Director of Talent Acquisition & People Ops

We’re building a category-defining business in the rapidly expanding collectibles landscape by fixing a broken system. The Realest provides the authentication and infrastructure that allow the world’s largest rights-holders across sports, music, and entertainment to own, protect, and monetize their physical IP.

We operate on-site at the biggest events in the world, partner with iconic teams, leagues, artists, and organizations, and deliver everything from record-setting, museum-grade artifacts to scalable manufactured products powered by storytelling, culture, and moments that matter.

The Realest is scaling fast. With plans to hire ~50 people over the next two years, we’re looking for a hands-on leader to build and own Talent Acquisition and People Operations from the ground up.

This is a recruiting-first role. You will be a trusted partner to the founders and leadership team, responsible for helping us scale quickly while preserving speed, trust, and high standards in a hybrid, distributed organization.

What You’ll Own

End-to-end recruiting during a major hiring phase

• Hands-on sourcing, interviewing, and closing across varied functions

• Designing scalable hiring processes that don’t slow the business down

People infrastructure

• Onboarding, performance management, leveling, compensation basics, and compliance
• Clear expectations for managers and teams as we scale

Manager enablement

• Coaching leaders on hiring, feedback, performance, and team structure
• Helping founders and functional heads make better people decisions

Culture and connection

• Building strong operating rhythms for a hybrid, distributed team
• Helping maintain a vibrant culture based on our core values of Innovation, Cultural Impact, Hustle, Trust and Collaboration
• Designing meaningful in-person moments (onboarding, planning, team offsites)

Trusted HR leadership

• Acting as a pragmatic, solutions-oriented advisor—not a policy bottleneck

How We Work

We are a hybrid-first company. Many team members are remote, with a meaningful concentration in Los Angeles and frequent collaboration with partners in New York. Culture is key in our DNA. As we expect to scale fast, we are focused on maintaining the best possible work environment for our team to maximize success, quality of life, and personal fulfillment. Los Angeles candidates preferred but open to remote for the right person in the US.

This role is expected to:

• Spend time in person during key moments (onboarding, leadership sessions, planning weeks)
• Be comfortable working across time zones and locations
• Help define when in-person collaboration truly matters—and when it doesn’t

Why The Realest

You won’t inherit a mature organization— you’ll help create it. You’ll help scale a team that’s spread across the country (with some concentration in LA), while ensuring people feel connected, supported, and aligned. For the right person, this is a career-defining role with real ownership and impact.

Requirements

• 6–10+ years experience across HR / People roles
• Strong hands-on recruiting experience in high-growth environments
• Experience supporting hybrid and distributed teams
• Builder mindset — you’ve created systems from scratch before
• Pragmatic, adaptable, and action-oriented
• Strong judgment, discretion, and experience advising executives on people decisions in fast-moving environments

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Work From Home
• Wellness Resources
• Stock Option Plan
• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Work From Home
• Wellness Resources
• Stock Option Plan