Senior Human Resources Manager (Early Stage Startup)

Propel

About the Role:

This is a foundational HR role, critical to Propel’s success. You’ll work closely with the co-founders and senior leaders to establish HR strategies, hire top talent, and build the systems and culture needed to scale sustainably. If you are someone looking to apply your HR skills and experience in building an organisation that's known for its culture and A-players this role is for you.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with founders and leaders to translate strategic plans into actionable HR priorities and goals.
• Provide feedback to founders and drive initiatives to foster a strong, inclusive organisational culture.
• Support talent acquisition: drive interviews, onboarding, and employee induction processes.
• Build ESOPs policies, maintain compliance requirements and drive ESOPs allocation to the early stage employees.
• Conduct performance reviews and collaborate with the Finance Head to drive growth and align HR with business objectives.
• Lead Learning & Development initiatives, working with external coaches and providers to upskill the team.
• Develop and execute HR strategies that prioritize performance, development, and employee engagement.
• Bring human capital foresight to support pre- and post-fundraise scaling efforts.
• Promote HR programs that position Propel as the

  Employer of Choice

  .
• Build strong communication channels and share best practices across functions and teams.

Qualifications:

• An A-player with exceptional communication, influencing, and negotiation skills.

• 6–8 years of HR experience

  , with at least

  3+ years in early-stage startups

  partnering with founders.
• Background in a product/tech organization with experience in stock compliance, taxation and management
• Strong skills in strategy, project management, coaching, organizational design, and change management.
• Proven ability to lead across cultures with empathy and build credible partnerships in matrixed organizations.

Why join Propel:

Be part of a visionary team defining the future of lifecycle marketing. In this pivotal HR role, you’ll directly impact the company’s growth and culture, working alongside passionate founders in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment. You will get early-stage equity benefits as a core team member of a 3 year old post PMF start-up with a very-very high chance of creating exceptional value through stock options.

Ready to shape Propel’s success story?

Apply now!