's values.<br> Help managers build teams that are productive, engaged, and capable of operating independently.<br> Create systems that help high performers grow while identifying areas where additional support or improvement is needed.<br> Act as a trusted partner to leadership on people and organizational matters.<br> AI &amp; Process Improvement Be highly comfortable with AI and use AI tools to improve recruiting, HR, communication, documentation, analysis, and day-to-day productivity.<br> Identify opportunities to automate repetitive processes and improve operational efficiency.<br> Continuously evaluate and improve the systems supporting the people function.<br> Bring a modern, AI-native approach to People &amp; Talent.<br> Base: Highly Competitive Salary / USD per month.<br> Performance Bonus: Additional performance-based compensation tied to successful hiring and long-term retention of key hires.<br> The specific bonus structure will be discussed during the interview process.<br> The Opportunity This is an opportunity to play a meaningful role in shaping how Plateful grows from here.<br> This is a full-time role , working closely with our CEO and department heads, with CET/EET-aligned hours .<br> While Dubai is the ideal location , we are open to considering strong remote candidates who can work effectively within the required time zone.<br> As we scale toward $500M by 2029 , the way we build and support our people will become increasingly important.<br> We're looking for someone who wants to build more than a People function.<br> Someone who can create the systems, processes, and culture that help great people perform, grow, and stay as the organization scales.<br> You'll have the opportunity to work directly with leadership and make a meaningful impact on how we hire, develop, retain, and build the teams that will take Plateful to its next stage.<br> Who We're Looking For You're someone who genuinely enjoys building things.<br> You understand that sustainable growth comes from strong systems, not individual heroics.<br> You see a broken process and want to improve it.<br> You see a great candidate and know how to recognize them.<br> You care about whether people succeed after they are hired, not just whether the offer is signed.<br> You're comfortable working directly with leadership, moving quickly, taking ownership, and figuring things out without needing to be told exactly what to do.<br> Most importantly, you enjoy the challenge of building something great.<br> You're energized by solving problems, improving systems, creating structure, and helping people perform at their best.<br> What We're Looking For 3+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, preferably within a high-growth startup or fast-paced environment.<br> Experience hiring across multiple functions, including marketing, operations, creative, sales, and technical roles.<br> Experience supporting distributed or remote teams.<br> Proven experience building or significantly improving recruiting and HR processes.<br> Strong understanding of member retention, engagement, performance management, and people operations.<br> Strong instinct for culture, ownership, and identifying high-performing talent.<br> Highly proactive, resourceful, and comfortable taking ownership without constant direction.<br> AI-native mindset: actively uses AI tools to improve the way you work and is comfortable finding new ways to leverage AI.<br> Strong communication and interpersonal skills.<br> Highly organized and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-moving environment.<br> Comfortable working directly with founders, executives, and hiring managers.<br> Willingness to be hands-on.<br> This is not a role where you'll simply delegate the work to a large HR team.<br> Ability to work CET/EET-aligned hours.<br> Dubai-based candidates are ideal, but remote candidates will also be considered.<br> What This Role Is Not Not a recruiting coordinator role.<br> You will own outcomes, not simply schedule interviews.<br> Not a traditional corporate HR role.<br> We move quickly and expect our people function to move with us.<br> Not a role where you'll simply operate existing processes.<br> We need someone who can audit, improve, and build better systems.<br> Not a highly layered management role.<br> You'll remain hands-on and close to the work.<br> Not limited to recruiting.<br> Talent acquisition is a major component, but the role also owns broader HR, retention, culture, and people development.<br></span> </div>