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Director of PeopleCulture
Location: Remote (United States)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Reports To: Chief Executive Officer
Compensation: $140,000 – $150,000 annually
Travel: Approximately 1–2 times per year
About the Role
At GoodPop, our people and culture are at the heart of who we are and how we work. We're looking for an experienced, thoughtful, and hands-on Director of PeopleCulture to lead our People function and ensure our team continues to feel supported, connected, and empowered to do their best work.
This role combines strategic People leadership with the day-to-day ownership of HR operations, talent acquisition, payroll, benefits, and employee experience. Reporting directly to the CEO, you'll serve as a trusted advisor to leadership while also personally executing the programs and processes that keep our organization running smoothly.
As a team of one supporting a small, predominantly remote workforce, you'll need to be comfortable moving between big-picture strategy and the details that matter. One day, you may be advising leadership on organizational planning or compensation; the next, you'll be running payroll, interviewing candidates, planning a company gathering, or sending a thoughtful gift to an employee celebrating a personal milestone.
You'll inherit an established People infrastructure, with the opportunity to maintain, strengthen, and thoughtfully evolve our practices as the business grows.
What You'll Do
People StrategyLeadership
- Partner directly with the CEO and leadership team to align People priorities with business objectives, organizational needs, and GoodPop's culture.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to leaders on organizational effectiveness, employee relations, workforce planning, compensation, and talent management.
- Provide practical, thoughtful guidance on sensitive employee matters, balancing employee experience, business needs, and compliance.
- Own and continuously improve HR policies, programs, and practices that support a growing, multi-state organization.
- Support organizational planning, employee development, and strategic People initiatives.
- Establish and communicate meaningful People metrics, trends, and recommendations to leadership.
- Balance long-term strategic priorities with the hands-on responsibilities of leading a standalone People function.
Culture, EngagementEmployee Experience
- Champion GoodPop's culture and create meaningful experiences that help employees feel connected, recognized, and valued.
- Own employee recognition, celebrations, and personal milestones, including birthdays, anniversaries, new babies, personal achievements, and important life events.
- Personally coordinate employee gifts, care packages, and thoughtful gestures during celebrations and difficult moments.
- Plan and execute company gatherings, team-building activities, employee engagement initiatives, and signature events, including Camp GoodPop.
- Develop creative ways to foster connection, collaboration, and belonging across a predominantly remote workforce.
- Lead employee engagement surveys, gather feedback, and partner with leadership on actionable improvements.
- Serve as an approachable, trusted resource for employees, helping create a positive and supportive employee experience.
People Operations, PayrollBenefits
- Own and personally execute the full payroll process through Insperity, ensuring timely and accurate processing, reconciliation, and issue resolution.
- Manage day-to-day People operations, including employee records, employment changes, onboarding, offboarding, and HR documentation.
- Administer employee benefits, retirement programs, and leave processes through Insperity, including open enrollment, employee communications, and ongoing support.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for employee questions related to payroll, benefits, policies, and employment matters.
- Maintain compliance with applicable federal, state, and local employment laws across GoodPop's multi-state workforce.
- Manage relationships with Insperity and other external People-related vendors and partners.
- Maintain accurate, organized, and efficient People processes, systems, and employee records.
- Identify opportunities to streamline workflows and enhance the employee experience without creating unnecessary complexity.
Talent AcquisitionDevelopment
- Own the full-cycle recruiting process, including job postings, candidate sourcing, screening, interview coordination, offer development, and hiring support.
- Partner with hiring managers to identify talent needs, establish hiring strategies, and deliver an efficient, positive candidate experience.
- Manage external recruiting partners when additional or specialized hiring support is needed.
- Lead new-hire onboarding and integration, helping employees feel welcomed, informed, and connected from day one.
- Own the annual performance management process, including review cycles, manager guidance, employee feedback, and follow-through.
- Coach managers on performance conversations, employee development, documentation, and navigating challenging situations.
- Support compensation benchmarking, salary planning, talent development, and succession planning as organizational needs evolve.
Internal CommunicationsEvents
- Own internal People communications, including employee announcements, newsletters, policy updates, and culture-related messaging.
