Director, HR Manager, HR​/Recruitment

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Hyperfine, Inc. (Nasdaq: HYPR) is the groundbreaking health technology company that has redefined brain imaging with the Swoop® system—the first FDA-cleared, portable, ultra-low-field, magnetic resonance brain imaging system capable of providing imaging at multiple points of care in a healthcare facility. Our mission is to revolutionize patient care globally through transformational, accessible, clinically relevant diagnostic imaging. Learn More

Job Title:

Director, People

Location:

Guilford, CT (Onsite 5 days per week)

Hyperfine is seeking a Director, People to lead and operate the People function for a publicly traded company with employees primarily in the United States and a smaller international population in the United Kingdom and Europe. Reporting to the Chief Administrative Officer/Chief Financial Officer, this leader will serve as both a strategic partner and hands-on operator, overseeing the full employee lifecycle, leading the People team, partnering with senior leaders, and supporting core People operations including U.S. payroll and benefits, international EOR coordination, and aspects of employee equity administration.

• People Strategy & Leadership: Serve as a leader-operator for the People function, setting direction while directly executing key day-to-day work. Partner with the Executive Leadership Team, senior management, and functional leaders to translate business priorities into practical people strategies, workforce plans, organizational design recommendations, engagement initiatives, and tactical operating plans.
• Employee Lifecycle & Manager Support: Oversee the full employee lifecycle for our workforce across the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe, including onboarding, employee engagement, performance management, manager coaching, employee relations, accommodations, separations, and offboarding.
• Talent Planning & Employee
  
  Experience:
  
  Partner with leaders to identify near- and mid-term workforce needs, capability gaps, engagement opportunities, and practical organizational effectiveness improvements. Use people data, employee feedback, and business context to recommend solutions that support attraction, development, retention, and a consistent employee experience.
• People Team Leadership & Operating Excellence: Manage, coach, and develop one HR Generalist and one Senior Payroll/Benefits Manager, establishing clear priorities, accountabilities, service levels, and regular workflows while ensuring the People function remains responsive, scalable, and execution-oriented.
• HR Operations, Compliance & Employee Support: Partner with the Senior Payroll/Benefits Manager and HR Generalist to oversee in-house payroll, benefits, leave administration, employee data, reporting, vendor management, compliance processes, audit support, and employee support.
• Compensation & Equity Programs: Lead or contribute to compensation, leveling, retention, and related employee communications as the company evolves. Support aspects of equity administration for employee grants, including employee communications, grant process coordination, data accuracy, and collaboration with Finance, Legal, and external equity administration partners.
• International Employee Support: Support international employees who are payrolled through an employer-of-record model, coordinating with internal stakeholders and external partners on onboarding, employment changes, benefits, payroll inputs, and compliance-related processes.
• Scalable People Programs & Practices: Strengthen core People programs, policies, tools, and communications so they remain practical, compliant, competitive, and aligned with business needs as the company evolves.
• Systems, Data & Process…