DoubleZero is looking for a Head of People to lead recruiting and people operations as we scale our global team. You will shape how we attract, evaluate, and grow top talent while establishing systems and culture for a distributed-first environment building the future of blockchain networking infrastructure.

What You'll Do

Own the full-cycle recruiting process for technical and non-technical roles, with a particular emphasis on sourcing and closing deeply technical hires.
Build and maintain strong pipelines across engineering, product, operations, and ecosystem roles.
Design and implement core people systems: onboarding, performance management, compensation frameworks, compliance, and global remote work policies.
Ensure DoubleZero’s people operations scale effectively as our team grows.
Collaborate with leadership and communications to position DoubleZero as a destination for top blockchain and networking talent.
Craft narratives that showcase our mission, technical challenges, and team culture to the global community.
Serve as a trusted partner to leadership on organizational design, workforce planning, and people-related strategy.
Provide guidance on hiring priorities, retention, and culture-building.
Create repeatable recruiting processes, leverage AI-powered talent tools, and establish metrics-driven systems to evaluate and improve hiring and retention outcomes.

What We're Looking For

7+ years of experience in recruiting and people operations.
At least 3 years focused on technical recruiting.
Demonstrated success hiring network engineers, infrastructure specialists, or other deeply technical roles.
Comfortable diving into technical requirements and evaluating candidate fit.
Experience building and leading recruiting processes in high-growth or startup environments.
Knowledge of people operations best practices, including onboarding, compensation, performance management, and compliance in remote/distributed teams.
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build trust across technical and non-technical teams.
Passion for blockchain, distributed systems, and the mission of building new internet infrastructure.

Nice to Have

Experience using AI and modern recruiting tools to enhance candidate sourcing and assessment.

Team & Environment

Our team is mission-driven, energized by DoubleZero’s vision of building a global base layer network for distributed systems. We value a builder’s mindset, thriving in early-stage environments and creating scalable systems where none exist. We seek a culture shaper who understands how values, processes, and behaviors combine to form culture and is proactive in steering it in positive directions.