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# Head of People, India at Nothing

- **Company:** Nothing
- **Location:** Gurgaon, India
- **Posted:** 2026-08-11
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10
- **Apply:** https://careers.nothing.tech/?gh_jid=4947232101

## Job description

## About Nothing

Nothing exists to make tech feel exciting again.

We’re building a different kind of technology company, one that puts design, emotion, and human creativity at the heart of everything we do. From the way our products look and feel to how we communicate and show up in culture, we believe technology should make you feel something.

Founded in London in 2020, we’ve grown from idea to global challenger in just a few years. Backed by GV (Google Ventures), EQT Ventures, and C Ventures, and investors like Tony Fadell (iPod), Casey Neistat, and Kevin Lin (Twitch), we’re now sold in 40+ markets with millions of users worldwide.

## About the Team

Nothing is moving at pace, delivering hardware to a global audience with India standing as our most significant territory. However, our People infrastructure hasn't kept up. We currently lack a senior leader to provide strategic direction, establish necessary processes, or bridge the gap between the team and leadership. This position is about creating that foundation. You will act as the essential link, implementing the structural rigor and internal systems required for an operation of this scale.

## What You'll Do

- Set strategic direction for the People function in India while staying hands-on enough to fix what's actually broken
- Own the People function end to end, reporting into the VP of People and acting as the senior People voice in the region
- Lead and develop the local Talent Acquisition and People Ops team, giving them clear ownership and room to grow
- Partner directly with India leadership on org design, workforce planning, and the people decisions that come with running Nothing's largest market
- Set the standard for compliance across India operations; including statutory requirements, payroll accuracy, and POSH.
- Own vendor relationships (HR outsourcing, insurance, HRIS) and make the call on service quality, escalating to global People where needed

## What We're Looking For

- Someone who can be the face of the People team - driving values alignment and building trust with employees and executives alike
- A track record of driving mission, vision, and values into how a team actually operates, not just what's on a slide
- Experience leading a People or HR function, ideally somewhere that moved fast and asked you to build as you went
- Background in hardware, consumer tech, retail, or another operationally intensive industry
- Comfortable switching between hands-on execution and strategic conversations with senior leaders in the same day
- Experience leading teams through change, from restructures to new ways of working, without losing trust along the way
- Solid grounding in Indian employment law, statutory compliance, and payroll practices
- A track record of managing and growing a small team
- Confident working across geographies and functions, including with a global People team based outside India

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at Nothing. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

## How We Work

- Location: Gurgaon
- Working Pattern: Full-time, in-office, five days a week. We can work around personal needs where it makes sense, but being together is how we do our best work.

## About Nothing

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Nothing builds smartphones, audio products, and AI tools that look good and make life easier, aiming to make tech fun again for the next generation of creatives.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series C funding, total $691.5M raised)
- **Headquarters**: London, United Kingdom
- **Founded**: 2020
- **Founders**: Carl Pei, Akis Evangelidis, David Sanmartín García, Steven Gao, Levi Li (among others)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Consumer electronics (smartphones, audio wearables) with a growing focus on AI software.
- **Target customers**: B2C – design-conscious consumers, creatives, and tech enthusiasts globally, with a strong presence in India, Europe, and expanding in North America.
- **Mission/purpose**: “Make tech fun again” – rebel against the status quo by creating bold, beautiful, and unusual designs that aid creativity and reduce distraction.

## Products & Services
- **Phone (3a) / Phone (3a) Pro** – Mid-range smartphones (Snapdragon 7s Gen 3) with Essential Space AI. Launched March 2025.
- **Phone (3)** – Flagship smartphone (Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, Glyph Matrix LED, periscope telephoto camera). Launched July 2025.
- **Phone (4a) / Phone (4a) Pro** – Latest mid-range models launched March 2026.
- **Ear (3)** – True wireless earbuds with transparent design and active noise cancellation. Launched 2025.
- **Headphone (1)** – Over-ear headphones. Launched July 2025.
- **CMF by Nothing** – Budget-oriented sub-brand (spun off as a separate company in 2025) offering affordable design-led devices.
- **Nothing OS** – Custom Android skin focused on minimalism and speed.
- **Essential Space** – AI-powered content management tool (second memory) activated by a dedicated Essential Key.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed (private company).
- **Key Metric (Revenue)**: $560M annual revenue (as of 2025–2026). Lifetime sales surpassed $1B by 2024.
- **Total Funding**: $691.5M across 11 rounds, including:
  - Seed (2020): $6.7M led by Tony Fadell, Casey Neistat, Kevin Lin, Steve Huffman.
  - Series B (2022): $70M.
  - Series C (2023): $96M led by Highland Europe.
  - Previous rounds included GV (Google Ventures), EQT Ventures, Tiger Global.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Highland Europe, GV, EQT Ventures, Tiger Global, Tony Fadell, Casey Neistat, Kevin Lin, Steve Huffman. In May 2026, Charli XCX became Global Brand Ambassador and shareholder.
- **Growth Signals**:
  - 1,278 employees (+33.4% YoY).
  - Fastest-growing smartphone brand in India (577% YoY growth in 2024).
  - Expanded to 60+ countries and opened flagship stores in London Soho and Bengaluru.
  - Active job postings up 100% YoY (42 open roles as of mid-2026).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Distinctive design language**: Transparent hardware, Glyph Interface (LED lighting on phone backs), and a rebellious aesthetic that stands out from incumbents.
- **Community co-creation**: A global community of 6M+ fans influence product development and marketing.
- **Essential Space AI**: A unique hardware + software integration (Essential Key) for on-device AI assistance, differentiating from standard Android offerings.
- **Talent density**: Heavily recruited from OnePlus, Apple, Xiaomi, OPPO, Amazon – strong engineering and design pedigree.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI integration**: Deepening Essential Space and AI tools across the product line, positioning Nothing as a “AI-first” consumer brand.
- **Global expansion**: Targeting the US market with the Phone (3) launch and building retail presence.
- **Sub-brand independence**: CMF by Nothing spun off into a standalone India-based company to capture budget segment without diluting the main brand.
- **Sustainability & longevity**: Offering 5 years of OS updates and a confirmed upgrade path for older devices.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Nothing describes itself as “rebelling against the status quo” – a flat, creative environment where design and community matter. Emphasis on doing “the fun stuff big tech can’t.”
- **Work style**: Hybrid/office presence likely (London HQ, Bengaluru office, and other global hubs). Retail stores also operate in Soho and Bengaluru.
- **Growth opportunities**: Rapidly scaling company (33% headcount growth YoY) with roles in engineering, design, marketing, and sales across 60+ countries.
- **Notable perks**: Employee reviews (LinkedIn) rate compensation at 2.7/5 and culture at 2.3/5 – mixed sentiment, but the brand’s mission and product excitement are strong draws for design and engineering talent.
- **Recent hires**: Many ex-OnePlus, Apple, and Xiaomi employees; talent pool indicates a high-performance, hardware-focused environment.

## Sources
1. [nothing.tech](https://nothing.tech/about) – About Us page
2. [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing_(company)) – Wikipedia article
3. [uk.linkedin.com](https://uk.linkedin.com/company/nothingtech) – LinkedIn company page (financials, employees, reviews)
4. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/nothing) – Built In company profile and perks
5. [careers.nothing.tech](https://careers.nothing.tech/) – Official careers page

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