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# Global Head of People & Talent at ARIVE

- **Company:** ARIVE
- **Location:** San Ramon, CA
- **Posted:** 2026-08-17
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-12
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/arive/jobs/5393425008

## Job description

Global Head of People and Talent

- Location: San Ramon, CA (Hybrid; 3 days per week in office)
- Compensation: $150,000 – $200,000 + up to 20% bonus

## About ARIVE and the Role

ARIVE is a privately held, founder-led fintech transforming digital mortgage originations with the industry's first Wholesale Originations Marketplace. We empower local loan originators to deliver best-fit, personalized mortgages from a vast network of lenders. Our feature-rich loan origination platform is mission-critical for the tens of thousands of originators who rely on it every day.

We are profitable and growing rapidly - currently ~45 employees in the US and 130+ engineers at our India subsidiary - and building the leadership team and organizational design that will carry ARIVE through its next phase of growth and scale.

We are looking for a Global Head of People and Talent - a strategic, hands-on leader and trusted advisor to the CEO who will own ARIVE's people function end-to-end, including organizational design, talent acquisition, employee development, performance, and culture. You will partner closely with functional heads to build a high-performance organization, collaborate openly with employees across every level and geography, and embody the ARIVE core values and culture in everything you do - leading the people function to ensure ARIVE remains agile and nimble, aligns employee expectations, and strengthens engagement through rapid growth.

Core Responsibilities

- Serve as a trusted advisor to the CEO on organizational design, key hiring decisions, talent management and people-related matters that shape the company; bring market intelligence, peer benchmarks, and best-practice recommendations that inform decisions and translate strategy into a multi-year workforce plan across the US and India.
- Implement organizational design across functions in close partnership with each functional leader - team structures, leveling, people development, and succession planning - and own the operating rhythm for planning, performance, and talent review cycles.
- Design and run performance management, calibration, and feedback cycles that raise the bar and help every employee do their best work. Operationalize ARIVE's compensation framework - base, bonus, and benefits - tied directly to performance reviews and measurable business and individual outcomes, with regular market research and benchmarking against SaaS peers and comparable companies to inform leadership decisions.
- Manage health, retirement, PTO, and employee wellness programs with the same rigor applied to every other investment.
- Build and maintain HR policies, employee handbooks, job titles and descriptions, mandatory state trainings (anti-harassment, workplace safety, and other state-required programs), and compliance controls across multi-state US operations and intercompany coordination with our India subsidiary.
- Oversee employee records, contracts, and the full employee lifecycle with discretion and sound judgment on sensitive matters - investigations, performance exits, and leadership changes.
- Elevate ARIVE's employer brand across the tech ecosystem and our key talent markets; lead the US recruiting team on new hires and provide oversight and alignment for India hiring with India HR leadership.
- Design new-hire onboarding and employee development programs that accelerate time-to-impact and growth, and anchor every joiner in ARIVE's mission, values, and ways of working; create career pathing, internal mobility, and development frameworks - including manager and leadership capability building - that help employees grow with the company.
- Champion recognition, celebration, and internal communication programs that reinforce ARIVE's values through direct engagement with employees at every level and geography; own engagement measurement and listening programs (pulse, engagement, exit) and the response programs that follow.
- Partner with the CEO and functional leaders to bring AI-forward thinking to workforce strategy - assess how AI is reshaping roles, identify reskilling and upskilling needs, and embed AI tools and practices into how the people function itself operates (recruiting, onboarding, performance, HR ops).

## What We're Looking For

- 15+ years experience in Human Resources.
- 5+ years in senior people leadership roles, with meaningful time in high-growth technology companies.
- Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree or SHRM/HRCI certification a plus.
- Experience scaling people functions across distributed teams and multiple locations or time zones as the senior-most leader or a strong second-in-command ready to step into the top role.
- Proven ability to design high-performance organizations in partnership with strong functional leaders.
- Strong command of compensation strategy in technology companies.
- Ability to operate as both a trusted advisor to a founder-CEO and a hands-on builder who will write the people operations handbook, run calibrations, and stay close to the day-to-day people decisions across the company.
- Exceptional judgment and discretion with sensitive people data and related matters.
- Data-driven decision-making — reaches for the numbers before the narrative, balanced with empathy and sound instinct.
- AI-forward perspective on how technology is reshaping work, roles, and the people function itself - with practical experience deploying AI tools and frameworks within an HR organization.

