People Operations Lead

This is a hybrid role based in our San Francisco office and will require you to be in the office on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

What’s so interesting about this role?

Grindr (NYSE: GRND) is seeking an outstanding People Operations Lead who will increase talent density by driving talent management, leadership development, employee life cycle management, and engagement.

What’s the job?  

This role is pivotal in ensuring that only the best talent joins and thrives at Grindr, creating an environment where top performers can grow, be challenged, and do the best work of their careers.

Increase Talent Density & Performance Management

• Design and implement a best-in-class continuous performance management system that drives accountability and continuous improvement.

• Work closely with leadership to identify, attract, and retain only top-tier talent while ensuring low performers are either developed or transitioned out.

• Partner with hiring managers and recruiters to create clear success profiles for every role, ensuring a rigorous approach to performance expectations.

• Build a data-driven approach to measuring and improving individual and organizational performance.

Talent Development & Leadership Growth

• Create and execute high-impact learning and development programs that support a culture of excellence.

• Partner with managers to enhance leadership capabilities, providing coaching, mentorship programs, and structured feedback loops.

• Implement succession planning strategies to ensure continuous leadership pipeline development.

Employee Life Cycle Management & Engagement

• Own the entire employee life cycle, from onboarding to exit, ensuring a frictionless and high-impact experience.

• Build and optimize people processes that retain top talent and drive productivity .

• Develop and implement data-driven engagement strategies, using pulse surveys, retention analytics, and employee feedback.

• Foster an intensely high-performing culture while ensuring employees feel deeply engaged and motivated.

What we'll love about you  

• Proven experience in consulting & startups: You have worked at a top consulting firm and scaled people operations in a high-growth, fast-paced startup.

• 5+ years in People Ops, Talent Management, or Organizational Development, focusing on building and optimizing high-performance cultures.

• Obsessed with talent density: You understand how to identify, nurture, and retain A+ players while ensuring low performers don’t slow the team down.

• Strong leadership and coaching ability—you can influence executives and managers to drive people-first decision-making.

• Analytical & data-driven approach to performance, engagement, and talent development.

• Relentless drive for excellence—you set an extremely high bar and don’t settle for mediocrity.

What you'll love about us

• Mission and Impact: Grindr is building the global gayborhood in your pocket. Your role will impact the lives of millions of LGBTQ+ people around the world. Through our success, we are making a world where the lives of our community are free, equal, and just.

• Family Insurance: Insurance premium coverage for health, dental, and vision for you and partial coverage for your dependents.

• Retirement Savings: Generous 401K plan with 6% match and immediate vest in the U.S.

• Compensation: Industry-competitive compensation and eligibility for company bonus and equity programs.

• Queer-Inclusive Benefits: Industry-leading gender-affirming offerings with up to 90% cost coverage, access to Included Health, monthly stipends for HRT, and more.

• Additional Benefits: Flexible vacation policy, monthly stipends for cell phone, internet, wellness, food, and commuting, breakfast/lunch provided onsite, and yearly travel & leisure stipend.

About Grindr

Grindr is building the global gayborhood in your pocket. With more than 13.5 million monthly active users, Grindr has become a fundamental part of the LGBTQ+ community and is charting a path to make the world more free, equal, and just. Since 2015, Grindr for Equality has advanced safety, health, and human rights for millions of Grindr users and the global LGBTQ+ community in partnership with more than 100 community organizations in every region of the world.

Our next evolution is underway as a public company that continues to grow and build meaningful experiences for our users. From social issues to product innovations, we're setting audacious goals for our community and the business, and leveraging the latest tech stacks and a culture of engineering excellence to make it happen. At the heart of our work in this new chapter is a shared set of operating principles centered around cultivating curiosity, thinking big, setting and expediting our ambitious goals, and growing through iteration; all while keeping our users #1.

Grindr is headquartered in West Hollywood, California, with offices in the Bay Area, Chicago, and New York.With a track record of strong financial performance and plans for continued headcount growth, we’re building a team of talented, passionate, and open-minded people who want to disrupt the dating app space, innovate products, and advance LGBTQ+ culture. Come be a part of this exciting journey with us.

Grindr is an equal-opportunity employer

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