VP People and Culture

We believe in a world where less time getting there means more time being there, and that starts with Cora. With over a decade of piloted and autonomous flight experience, we’ve created Cora—our all-electric, self-flying air taxi that will change the future of daily commutes and urban travel. From day one, Cora by Wisk was designed with safety as our first priority using emissions free systems.
We’re working toward a future where you’ll be able to safely soar over traffic and get to where you’re going, faster. Because everyone has somewhere to be, someone to see, and now—a better way to get there.
The VP People and Culture will be the architect of the strategies and processes that enable the end-to-end Wisk employee experience.  

Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute a people and culture strategy to attract, retain, develop, and scale the company’s talent
• Build organizational culture that is aligned to the Wisk mission, vision and values 
• Act as an internal consultant and trusted partner to the Leadership Team on topics such as leadership development, performance management, culture building, and hiring practices
• Partner with the Leadership Team to simplify and repeat appropriate internal communications which support growth of our talent and our business.
• Build the People team and develop processes to scale along with the growth of the company, including People operations, culture, talent management, learning & development, compensation and talent acquisition
• Coach leaders on how to design, build and develop high performing teams
• Promote and assess company culture, boosting aspects that strengthen the company and addressing aspects that require attention
• Uphold a strong commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion: Drive diversity, inclusion, and people culture initiatives
• Refine and execute compensation planning and employee benefits strategy
• Leverage data and feedback to identify opportunities for improvement
• Oversee the company’s People technology platforms and provide solutions to improve the employee experience and minimize HR risk
• Own all employee-related legal and compliance issues 

The VP People must:

• Thrive in a fast-paced, high growth environment with proven track record in building and running People programs at large and small companies.
• Minimum 10 years of experience across multiple People functions with at least 5 years in a Senior Leadership role. Start up experience is a bonus.
• Demonstrate ability to manage a direct team as well as indirect stakeholders in support of an organization's strategy.
• Possess strong business acumen with the ability to create win-win strategies that advance the development of our teams and the strategic and financial trajectory of the company.
• Ability to practice calm and sound judgement under pressure and in support of the organization and our people.
• Proven track record of successfully navigating complex employee relations situations.
• Direct experience supporting complex workforce footprints - across geographies and employees. 

We are located in Mountain View just a couple of hundred feet from Shoreline Lake and its surrounding walking/jogging trails. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision and life insurance (company pays 100% of employee premium), alternative work schedule (9/80), flexible time off, 10 company holidays, a 401(k) plan with 50% company matching (no vesting period), commuter assistance, and education assistance. And on top of all that, we also offer a variety of perks such as free catered lunches, flight lessons, gym membership subsidies, snacks, drinks, fruits, employee referral bonus, charitable giving match, IP bonus program, happy hours and many more.
Wisk Aero provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Wisk Aero abides by applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
Wisk Aero is an E-Verify employer.