People Partner | A-Players

About the Position

A-Players is a bootstrapped talent and management company - $1M+ ARR, 7+ years in market. We place high-performing Business Associates (BAs) directly with early-stage US tech startups, embedded with founders and C-level executives as their main operations and communication layer. Our hires have supported Seed–Series A teams backed by YC, a16z, and other top VCs - some of those companies are now unicorns. We hire only true A-Players, and we hold ourselves to the same standard.

We're looking for a People Partner with an HR partnership, people development, or talent management background to own the growth, performance, and wellbeing of our BA team.

This isn't a classic HR role. You'll spend most of your time talking to people - understanding what's blocking them, helping them grow inside startup environments, and turning client feedback into something actionable. If you've mentored people in a startup accelerator, campus program, or early-stage company, you'll immediately recognize the dynamics here.

Responsibilities

• Run regular 1:1s with BAs to track progress, surface blockers, and support goal setting
• Collect and translate client feedback into concrete individual development actions
• Build development plans and follow through on their implementation
• Catch early signs of performance or motivation issues and respond with structured coaching - not just escalation
• Document key insights, status changes, and performance trends in our internal systems
• Support onboarding and help new BAs integrate faster
• Contribute to internal improvement projects - workshops, knowledge base updates, process refinements

Requirements

• Background in HR partnership, people development, coaching, or talent management - in a startup, accelerator, or fast-moving environment
• Experience mentoring people navigating early-stage company realities - you understand how these teams work and what it takes to perform inside them
• You've had hard performance conversations and know how to give direct feedback without making it personal
• You can tell the difference between someone who needs direction and someone who needs support - and you adjust accordingly
• Comfortable working without a perfect process; you build structure as you go
• Organized enough to document well and track what matters without getting lost in admin
• Confident written and spoken English (B2+)
• Familiar with tools like Notion, Airtable, and Google Workspace

We Offer

• Working hours: 10 am - 7 pm CET
• Competitive pay with annual performance reviews
• Unlimited vacation and sick days - actually encouraged
• Full access to premium productivity and AI tools, plus our internal library
• A small, high-standards team that moves fast and takes care of its people

Locations

• London, UK
• Kyiv, UA
• Lviv, UA
• Barcelona, ES
• Helsinki, FI

Employment Type

• Full-time

Contact

• Violetta, Talent Partner – Non-tech