Architect the Team Transforming Financial Inclusion
The Prelim team is seeking a People & Talent Lead to join our rapidly growing fully remote US team. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to help increase access to banking for millions of people. You'll be responsible for designing and implementing our talent strategy, cultivating our company culture, and building scalable people systems that support our remote-first environment.
As the People & Talent Lead at Prelim, you will be the strategic architect of our organizational growth: developing talent acquisition frameworks, designing employee experience initiatives, and creating systems that enable our company to scale efficiently. Working directly with our founding team, you'll help shape the future of our organization as we continue our 2x year over year growth.
Key Responsibilities:
Design and implement a comprehensive talent strategy, including proactive outbound recruiting and campus partnerships
Build and lead our candidate experience from initial touchpoint through offer acceptance
Develop compelling employer branding that showcases Prelim's mission and value proposition to secure top talent
Create scalable onboarding systems that effectively integrate new team members into our culture and workflows
Design performance development frameworks that foster career growth and align with our business objectives
Establish company-wide learning initiatives across departments (product, compliance, engineering, security)
Partner with leadership to enhance recruiting strategies and interview effectiveness
Build and maintain knowledge infrastructure that supports long-term employee success and retention
Qualifications:
2-5 years of talent acquisition and people operations experience, preferably at high-growth startups or technology companies
Proven track record scaling teams from 20-100+ people in fast-paced environments
Experience with technical recruiting across engineering, product, security, and other specialized roles
Proficiency with modern recruiting tools (LinkedIn Recruiter, ATS platforms, sourcing tools, candidate management systems)
Strong understanding of employment law, compliance requirements, and remote work regulations
Experience building company culture and onboarding programs in remote-first environments
You approach people challenges strategically, balancing candidate experience with business needs and scaling requirements
You have exceptional communication skills and can build relationships with candidates, employees, and leadership across all levels
You're passionate about talent development and creating environments where people can grow and thrive
You're self-directed and proactive, comfortable taking ownership of initiatives in a fast-moving startup environment
You're excited about our mission of improving financial inclusion and can articulate our value proposition to top talent
About Prelim:
Prelim is a San Francisco based startup with remote positions throughout the US that helps banks onboard their customers. Prelim is designed to streamline the account opening process for both consumers and businesses, increasing speed-to-market and improving the customer experience for financial institutions.
We're a profitable company growing 2x year-over-year, which means early employees receive meaningful equity grants with minimal dilution. You'll have real ownership in building the future of banking infrastructure.
If you're excited to be part of a team that is shaping the future of the banking industry, then we encourage you to apply to join us at Prelim. We are looking for individuals who are driven, ambitious, and excited about the opportunity to make a real impact on an old industry in need of technological innovation.
