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HIKE2 is a business transformation partner, enabled by technology. We help organizations identify the right problems to solve, navigate complex change, and build the capabilities they need for what's next.
With deep roots in complex and regulated industries, including legal, financial services, insurance, professional services, high-tech, and the public sector, we bring together business advisory, design, data, AI, technology, engineering, and change expertise as one integrated team. We help clients turn strategy and possibility into execution and measurable outcomes.
Great transformation starts with curiosity. We take the time to understand our clients, bring deep expertise and a strong point of view, and work alongside them to turn complex problems into practical action. There is no cookie-cutter approach at HIKE2. Our goal is to leave every client more capable, confident, and prepared for what's next.
At HIKE2, Our Values Shape How We Work
We Are One Team, All In. We collaborate across roles and disciplines, show up for one another, and share ownership for the work and the outcome.
We Grow Together. We stay curious, seek feedback, share what we know, and invest in the growth of ourselves, our teammates, and our clients.
We Commit to Success. We take ownership, follow through, set a high bar for quality, and stay focused on meaningful outcomes.
We Envision What's Next. We look beyond the immediate ask, bring a point of view, challenge assumptions, and turn new possibilities into practical opportunities for transformation.
About the Role
We're on a quest to build one of the most talented engineering organizations in the industry, and we're looking for a Head of People & Culture who can help us get there.
This leader will shape how we attract, develop, engage, and retain exceptional talent across engineering, data, AI, consulting, advisory, and our broader business.
You'll partner closely with our executive team and capability leaders to build a high-performing organization where people can do their best work and continue to grow.
We're looking for someone who combines strategic thinking with hands-on execution, brings strong HR leadership experience, and is passionate about building exceptional teams.
What You Will Do
Build exceptional talent: Lead our talent strategy, recruiting, and workforce planning to attract and retain outstanding technical and professional talent.
Accelerate development: Build career paths, technical learning programs, mentoring, and leadership development that strengthen our capabilities.
Strengthen performance: Establish clear expectations, meaningful feedback, accountability, and opportunities for growth.
Develop great leaders: Equip People Managers and Capability Leaders to coach, engage, and develop high-performing teams.
Shape our culture: Build an employee experience grounded in our values, collaboration, engagement, and continuous learning.
Lead People & HR: Oversee employee relations, compensation, benefits, compliance, organizational design, and People operations.
Build a strong People function: Lead our Talent Acquisition, Talent Development, People Operations, and Culture teams, creating an integrated approach to the employee experience.
Success means we're attracting exceptional people, growing our technical capabilities, developing strong leaders, and building a culture where talented people want to stay and grow.
What You Will Bring
Required Experience and Capabilities
Proven People leadership experience in a growing technology, engineering, consulting, or professional services organization.
Experience attracting, developing, and retaining high-performing technical and professional talent.
Strong HR generalist expertise, including employee relations, compliance, compensation, and performance management.
Experience building talent development, career progression, and leadership programs.
Strong organizational design, workforce planning, and change leadership capabilities.
Executive presence, sound judgment, and a hands-on, action-oriented leadership style.
Additional Experience That Would Be Valuable
Experience supporting software engineering, data engineering, or AI teams.
Experience building technical career paths, competency frameworks, and learning programs.
Experience scaling a People function in a growing consulting or technology services business.
What We Offer
At HIKE2, you'll have the opportunity to help shape the next chapter of our organization, working alongside leaders committed to building exceptional teams and capabilities.
We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, opportunities for professional growth and development, and the chance to make a meaningful impact on our people and our business.
If you're curious, collaborative, energized by complex problems, and excited about helping organizations transform and build what's next, we'd love to meet you.
Equal Opportunity Employer
HIKE2 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities
to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran
status, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic under applicable
federal, state, or local laws.
HIKE2 is a business transformation partner, enabled by technology. We help organizations identify the right problems to solve, navigate complex change, and build the capabilities they need for what's next.
With deep roots in complex and regulated industries, including legal, financial services, insurance, professional services, high-tech, and the public sector, we bring together business advisory, design, data, AI, technology, engineering, and change expertise as one integrated team. We help clients turn strategy and possibility into execution and measurable outcomes.
Great transformation starts with curiosity. We take the time to understand our clients, bring deep expertise and a strong point of view, and work alongside them to turn complex problems into practical action. There is no cookie-cutter approach at HIKE2. Our goal is to leave every client more capable, confident, and prepared for what's next.
At HIKE2, Our Values Shape How We Work
We Are One Team, All In. We collaborate across roles and disciplines, show up for one another, and share ownership for the work and the outcome.
We Grow Together. We stay curious, seek feedback, share what we know, and invest in the growth of ourselves, our teammates, and our clients.
We Commit to Success. We take ownership, follow through, set a high bar for quality, and stay focused on meaningful outcomes.
We Envision What's Next. We look beyond the immediate ask, bring a point of view, challenge assumptions, and turn new possibilities into practical opportunities for transformation.
About the Role
We're on a quest to build one of the most talented engineering organizations in the industry, and we're looking for a Head of People & Culture who can help us get there.
This leader will shape how we attract, develop, engage, and retain exceptional talent across engineering, data, AI, consulting, advisory, and our broader business.
You'll partner closely with our executive team and capability leaders to build a high-performing organization where people can do their best work and continue to grow.
We're looking for someone who combines strategic thinking with hands-on execution, brings strong HR leadership experience, and is passionate about building exceptional teams.
