Duties & Responsibilities
Own the full People function, with accountability spanning People Operations, Talent & Recruiting, Performance & Growth, Compensation Strategy, Culture & Engagement, and Manager Enablement
Serve as a strategic business partner to the CEO and senior leadership team, aligning People strategy with business goals and delivering talent insights that connect people metrics to outcomes
Translate engagement, attrition, and performance data into proactive executive-level narratives and recommendations
Lead and develop a small, high-impact People team, ensuring they have the support, clarity, and tools to do their best work
Own recruiting strategy, with a consistent focus on quality of hire and long-term fit. Be the closer on senior and hard-to-fill roles
Evolve our performance frameworks to keep pace with how we work, giving managers practical tools that drive real accountability
Own how VRChat thinks about compensation: leveling, equity philosophy, and how it’s communicated to candidates and employees
Embed AI into People Operations by identifying and implementing solutions that meaningfully reduce manual workload and enhance the employee experience
Sustain and evolve VRChat’s inclusive, remote-first culture across a globally distributed and diverse workforce
Experience, Skills & Qualifications
8–12 years in People/HR, with ownership of a People function or a significant pillar of it, budget accountability, and leadership partner experience
Demonstrated track record of building and executing people programs with measurable impact
Fast and iterative. Gets a v1 in front of stakeholders in days, not weeks, and improves from there
Experience supporting fully remote, globally distributed teams
Has scaled a People function at a company in the 100–500 employee range
AI-forward: actively uses AI in People work today and can identify, evaluate, and implement solutions that reduce manual workload
Earns trust quickly and influences at all levels through expertise and judgment
Genuinely aligned with how we work: bold enough to experiment, willing to engage in healthy debate and then commit fully, collaborative by default, and motivated by outcomes over activity
Empathetic and decisive; comfortable operating in ambiguity and making pragmatic calls with imperfect information
Able to operate at the executive level, comfortable presenting people data and insights to leadership and a board
Experience managing globally distributed teams across multiple employment models and regions
Bonus Points
Background in gaming, social platforms, or community-driven products; bonus if you understand that the product IS the community
A genuine track record of fostering belonging across a diverse, global workforce
You’ve spent time in VRChat, or you’re curious about social VR and what it means for how people connect
Benefits
- Work from anywhere! VRChat is a 100% remote company offering flexible working hours in combination with core hours supporting real-time collaboration
- Health benefits for U.S. and Canadian employees
- 401K (U.S.) and RRSP (Canada) retirement plans
- Stock options
- Unlimited/flexible vacation policy
- Paid parental leave
- Generous holiday schedule