## What We Offer

- Compensation: The US base salary range for this full-time position is $150,000 – $200,000 + up to 20% performance-based bonus. The position is eligible for performance-based equity compensation. Our salary ranges are determined by location, level, and role; individual compensation will be determined by experience, skills, and job-related knowledge.
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area, CA (Hybrid): 2-3 days per week in office, with remote flexibility on other days.
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401(k) plan with employer match.
- Generous PTO policy.

Logistics

- Must be based in the San Francisco Bay Area and able to work from ARIVE's San Ramon HQ 3 days per week.
- Relocation assistance available for eligible candidates.
- Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Note: ARIVE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

## About ARIVE

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: ARIVE is the industry’s first integrated Loan Origination System (LOS), Point of Sale (POS), and Products and Pricing Engine (PPE) with a connected Lender Marketplace, built specifically for independent mortgage brokers and non-delegated correspondents.
- **Entity Type**: Private (wholly owned subsidiary of Wizni, Inc.)
- **Headquarters**: San Ramon, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2018
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- Primary industry: Mortgage technology / Financial services software
- Target customers: Independent mortgage brokers, non-delegated correspondents, and contract processors (B2B)
- Mission/purpose: To combine common software solutions for brokers into one seamless platform, putting the machine in service of the human so brokers can focus on serving borrowers.

## Products & Services
- **[ARIVE Platform]**: A complete digital origination platform that consolidates Loan Origination System (LOS), Consumer Point of Sale (POS), Pricing Engine, Digital Docs, Contacts, and a Lender Marketplace for submitting loans and receiving status updates. Web-based, bi-weekly feature releases based on community feedback. [arive.com](https://www.arive.com/)
- **[Processing Edition for Contract Processors]**: A specialized edition allowing contract processors to centralize workflows across multiple brokers with a single login, define fees, and become part of the LO team. [arive.com](https://www.arive.com/)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (privately held)
- **Key Metric**: Total funding not publicly available; ARIVE is a subsidiary of Wizni, Inc.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Parent company Wizni, Inc. (notable for talent sourcing); community partnerships with mortgage professionals.
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount of 90 employees (+27% YoY, +24 people); website traffic growing +68.7% yearly; over 25,000 loan officers and 200,000+ monthly new apps; 5,000+ broker/non-del/TPP users. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/arive)

## Competitive Advantages
- Fully integrated LOS + POS + PPE + Lender Marketplace in one platform, eliminating the need for brokers to use 5+ separate programs.
- Bi-weekly rapid innovation cycles driven by community feedback.
- Large and engaged user community (900K+ loans originated, 25K+ loan officers).
- Dedicated Processing Edition for contract processors, supporting independent originators.

## Strategic Focus
- Continuing to build the mortgage ecosystem with CRM, POS, LOS, Registration, and Lender Marketplace features.
- Expanding remote-first hiring (current open role: Head of Security & Infrastructure, Remote/USA).
- Maintaining rapid release cycles and community-driven product development.

## Why Work Here
- Culture: High-growth startup with a focus on community and customer feedback; bi-weekly releases and live events.
- Remote/hybrid policy: Remote roles available (e.g., Head of Security & Infrastructure posted as Remote/USA). [job-boards.greenhouse.io](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/arive)
- Engineering culture: Strong technical team (49% of workforce in technical roles); India and US offices; modern tech stack.
- Notable perks: Opportunity to shape a platform used by thousands of mortgage professionals; fast-paced innovation environment.

## Sources
1. [arive.com](https://www.arive.com/) – Company homepage and product description
2. [arive.com/about](https://www.arive.com/about) – About page
3. [arive.com/careers](https://www.arive.com/careers) – Careers page
4. [job-boards.greenhouse.io](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/arive) – Greenhouse job board (current openings)
5. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/arive) – LinkedIn company page (employee count, growth, locations)

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