- Partner with leadership to ensure important organizational information is communicated clearly, thoughtfully, and consistently.
- Coordinate company meetings, retreats, and team events, including event planning, vendor management, budgets, and logistics.
- Support cross-functional initiatives and special projects that strengthen employee engagement and organizational effectiveness.
What We're Looking For
- 8+ years of progressive Human Resources or PeopleCulture experience, including experience in a senior HR leadership or HR business partner role.
- Demonstrated success independently managing a broad People function, ideally within a small or growing organization.
- Hands-on experience processing payroll, administering benefits, and managing HR operations; experience with Insperity or a similar PEO is strongly preferred.
- Direct experience managing full-cycle recruiting, including proactive candidate sourcing and hiring manager partnership.
- Strong knowledge of federal and multi-state employment laws, employee relations, and HR best practices.
- Experience partnering directly with executives and providing sound guidance on complex People matters.
- Proven ability to develop and execute employee engagement, culture, and recognition initiatives, ideally within a remote or distributed workforce.
- Experience managing performance review cycles, compensation planning, and employee development programs.
- Exceptional organizational skills, attention to detail, follow-through, and the ability to manage competing priorities.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, judgment, and discretion.
- A genuine interest in employee experience and a willingness to personally execute both strategic initiatives and day-to-day responsibilities.
- Experience in a consumer brand, CPG, or similarly dynamic business environment is preferred.
You'll Thrive Here If You...
- Enjoy being both a strategic thought partner and a hands-on operator.
- Believe the little things matter, whether that's helping a leader navigate a difficult conversation or remembering to celebrate an employee's milestone.
- Are comfortable owning an entire People function and taking initiatives from idea through execution.
- Love building relationships and creating thoughtful experiences that make employees feel valued.
- Can shift comfortably between business priorities, operational responsibilities, and employee needs.
- Bring creativity, resourcefulness, empathy, and sound judgment to your work.
- Appreciate established processes but are always looking for thoughtful ways to make things better.
- Understand that creating a strong culture requires both intentional programs and everyday actions.
What Success Looks Like
The successful Director of PeopleCulture will create a People function that runs smoothly, supports the business, and reflects the values and culture that make GoodPop special.
Employees will feel connected, supported, and informed. Leaders will have a trusted partner to help navigate People decisions. Payroll, benefits, recruiting, and core HR operations will be handled accurately and consistently. And GoodPop's unique culture will continue to thrive as the organization evolves.
Director of PeopleCulture
Location: Remote (United States)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Reports To: Chief Executive Officer
Compensation: $140,000 – $150,000 annually
Travel: Approximately 1–2 times per year
About the Role
At GoodPop, our people and culture are at the heart of who we are and how we work. We're looking for an experienced, thoughtful, and hands-on Director of PeopleCulture to lead our People function and ensure our team continues to feel supported, connected, and empowered to do their best work.
This role combines strategic People leadership with the day-to-day ownership of HR operations, talent acquisition, payroll, benefits, and employee experience. Reporting directly to the CEO, you'll serve as a trusted advisor to leadership while also personally executing the programs and processes that keep our organization running smoothly.
As a team of one supporting a small, predominantly remote workforce, you'll need to be comfortable moving between big-picture strategy and the details that matter. One day, you may be advising leadership on organizational planning or compensation; the next, you'll be running payroll, interviewing candidates, planning a company gathering, or sending a thoughtful gift to an employee celebrating a personal milestone.
You'll inherit an established People infrastructure, with the opportunity to maintain, strengthen, and thoughtfully evolve our practices as the business grows.
What You'll Do
People StrategyLeadership
- Partner directly with the CEO and leadership team to align People priorities with business objectives, organizational needs, and GoodPop's culture.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to leaders on organizational effectiveness, employee relations, workforce planning, compensation, and talent management.
- Provide practical, thoughtful guidance on sensitive employee matters, balancing employee experience, business needs, and compliance.
- Own and continuously improve HR policies, programs, and practices that support a growing, multi-state organization.
- Support organizational planning, employee development, and strategic People initiatives.
- Establish and communicate meaningful People metrics, trends, and recommendations to leadership.
- Balance long-term strategic priorities with the hands-on responsibilities of leading a standalone People function.
