Lead, People Partner

People Partner Osmo is a digital olfaction company, on a mission to give computers a sense of smell to improve the health and wellbeing of human life. Why? Our sense of smell both enriches and saves lives, and has a deep and direct connection to our emotions and memory. Olfactory Intelligence has applications across industries including fragrance, manufacturing, security, medicine, and more. We believe in the power of automation and thoughtfully applied AI/ML to solve problems beyond the reach of human intuition alone. Osmo is headquartered in Elizabeth, NJ, with an additional office in Somerville, MA. Osmo is building the future of scent. We are a multidisciplinary company spanning AI research, chemistry, perfumery, product, commercial, and manufacturing. We are scaling quickly across a complex mix of teams, operating models, and employee populations, from highly technical researchers to commercial leaders to hourly manufacturing employees. We are hiring a People Partner to help build a high-trust, high-performing People function through Osmo's next stage of growth. This role will be a senior operator and trusted partner to leaders across the business, working closely with our incoming CHRO to strengthen the systems, practices, and day-to-day people support that allow Osmo to scale well. This is a broad People role for someone who is both strategic and hands-on. You will partner with managers and leaders on employee relations, performance, org design, recruiting intake, onboarding, compensation processes, policy interpretation, and People operations. You will help ensure that the basics are run with excellence while contributing to the design of scalable People programs. The right person will be comfortable in ambiguity, strong in judgment, calm under pressure, and able to move between sensitive employee matters and operational execution without dropping details. Core responsibilities include:

• People partnership and employee relations
• Performance, feedback, and manager support
• Recruiting, requisitions, and headcount planning
• Compensation, leveling, and org design
• People operations and lifecycle processes
• Culture and change management

Required qualifications include:

• 7+ years of progressive People / HR experience
• Experience operating in a company where the People function had to be both strategic and scrappy
• Experience supporting both exempt and non-exempt populations
• Strong judgment in sensitive employee matters
• Working command of sponsorship and immigration processes
• Strong working knowledge of HR compliance
• Direct experience supporting wage and hourly (non-exempt) populations
• Ability to earn trust with senior leaders while still being direct, objective, and employee-centered
• Fluency in leveling, calibration, performance cycles, promotions, offer alignment, and the connection between job scope, pay, and organizational design

Preferred / nice-to-have include:

• Past partnership with Finance on headcount, compensation, payroll-adjacent processes, or workforce planning
• Experience building People programs from early-stage or messy foundations into repeatable, scalable processes

Base Salary: $141k - $162k If this role inspires you we'd encourage you to apply. We are committed to recruiting, developing, and retaining an incredible team optimized for a diversity of thought, background, and approaches. For all Full-Time Employees, compensation is just one component of Osmo's total rewards approach, which is designed to support the well-being, growth, and long-term success of our team members. Depending on the role, this may include base salary or contract-based pay, along with access to health, dental, and vision coverage; a 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match; flexible paid time off and company holidays; and equity or incentive compensation for eligible roles. Actual compensation will vary based on factors such as experience, skills, location, internal equity, and other relevant business considerations. Osmo regularly reviews pay ranges and compensation structures to ensure they remain competitive, equitable, and aligned with current market data. All employment decisions and responsibilities are determined based on current ability and your ability to grow, without regard to race, color, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion, age, marital status, physical, mental, or sensory disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Recruitment & Staffing Agencies: Osmo does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than candidates. The submission of unsolicited resumes by recruitment or staffing agencies to Osmo or its employees is strictly prohibited unless contacted directly by the Osmo Talent Acquisition team. Any resume submitted by an agency in the absence of a signed agreement will automatically become the property of Osmo and Osmo will not owe any referral or other fees with respect thereto. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire Apply To This Job