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title: 'People & Talent Specialist at NewtonX'
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# People & Talent Specialist at NewtonX

- **Company:** NewtonX
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-11-03
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-09
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/newtonx/e525f6c1-0707-4d6e-816a-e83f47a43c7e

## Job description

NewtonX (600+ clients like TikTok, Microsoft, Salesforce, Bain, Figma and many more) is a research intelligence company helping organizations make better business decisions and train better AI models through verified human intelligence. We turn specialized human expertise into reliable business decisions (e.g., product launches, marketing strategy, brand reputation tracking, M&A due diligence) and AI training data (frontier model improvements and evals). We have several million domain experts that we have sourced over the last few years (150+ industries including finance, legal, coding, tax & accounting, healthcare, semiconductors, cybersecurity, STEM and more). We have worked with AI Labs and Enterprises on topics ranging from sourcing senior electrical and SW engineers for a chip design benchmark to pediatricians and psychiatrists for clinical data to ML engineers and PhD-level statisticians proficient in 3D modeling.

We are looking for an agile, motivated, people-focused individual to join our People team as a People & Talent Specialist. This role will work closely with the Head of People to help shape, deliver, and improve our People programs and processes. The individual will also partner with NewtonX teams & leaders to promote the NewtonX culture and create an exceptional employee experience. This is an exciting opportunity to help build, operate, and scale a high-growth company and grow your People & Talent career!

This is a hybrid role located in New York City.

In this role you will

- Help shape, drive, and improve NewtonX’s People & Talent employee life cycle through programs and processes from onboarding, learning & development, performance management, & more!
- Develop and implement initiatives to continue enhancing our NewtonX culture & community, diversity & inclusion efforts, and engage employees
- Proactively identify opportunities and ways to further automate and improve efficiency of our People processes
- Serve as a point of contact for employees and help to resolve People operations questions (e.g., benefits, policies, etc.) and/or other employee-related concerns
- Provide a stellar employee experience and enhance our NewtonX brand

## Who you are

We are looking for a motivated and organized individual, with HR / HRIS / People Operations / Talent Management experience in a fast-paced, high growth environment.

- 2+ years of experience working across various People domains (e.g., Onboarding, People Operations, Performance Management, Learning & Development, Employee Experience, Diversity Equality & Inclusion, Culture)
- Strong business acumen, critical thinker, and creative problem-solver
- Bias for action, organized, process-driven and detail-oriented
- Ability to form strong, trusted relationships at all levels of an organization
- Self-driven, embodies ownership, passionate, and energetic
- Growth mindset and a desire to learn, develop and be involved.
- Not afraid to iterate and improve legacy processes or ineffective methods
- Have a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

## What We Offer

- Competitive compensation with a total compensation range of $80k-$90k. (Please note that salary and compensation may vary based on skills, experience, performance, and location.)
- Excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401k match with immediate vesting.
- Generous Paid time off, holidays, and parental leave.
- A diverse, collaborative, and positive culture where we invest in and celebrate each other’s success.
- Flexible work environment where we work hard but have fun (happy hours, team projects, and retreats).

NewtonX is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics.

## About NewtonX

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: NewtonX is an end-to-end B2B market research platform that combines AI‑enabled collection and analysis with a proprietary community of verified professionals to power confident, mission‑critical decisions.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B)
- **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States
- **Founded**: 2017
- **Founders**: Sascha Eder (CEO & Co‑founder)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Market Research / B2B Insights
- **Target customers**: Fortune 500 enterprises, MBB consulting firms (McKinsey, BCG), top market research agencies, and private equity / venture capital firms.
- **Mission statement**: “We’re on a mission to uncover world‑class knowledge.”

## Products & Services
- **NewtonX Platform**: AI‑enabled end‑to‑end market research platform that automates expert recruitment, survey design, data collection, and analysis. Includes automated analysis and visualization for instant insights.
- **Hub Researcher**: An AI‑powered research analyst tool that provides continuous, context‑aware insights for high‑stakes B2B research (new product).
- **Custom Research Services**: Bespoke qualitative and quantitative research programs, including product research, market opportunity assessment, customer research, brand & comms research, and international expansion studies.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue of **$30M** (LinkedIn estimate); total funding of **$47M**
- **Notable Investors / Partners**:
  - **Series B (2021)**: $32M led by Marbruck
  - **Series A (2019)**: $12M led by Two Sigma Ventures
  - **Seed (2017)**: $3M led by Third Prime
  - **Non‑equity assistance**: Grand Central Tech
  - **Acquisition**: Merlin Guides (2019)
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Headcount grew **24.2% YoY** to 266 employees (LinkedIn)
  - LinkedIn follower growth of **39.6% YoY**
  - Operates in **30 countries** with a global, multilingual team (12+ languages spoken)
  - 97% of expert requests are feasible; every expert is 100% verified

## Competitive Advantages
- **Precision expert targeting**: Proprietary community of the world’s most elusive and verified B2B professionals.
- **AI‑enabled speed**: Automated collection and analysis deliver insights in days, not weeks.
- **High data quality**: SOC 2, ESOMAR, Insights Association, MRS, and BBB DPF certified.
- **Track record**: Powers insights for Fortune 500, MBB firms, and top market research companies.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI & automation**: Scaling AI‑driven research tools (Hub Researcher) to replace slow, manual processes.
- **International expansion**: Growing presence in EMEA, LATAM, and APAC.
- **Product innovation**: Building a research platform that combines human expertise with machine intelligence to reduce time‑to‑insight.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Emphasizes learning, regular feedback, career path discussions, and development programs. Values include innovation, integrity, ownership, and community.
- **Remote / hybrid**: The company is based in New York with a global remote‑friendly culture; many roles list “Remote” (Indeed). Over half the team was born or has lived internationally.
- **Benefits & perks**:
  - Medical, dental, vision insurance
  - 401K with 3% match, immediate vesting
  - Paid vacation, public holidays, sick days
  - Pre‑tax commuter benefits; HSA / FSA
  - Paid parental / family leave
  - Office snacks, lunch & learns, monthly outings, bimonthly happy hours
  - Annual company retreat, volunteering, virtual social activities
- **Engineering culture**: Strong technical leadership (CTO Jeremy Wood formerly co‑founded OpenStore, was engineer at Google). Active hiring for Staff Software Engineers, ML Lead, Senior Data Engineer/Analyst.
- **Employee rating**: 4.0/5 on LinkedIn (167 reviews); Culture 4.1, Career 4.0, Compensation 3.9, Work‑Life 3.8.

## Sources
1. [newtonx.com](https://www.newtonx.com/)
2. [newtonx.com/careers](https://www.newtonx.com/careers/)
3. [newtonx.com/team](https://www.newtonx.com/team/)
4. [linkedin.com/company/newtonx](https://www.linkedin.com/company/newtonx)
5. [indeed.com/cmp/Newtonx-1](https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Newtonx-1)
6. [jobs.ashbyhq.com/newtonx](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/newtonx)

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