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Head of People & Talent (HR, Recruiting & Performance) — NYC
NextGen Coding Company | New York City Metropolitan Area (Hybrid)
Location: New York City (Hybrid — in-person required for candidate interviews)
Compensation: $40 per hour + performance bonuses
Engagement Type: Contract | Fractional (20–40 hours per week)
NextGen Coding Company is a U.S.-based software engineering firm delivering custom platforms, AI systems, automation tools, and enterprise software solutions across financial services, healthcare, compliance technology, and operational infrastructure.
Role Overview
The company is seeking a Head of People & Talent to own recruiting, employee operations, performance management, and internal workforce discipline.
The role is responsible for ensuring a high-performance, accountable, and efficient team across
engineering, QA, design, and operations.
The position operates internally as the owner of all people-related functions and requires in-person presence in New York City to meet, screen, and evaluate candidates directly.
Responsibilities
Recruiting & Hiring
- Own end-to-end recruiting across engineering, QA, design, and operations roles
- Screen and interview candidates (virtual and in-person in NYC)
- Coordinate with technical leads for final evaluations
- Build and maintain a strong candidate pipeline
- Standardize interview process, scorecards, and evaluation criteria
- Improve hiring speed and candidate quality
Employee Operations
- Manage onboarding and offboarding processes
- Maintain employee records, contracts, and documentation
- Track PTO / OOO (vacation, sick leave, holidays)
- Ensure compliance with internal processes and policies
- Serve as the primary point of contact for employee-related matters
Performance Management
- Design and execute quarterly performance reviews
- Define KPIs across roles in partnership with leadership
- Identify top performers, underperformers, and promotion candidates
- Ensure accountability across delivery and internal teams
Compensation & Growth
- Track compensation changes (raises, promotions, adjustments)
- Support leadership in compensation planning and decisions
- Maintain structured promotion frameworks
- Align compensation with performance and output
Training & Development
- Build onboarding programs for new hires
- Coordinate ongoing technical and soft-skill training
- Identify skill gaps across teams
- Improve overall team productivity and output quality
Timesheet Compliance & Workforce Efficiency
- Enforce structured timesheet submission across all team members
- Ensure all time entries are tied to tasks and deliverables
- Partner with finance and delivery to flag inconsistencies
- Identify inefficiencies, over-allocation, and underperformance patterns
Culture & Retention
- Conduct regular employee check-ins
- Identify and resolve issues early
- Maintain a professional, high-performance work environment
- Support leadership in scaling the team effectively
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Works closely with:
- CEO → hiring priorities, performance visibility, compensation approvals
- CFO → timesheet accuracy, utilization, cost efficiency
- Delivery Manager → output validation, performance tracking, team productivity
Required Experience
- 4+ years in HR, People Operations, or Talent Management
- Experience recruiting technical roles (engineering, QA, product)
- Strong understanding of performance management systems
- Experience in fast-paced startup, consulting, or technology environments
- Ability to conduct in-person interviews and candidate evaluations in NYC
- Strong operational discipline and attention to detail
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Strong operator who can build structure and enforce accountability
- Comfortable managing both recruiting and internal people operations
- Ability to balance employee relationships with performance standards
- Experience working closely with leadership and finance teams
- Able to operate independently and own a full function
Performance Metrics
- Hiring speed and candidate quality
- Timesheet compliance and data accuracy
- Team performance visibility and accountability
- Retention of high-performing employees
- Reduction in inefficiencies across delivery teams
Compensation Structure
Base
- $40 per hour
Performance Bonuses
- Hiring targets met (roles filled, quality benchmarks)
- Full timesheet compliance across team
- Successful implementation of quarterly review system
- Measurable improvement in team efficiency and utilization
Application Requirements
Candidates should provide:
- Resume or LinkedIn profile
- Examples of recruiting experience (roles filled, timelines)
- Experience managing performance reviews or HR systems
- Summary of experience in people operations, recruiting, and team management
