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Posted May 8Senior HRBP
at Kikoff
San Francisco, United StatesOn-site
Responsibilities
- Own the build, launch, and maintenance of AI-powered workflows and agents across the lifecycle moving us from multi-week HR cycles to fast, automated ones
- Architect the foundational talent systems for Engineering and Data: career ladders, and promotion criteria, including the technical and behavioral expectations at each level
- Drive comp planning end-to-end (merit, equity refresh, promotion increases, out-of-cycle adjustments) and coach managers through the full performance lifecycle, including the harder calibration and feedback conversations
- Build automated dashboards and predictive analytics that let leadership make evidence-based decisions on engagement, attendance, learning ROI, retention risk, and high-potential identification
- Own employee relations for the Eng and Data populations — investigations, performance management, accommodations, and sensitive transitions — coordinating with Legal and the VP of People
- Support IPO readiness workstreams that touch the Eng and Data populations, including workforce compliance, equity education, and SEC-required disclosures About You
Requirements
- Kikoff: A FinTech Unicorn Powering Financial Progress with AI
- With innovative technology and AI, we simplify credit building, reduce debt, and expand access to financial opportunities to those who need them the most.
- We value extreme ownership, clear communication, a strong sense of craftsmanship, and the desire to create lasting work and work relationships.
- Kikoff is looking for a Senior HR Business Partner to support Engineering and Data — a 50+ person team at the center of a profitable, pre-IPO consumer fintech — and to lead the AI-driven evolution of how we run the People function.
- You will operate as a product manager for the employee experience, designing, building, and maintaining AI-powered workflows and agents across the full employee lifecycle.
- Your success will be measured through quantifiable improvements in talent outcomes, the quality and reliability of the AI workflows and agents you build, and your ability to influence culture and organizational effectiveness through data-driven insights.
- experience partnering with technical functions — ideally Engineering, Data, or Product.
- An advanced degree in Industrial & Organizational Psychology, HR, Business Analytics, or a related field is a plus
- An AI-forward practitioner who has moved past using AI to answer questions and is actively building automation into the way HR work gets done
- experience in HR analytics tooling. Comfortable building models that go meaningfully beyond survey averages and headcount reports
- experience partnering with senior technical leaders (CTO, VPE, Director-level engineering managers) as a trusted partner, not a service provider, including the judgment calls that come with employee relations work — investigations, accommodations, terminations
- Kikoff is an AI-first fintech company on a mission to empower people to achieve financial security.
- Our products — including our top-rated credit builder, AI debt negotiator, and AI credit disputes tool — are the highest-rated in their categories on both iOS and Android.
Experience
- 5+ years of progressive HR experience, including at least 3 years in an HRBP role at a venture-backed tech company, with deep
Benefits
- We're a profitable, high growth FinTech unicorn serving millions of people, many of whom are building credit or navigating life paycheck to paycheck.
- Partner with Recruiting on workforce planning, role architecture, leveling decisions, and offer construction for senior technical roles, and support immigration cases (H-1B, green card, wage-weighted lottery) with our external counsel
- 💰 US salary range: $170,000 – $210,000 base + equity
- 🏥 Medical, dental, vision — Kikoff covers the full cost for employees, 50% for dependents 📈 Stock options
- 🛃 Visa sponsorship available
- Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: At Kikoff, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees.
- Base Range $170,000 — $210,000 USD
- Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Additional details
- At Kikoff, our mission is to provide radically affordable financial tools to help consumers achieve financial security.
- Founded in 2019, Kikoff is headquartered in San Francisco and backed by top-tier VC investors and NBA star Stephen Curry. Why Kikoff:
- This is a consumer fintech startup, and you will be working with serial entrepreneurs who have built strong consumer brands and innovative products.
- Yes, you can build an exciting business AND have real-life real-customer impact.
- You will also be the embedded People partner to the CTO's Chief of Staff, engineering and data leaders, and the managers who run our day-to-day delivery.
- This role reports to the VP of People and works in close partnership with CTO and his Chief of Staff.
- You'll also collaborate with Recruiting, People Analytics, and People Operations on the systems that run underneath this work.
- This is a senior individual contributor role — no direct reports — with significant ownership over how Engineering and Data operate as a team. What You'll Do
- Operate as a product manager for the employee experience.
- Use data to shape policies on remote work, time off, and professional development, and build manager development and skill-gap-driven programs for Eng and Data leaders