HR Manager – Talent and Culture

About IndieFolio

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

Talent Acquisition and amp; Workforce Planning

• Own the end-to-end hiring strategy across teams (full-time contractual roles).
• Partner with founders and hiring managers to plan talent needs aligned with business growth.
• Design and refine job descriptions interview frameworks and evaluation criteria.
• Build strong sourcing pipelines using job boards communities referrals and social platforms.
• Ensure a consistently high-quality candidate experience.

Onboarding and amp; Employee Experience

• Design and manage a structured onboarding experience that reflects IndieFolios culture and pace.
• Ensure new hires are fully integratedrole clarity expectations tools and team alignment.
• Continuously improve onboarding using feedback and data.

Culture Engagement and amp; Internal Communication

• Actively shape and nurture IndieFolios culture across remote teams.
• Design and run engagement initiativesteam rituals wellness programs learning sessions and culture-led events.
• Partner with leaders to proactively address morale collaboration and people challenges.
• Be the go-to person for employee concerns feedback and conflict resolution.

Performance Management and amp; Talent Development

• Own performance review cycles (goal setting reviews feedback frameworks).
• Work with managers to identify growth paths skill gaps and development opportunities.
• Support leadership in building high-performing accountable teams.
• Create learning and development initiatives aligned with team needs.

HR Operations Systems and amp; Compliance

• Own HR operations including documentation policies contracts and records.
• Maintain and optimize HR tools (ATS HRIS engagement tools).
• Ensure compliance with employment laws and HR best practices.
• Build scalable HR processes that support growth without adding bureaucracy.

Data Insights and amp; Continuous Improvement

• Track and analyze HR metrics (hiring TAT retention engagement performance outcomes).
• Use data to identify trends risks and opportunities.
• Present insights and recommendations to leadership for continuous improvement.

Requirements

• 47 years of experience across HR Talent Acquisition or People Operations.
• Experience owning HR processes end-to-end in a startup agency or fast-growing company.
• Strong understanding of hiring onboarding performance management and culture-building.
• Comfortable working with HR tools ATS platforms and data.
• Excellent communication stakeholder management and problem-solving skills.
• High ownership mindsetyou take initiative and dont wait for instructions.
• Strong alignment with values like accountability curiosity and collaboration.

306090 Day Plan

First 30 Days Context Trust and amp; Foundations

• Deep-dive into IndieFolios business model teams and growth plans.
• Understand current HR processes tools and pain points.
• Build strong relationships with founders managers and team members.
• Review hiring pipelines onboarding flow engagement initiatives and policies.
• Start owning active hiring needs.

Days 3160 Ownership and amp; System Building

• Fully own recruitment cycles for priority roles.
• Improve onboarding structure based on feedback.
• Introduce or refine engagement and feedback mechanisms.
• Begin planning performance review frameworks and talent development initiatives.
• Start tracking and reporting core HR metrics.

Days 6190 Strategy Scale and amp; Impact

• Run HR operations independently with clear systems and accountability.
• Execute performance review cycles and development plans.
• Roll out engagement or culture initiatives with measurable impact.
• Present a clear HR roadmap aligned with IndieFolios growth plans.
• Act as a trusted partner to leadership on people and culture decisions.