What You Will Do
Build exceptional talent: Lead our talent strategy, recruiting, and workforce planning to attract and retain outstanding technical and professional talent.
Accelerate development: Build career paths, technical learning programs, mentoring, and leadership development that strengthen our capabilities.
Strengthen performance: Establish clear expectations, meaningful feedback, accountability, and opportunities for growth.
Develop great leaders: Equip People Managers and Capability Leaders to coach, engage, and develop high-performing teams.
Shape our culture: Build an employee experience grounded in our values, collaboration, engagement, and continuous learning.
Lead People & HR: Oversee employee relations, compensation, benefits, compliance, organizational design, and People operations.
Build a strong People function: Lead our Talent Acquisition, Talent Development, People Operations, and Culture teams, creating an integrated approach to the employee experience.
Success means we're attracting exceptional people, growing our technical capabilities, developing strong leaders, and building a culture where talented people want to stay and grow.
What You Will Bring
Required Experience and Capabilities
Proven People leadership experience in a growing technology, engineering, consulting, or professional services organization.
Experience attracting, developing, and retaining high-performing technical and professional talent.
Strong HR generalist expertise, including employee relations, compliance, compensation, and performance management.
Experience building talent development, career progression, and leadership programs.
Strong organizational design, workforce planning, and change leadership capabilities.
Executive presence, sound judgment, and a hands-on, action-oriented leadership style.
Additional Experience That Would Be Valuable
Experience supporting software engineering, data engineering, or AI teams.
Experience building technical career paths, competency frameworks, and learning programs.
Experience scaling a People function in a growing consulting or technology services business.
What We Offer
At HIKE2, you'll have the opportunity to help shape the next chapter of our organization, working alongside leaders committed to building exceptional teams and capabilities.
We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, opportunities for professional growth and development, and the chance to make a meaningful impact on our people and our business.
If you're curious, collaborative, energized by complex problems, and excited about helping organizations transform and build what's next, we'd love to meet you.
Equal Opportunity Employer
HIKE2 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities
to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran
status, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic under applicable
federal, state, or local laws.
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Manufacturing
- Technology & Software
- Non-Profit & Social Services
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in people and culture lead jobs.
- 5 or more years of progressive HR or people operations experience
- Demonstrated experience designing and leading employee engagement or culture programs
- Proficiency with HRIS platforms and applicant tracking systems
- Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills
- Experience supporting performance management cycles and manager capability development
- Bachelor's degree in human resources, organizational psychology, or a related field
Tips for Your People and Culture Lead Job Search
Tailor your resume to cultural transformation
People and culture lead roles prioritize evidence of organizational change, not just HR operations. Highlight specific initiatives you led, engagement programs, manager capability builds, or culture diagnostics, and quantify their reach across the workforce wherever you can.
Lead with business impact, not HR activity
Hiring managers for these roles want a strategic partner, not a process owner. Frame every bullet around what changed in the business as a result of your work, not the activities you ran. Retention improvements, capability uplift, and engagement shifts all land harder than program names.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists people and culture lead openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target companies by growth stage intentionally
People and culture lead roles look very different at a 50-person startup versus a 2,000-person scale-up. Startups want generalists who can build from scratch. Growth-stage companies want someone who can professionalize systems. Read the job description for signals about which stage they're at before applying.
Prepare a culture narrative for interviews
Interviewers for people and culture lead roles will ask how you've defined or shifted culture, not just administered it. Have a concise story ready that walks through a diagnosis you made, the approach you chose, the resistance you encountered, and the outcome you can point to.
Negotiate scope before title or compensation
In people and culture roles, your leverage often sits in what the role owns, not what it's called. Before accepting an offer, clarify whether you'll have decision-making authority over programs or only advisory influence, since that gap determines whether you can actually deliver what they're hiring you to do.
People and Culture Lead Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most people and culture leads?
The companies hiring the most people and culture leads right now include Fairmont, Campbell's, and BDO, with the largest share of openings in California, New York, and Texas, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Technology, healthcare, and high-growth professional services firms account for a significant portion of active postings.
How many people and culture lead jobs are remote?
About 77% of people and culture lead openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting strong demand for flexible arrangements in this function. Roles focused on employee experience design, DEI strategy, and organizational development tend to offer the most remote flexibility, while positions requiring frequent in-person facilitation or site-level presence are more likely to be on-site.
How do you become a people and culture lead?
Most people and culture leads move into the role after building several years of experience in HR business partnering, organizational development, or talent management. The path typically involves taking ownership of a people program end-to-end, developing strong relationships with senior leaders, and demonstrating that you can connect people strategy to business outcomes rather than just executing HR processes.
Can you get a people and culture lead role with limited experience?
Getting hired as a people and culture lead with limited experience is competitive, but candidates who have led a meaningful initiative in an adjacent role, such as a program manager who owned onboarding or an office manager who built a recognition program, can make a credible case. Focus your application on the scope of what you owned and the results you drove, not the title you held.
What does the people and culture lead interview process look like?
The interview process for people and culture lead roles typically includes an initial screening, a competency-based interview with HR leadership, a panel interview with business stakeholders, and a practical exercise such as a culture audit presentation or a people strategy proposal. Interviewers are assessing both your functional expertise and your ability to build credibility with leaders outside of HR.
Where can I find and apply to people and culture lead jobs?
You can find and apply to people and culture lead jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Find the roles that fit your experience and goals, then apply directly to each listing from the page.
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