VP of Human Resources 

About Apiphani:

Apiphani is a fast-growing technology company transforming the AI-powered automation and Managed Services sector. Following a recent Series A investment, we’re entering an exciting phase of growth - scaling our team by 50%, whilst strengthening our culture, people operations, and talent infrastructure.

We’re looking for an exceptional VP of Human Resources to lead our people function, shape a world-class employee experience, and build scalable frameworks to support our next stage of growth.

Location: Washington D.C. (DC–VA–MD)
Employment Type: Full-time

Citizenship Requirement: U.S. Citizen residing in the United States
Experience Level: Senior (10+ years)

The Role:

Reporting directly to the CEO and working in close partnership with the HR Manager, the Principal Director of HR  will serve as a key member of Apiphani’s leadership team. This role will be responsible for both strategic and operational human resources initiatives, including the design and execution of Apiphani’s global people strategy.

This includes performance management, organisational design, compensation, learning and development, culture-building initiatives and more.

You’ll play a hands-on role in ensuring Apiphani continues to be a great place to work — where innovation, inclusion, and impact thrive.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership:

• Develop and deliver a scalable people strategy aligned with Apiphani’s growth goals and values.
• Partner with the CEO and leadership team to shape organisational design, workforce planning, and leadership development.
• Serve as a trusted advisor on all people-related matters, including culture, structure, and change management.

Culture & Engagement:

• Champion Apiphani’s values and foster an inclusive, high-performance culture, that strengthen belonging, recognition, and employee engagement.
• Design and implement human-centred initiatives that enhance engagement, retention, and employee well-being.
• Lead diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives across the organisation.

HR Operations & Compliance:

• Implement scalable HR systems, policies, and processes to support a growing, hybrid workforce.
• Oversee the employee lifecycle across multiple geographies, navigating different employment structures (W2, contractors, EOR, etc.).
• Ensure compliance with all relevant/regional employment legislation and data protection requirements.
• Oversee compensation, benefits, and reward frameworks to ensure competitiveness and fairness.
• Develop, document, and optimize core HR processes (onboarding, performance management, career development, compliance).

Performance & Development:

• Introduce structured performance management, career development, and learning programs.
• Support leadership capability development through coaching, training, and succession planning.

Technology & Tools:

• Lead the evaluation, selection, and deployment of HR systems (HRIS, payroll, benefits, performance, engagement).
• Ensure seamless integration of HR tools with other business systems.

About You:

Essential Skills & Experience:

• 10+ years’ progressive experience in HR, including leadership roles within global high-growth tech or startup environments, with exposure to global or distributed teams.
• Proven experience building HR infrastructure and scaling teams rapidly.
• Strong understanding of global employment laws (Americas, EMEA, APJ) and best practices for hybrid/global teams.
• Exceptional communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience implementing and managing HR technology platforms.
• Strategic mindset with a hands-on, pragmatic and pro-active approach.
• History of maintaining low attrition rates, whilst attracting high calibre team players.

• Familiarity with various HR, recruitment and people management systems and analytics tools (e.g., Leapsome, Greenhouse, Deel, UpWork etc ).