Culture, EngagementEmployee Experience
- Champion GoodPop's culture and create meaningful experiences that help employees feel connected, recognized, and valued.
- Own employee recognition, celebrations, and personal milestones, including birthdays, anniversaries, new babies, personal achievements, and important life events.
- Personally coordinate employee gifts, care packages, and thoughtful gestures during celebrations and difficult moments.
- Plan and execute company gatherings, team-building activities, employee engagement initiatives, and signature events, including Camp GoodPop.
- Develop creative ways to foster connection, collaboration, and belonging across a predominantly remote workforce.
- Lead employee engagement surveys, gather feedback, and partner with leadership on actionable improvements.
- Serve as an approachable, trusted resource for employees, helping create a positive and supportive employee experience.
People Operations, PayrollBenefits
- Own and personally execute the full payroll process through Insperity, ensuring timely and accurate processing, reconciliation, and issue resolution.
- Manage day-to-day People operations, including employee records, employment changes, onboarding, offboarding, and HR documentation.
- Administer employee benefits, retirement programs, and leave processes through Insperity, including open enrollment, employee communications, and ongoing support.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for employee questions related to payroll, benefits, policies, and employment matters.
- Maintain compliance with applicable federal, state, and local employment laws across GoodPop's multi-state workforce.
- Manage relationships with Insperity and other external People-related vendors and partners.
- Maintain accurate, organized, and efficient People processes, systems, and employee records.
- Identify opportunities to streamline workflows and enhance the employee experience without creating unnecessary complexity.
Talent AcquisitionDevelopment
- Own the full-cycle recruiting process, including job postings, candidate sourcing, screening, interview coordination, offer development, and hiring support.
- Partner with hiring managers to identify talent needs, establish hiring strategies, and deliver an efficient, positive candidate experience.
- Manage external recruiting partners when additional or specialized hiring support is needed.
- Lead new-hire onboarding and integration, helping employees feel welcomed, informed, and connected from day one.
- Own the annual performance management process, including review cycles, manager guidance, employee feedback, and follow-through.
- Coach managers on performance conversations, employee development, documentation, and navigating challenging situations.
- Support compensation benchmarking, salary planning, talent development, and succession planning as organizational needs evolve.
Internal CommunicationsEvents
- Own internal People communications, including employee announcements, newsletters, policy updates, and culture-related messaging.
- Partner with leadership to ensure important organizational information is communicated clearly, thoughtfully, and consistently.
- Coordinate company meetings, retreats, and team events, including event planning, vendor management, budgets, and logistics.
- Support cross-functional initiatives and special projects that strengthen employee engagement and organizational effectiveness.
What We're Looking For
- 8+ years of progressive Human Resources or PeopleCulture experience, including experience in a senior HR leadership or HR business partner role.
- Demonstrated success independently managing a broad People function, ideally within a small or growing organization.
- Hands-on experience processing payroll, administering benefits, and managing HR operations; experience with Insperity or a similar PEO is strongly preferred.
- Direct experience managing full-cycle recruiting, including proactive candidate sourcing and hiring manager partnership.
- Strong knowledge of federal and multi-state employment laws, employee relations, and HR best practices.
- Experience partnering directly with executives and providing sound guidance on complex People matters.
- Proven ability to develop and execute employee engagement, culture, and recognition initiatives, ideally within a remote or distributed workforce.
- Experience managing performance review cycles, compensation planning, and employee development programs.
- Exceptional organizational skills, attention to detail, follow-through, and the ability to manage competing priorities.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, judgment, and discretion.
- A genuine interest in employee experience and a willingness to personally execute both strategic initiatives and day-to-day responsibilities.
- Experience in a consumer brand, CPG, or similarly dynamic business environment is preferred.
You'll Thrive Here If You...
- Enjoy being both a strategic thought partner and a hands-on operator.
- Believe the little things matter, whether that's helping a leader navigate a difficult conversation or remembering to celebrate an employee's milestone.
- Are comfortable owning an entire People function and taking initiatives from idea through execution.
- Love building relationships and creating thoughtful experiences that make employees feel valued.
- Can shift comfortably between business priorities, operational responsibilities, and employee needs.
