Talent Acquisition Lead
hace 23 horas
New York
Are you ready to join Connecticut Innovation’s vibrant community of innovators? Connecticut Innovations (“CI”) is Connecticut’s strategic venture capital arm, and we are passionate about serving our portfolio of 220+ companies across various industries, with strengths in life sciences, technology, and climate tech. \n \n Come join one of our quickly growing portfolio companies, Home | CREW Carbon! \n \n CREW Carbon Overview \n \n CREW’s technology and services make wastewater treatment cheaper and more efficient, while permanently sequestering CO₂. \n \n Leveraging advanced chemistry, natural minerals, and AI, we’ve developed and are deploying a category-defining process intensification technology, with decarbonization at its core. Today, we help wastewater treatment facilities and operators: \n \n\n • Stabilize pH & alkalinity 24/7\n, • Eliminate hazardous chemicals & cut costs\n, • Avoid $100M+ infrastructure upgrades\n, • Capture & Store CO2\n\n \n We are currently deploying this technology across the US and Europe. In addition, we’ve signed $30M+ in carbon removal offtake agreements with leading corporations looking to meet their climate goals, supercharging geographical CREW’s expansion. \n \n CREW has offices and labs in New Haven, CT and offices in Brooklyn, NY. \n \n We are funded by Counteract, ReGen, Ponderosa, Connecticut Innovations and others. We've secured large contracts with the premier buyers of carbon credits through the Frontier Climate Fund (Stripe, Shopify, Autodesk, McKinsey, among others) and have been selected by the Department of Energy as one of the few potential suppliers of high-quality carbon credits to the federal government. \n \n About The Role \n \n We're looking for a Talent & People Lead to own and help build the People function at CREW Carbon. \n \n This is a unique opportunity for someone with a strong foundation in Talent who is excited to expand into broader People Operations and HR leadership. You'll own our recruiting efforts, support the employee experience, and help build the people processes, programs, and infrastructure needed as we scale. \n \n You'll report directly to the CEO and partner closely with a fractional Head of People for strategic guidance and support. While this is an individual contributor role, you'll have meaningful autonomy and ownership across the entire employee lifecycle. \n \n This role is ideal for someone who has helped scale an early-stage startup and is ready to take the next step toward owning a People function. \n \n This is an in-office position based in our NewLab office in Brooklyn, 5 days per week. \n \n What You'll Own \n \n\n • Own full-cycle recruiting across technical, scientific, operational, and business functions, from intake through offer acceptance.\n, • Own day-to-day People Operations across the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, employee changes, and offboarding.\n, • Partner directly with the CEO and hiring managers to define hiring needs, develop recruiting strategies, and prioritize open roles.\n, • Manage candidate experience, interview processes, assessments, and offer coordination.\n, • Serve as the primary point of contact for employee questions related to policies, benefits, and People processes.\n, • Support performance management, employee feedback, engagement surveys, and professional development initiatives.\n, • Partner with leadership and the fractional Head of People on employee relations matters, policy development, and HR compliance.\n, • Help foster a strong company culture through thoughtful employee programs, communications, and team initiatives.\n, • Build, document, and improve scalable People processes, policies, and systems appropriate for an early-stage company.\n, • Identify gaps in our existing People infrastructure and independently drive practical improvements.\n, • Maintain accurate employee data and provide reporting and insights to support leadership decisions.\n\n \n What You'll Bring \n \n\n • 4+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition, People Operations, or a combination of these functions.\n, • Startup experience is essential. You've worked in an early-stage, fast-paced environment where priorities shift, resources are limited, and individuals wear multiple hats.\n, • Full-cycle recruiting experience, including sourcing, interviewing, candidate management, and partnering with hiring managers.\n, • Experience working directly with founders, executives, or senior leaders on People and Talent challenges\n, • Exposure to broader HR responsibilities, including compensation, benefits, employee relations, onboarding, or performance management.\n, • Experience building or improving recruiting and People processes, systems, or programs in a growing organization.\n, • Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to independently manage multiple priorities.\n, • Excellent communication skills, sound judgment, and the ability to build trust across all levels of an organization.\n, • A self-starter mentality with a willingness to take ownership, solve problems, and execute without extensive direction.\n, • Comfort operating in ambiguity and moving between strategic conversations and hands-on administrative work.\n\n \n Nice to Have \n \n\n • Experience as an early Talent or People hire at a Seed, Series A, or Series B startup.\n, • Experience recruiting technical, engineering, scientific, or other specialized roles.\n, • Experience in climate tech, hard tech, industrial technology, or other technically complex industries.\n, • Familiarity with HRIS and ATS platforms, such as Ashby, Greenhouse, Rippling, or Sequoia.\n, • Experience supporting compensation benchmarking, benefits administration, or employee relations.\n, • Experience implementing new People programs or infrastructure from scratch.\n\n \n Compensation \n \n Compensation at the time of offer is unique to each candidate and based on a variety of factors such as skill set, experience, qualifications, and work location. Salary is one part of the total compensation and benefits package. Other benefits for eligible employees may include: equity through the form of option grants, flexible paid time off, 401(k) plan, well equipped office environment, and health benefits offerings. \n \n The expected base salary range for this role is $100,000 – $125,000. This range represents the company’s estimate for this position at the time of posting however actual compensation may vary based on skills, experience, location, role scope, and business needs. \n \n CREW Highlights \n \n\n • Raised $25M of funding in January 2026\n, • Deployed at nearly 10 wastewater treatment facilities across the US and Europe, including leading utilities like HRSD (Hampton Roads Sanitation District)\n, • Delivered measurable performance improvements at wastewater treatment facilities, with one utility considering deferring $400 million in planned capital upgrades\n, • Secured $33+ million in carbon removal offtake agreements with Frontier Climate Fund in 2024\n, • Captured 2,000+ tons of CO2 faster and more cost effectively than other carbon removal credit suppliers\n, • Won a $2.3 million award from the Colorado Energy Office as part of the state’s Clean Air Program in February 2026\n, • Selected as 1 of 24 companies by the US Department of Energy in 2024 to be a potential supplier of high-quality carbon credits to the federal government\n, • Developed proprietary measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) capabilities that enable high-confidence carbon removal quantification\n\n \n CREW Carbon is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We have strict wage minimums, generous benefits, and personal leave policies. Our goal is to provide safe, rewarding, and empowering work environments for all who interact with our company.