People Operations Lead / HR Business Partner

Owning a home is a foundational part of building financial security and wealth in America. However, the tools and technology that support homeownership are antiquated, dependent on things like fax machines, handwritten documentation, and hours of manual review.

We're here to change it.

Vesta was founded to rebuild the mortgage loan origination system (LOS) from the ground up. Our founding belief is that the future of mortgage lending will be a fully automated process. Today, our AI-augmented platform makes that a reality. Our mission is to build a platform where AI isn’t just an add-on, but the core engine that transforms how a loan is manufactured.

About the Role

This role is structured around two key areas you’ll own end-to-end:

• Program and Platform Work: Leveling, compensation philosophy, and management development.
• Trusted HR Business Partner: To our engineering manager tier, with a growing set of managers across the company over time.

Create the Platforms

• Design the leveling framework at a company level. Define what each level means and looks like across every function. Set the standards for promotions, consistency as new roles are added, and cross-functional level comparisons. This is the foundation for development, compensation, and performance conversations.

• Develop how Vesta develops its people. Form a shared point of view on success at each level. Turn the leveling framework into real conversations: development plans, promotions, calibration, and honest feedback about career progression.

• Stand up management development as a program. Managing people isn’t a skill that comes by accident. Design a program that turns new managers into effective leaders.

• Own compensation philosophy. Define how we pay, level roles, structure cash, equity, and bonuses. Clear and consistent policies are critical as the company scales to maintain trust.

Partner with the Manager Tier

• Be the trusted HR partner to our managers. Primarily engineering managers, with a growing population across the company. Collaborate on performance, compensation calibration, promotions, ER cases, development conversations, and difficult people moments.

Keep the Foundation Running

• Own employee relations. Handle cases directly and create frameworks and playbooks to ensure consistent, positive outcomes as the company grows.

• Own compliance and employment law. Manage multi-state US employment law, policies, records, and filings to ensure smooth scaling and confidence in decision-making.