- Bring creativity, resourcefulness, empathy, and sound judgment to your work.
- Appreciate established processes but are always looking for thoughtful ways to make things better.
- Understand that creating a strong culture requires both intentional programs and everyday actions.
What Success Looks Like
The successful Director of PeopleCulture will create a People function that runs smoothly, supports the business, and reflects the values and culture that make GoodPop special.
Employees will feel connected, supported, and informed. Leaders will have a trusted partner to help navigate People decisions. Payroll, benefits, recruiting, and core HR operations will be handled accurately and consistently. And GoodPop's unique culture will continue to thrive as the organization evolves.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in people and culture specialist jobs.
- One to three years of HR, people operations, or employee relations experience
- Proficiency with an HRIS or applicant tracking system such as a major ATS platform
- Strong working knowledge of employment law fundamentals and HR compliance requirements
- Bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, psychology, or a related field
- Experience designing or facilitating onboarding, training, or culture programs
- PHR, SHRM-CP, or equivalent HR certification preferred or required
Tips for Your People and Culture Specialist Job Search
Tailor your resume to HR frameworks
People and culture roles expect you to name specific frameworks you've used, such as performance review cycles, onboarding programs, or engagement survey tools. Generic HR language gets screened out fast, so list the actual programs and processes you owned, not just the department you worked in.
Highlight employee lifecycle ownership
Hiring managers want to see which parts of the employee lifecycle you've touched end to end. Call out whether you've owned onboarding design, offboarding workflows, or culture initiatives independently rather than just supported them, because ownership signals readiness for a specialist scope.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists people and culture specialist openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Filter for HRIS tools you know
Many job postings require proficiency with a specific applicant tracking system or HRIS platform. When searching, target postings that name tools you already know, since demonstrating system fluency in your cover letter dramatically improves your chances of clearing the initial screen.
Prepare culture-fit stories in advance
Interviews for people and culture roles almost always include behavioral questions about how you've built psychological safety, resolved conflict, or championed inclusion. Prepare two or three concrete examples with outcomes before your first screen, not the night before a final interview.
Negotiate total rewards, not just base pay
People and culture specialists understand total compensation better than most candidates, so use that knowledge during offer conversations. Ask specifically about professional development budgets, flexible work policies, and benefits structure, since these vary significantly across employers in this field.
People and Culture Specialist Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most people and culture specialists?
Fairmont, Campbell's, and BDO are hiring the most people and culture specialists right now, with openings concentrated in California, New York, and Texas, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand is especially strong at mid-size technology, healthcare, and professional services companies scaling their HR functions.
How many people and culture specialist jobs are remote?
About 80% of people and culture specialist openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the administrative flexibility that much of the role allows. Sub-areas focused on employee relations, HR operations, and learning and development tend to offer the highest share of remote or hybrid arrangements compared to roles requiring regular onsite engagement.
How do you become a people and culture specialist?
Start by earning a degree in human resources, business, or organizational psychology, then build hands-on experience through HR coordinator or generalist roles where you own specific processes like onboarding or performance management. Earning a SHRM-CP or PHR certification signals formal competency to employers. Volunteer to lead internal culture initiatives or employee programs early in your career, since demonstrated ownership of those workstreams is what most hiring managers screen for.
Can you get hired as a people and culture specialist with little experience?
Yes, some employers hire candidates with limited formal HR experience if they can demonstrate strong interpersonal skills, project ownership, and familiarity with HR tools. Internships, HR coordinator roles, or involvement in employee resource groups can substitute for years of direct experience. Focusing your application on smaller organizations or startups building out their people function for the first time gives you the best chance of breaking in.
What does the people and culture specialist interview process look like?
The process typically starts with a recruiter phone screen focused on your HR background and tool familiarity, followed by a hiring manager interview that goes deeper on your experience with specific programs like performance reviews or culture initiatives. Many employers include a panel interview with cross-functional stakeholders and may ask you to complete a case study or present a sample onboarding plan to demonstrate practical judgment before an offer is extended.
Where can I find and apply to people and culture specialist jobs?
You can find and apply to people and culture specialist jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the roles available, find the ones that match your background and preferences, and apply directly to each listing that fits.
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