Head Of HR

Spines: #1 Fastest-Growing Book Publishing Platform in the U.S.

At Spines, we’re rebuilding publishing for a new era: powered by technology.

Our next-generation publishing platform combines powerful AI with human expertise to help writers publish professionally across every format, language, and global market. The tools we’re developing streamline editing, design, translation, production, and distribution, making a complex process simple, scalable, and author-first.

Our mission is to make professional publishing possible for everyone, so no great story goes unheard. But what we’re really building is bigger: a platform that transforms how books are made, shared, and experienced globally.

We’re growing a team of people who want to shape the future of publishing: creators, technologists, and storytellers driven by craft, purpose, and the opportunity to make a real impact for authors and readers everywhere.

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About The Role

We are looking for an experienced Head of HR to lead the company’s global human resources strategy alongside the day-to-day management of HR practices. This role combines strategic leadership with strong executional skills, with a focus on supporting business growth and ensuring professional management of HR functions.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• People Strategy – Define and lead the overall HR strategy, implementing practices that support business objectives and organizational growth.
• Talent Acquisition Oversight – Manage recruitment at the macro level: workforce planning, defining organizational needs, managing headcount and targets, and overseeing global hiring processes.
• Employee Experience & Engagement – Drive processes to strengthen employee engagement and retention of talents around the world.
• Learning & Development – Develop and implement training programs, design professional growth opportunities for employees and managers, performance management, career development, and programs that improve people’s skills.
• Compliance & Risk Management – Ensure compliance with international labor laws, manage employee relations, and promote diversity, equity, and inclusion across the organization.
• HR Operations – Oversee HR systems, processes, policies, and workforce data to ensure efficient and accurate day-to-day operations.
• HR Team Leadership – Lead, develop, and support the HR team, ensuring professionalism, effectiveness, and alignment with leadership direction and organizational goals.
• HR Technology & AI Adoption – Champion the use of AI-powered tools and automation across HR processes (recruitment, onboarding, performance management, and people analytics) to increase efficiency and support data-driven decision-making, in line with Spines’ AI-first culture.
  
  

• 8+ years of relevant HR experience in startups, including proven experience building an HR function or department from the ground up.
• Proven experience designing, building, and scaling HR processes and infrastructure in fast-paced, resource-constrained environments.
• Proven experience working in dynamic, global environments with multicultural teams and complex operations.
• Proven experience leading and managing employees and HR teams both in Israel and across multiple countries worldwide.
• Strong managerial and leadership skills, with the ability to build, mentor, and grow a team.
• Strong expertise in all areas of HR operations: HRIS systems, labor law, compensation & benefits, and compliance.
• Demonstrated ability to design long-term HR strategies while ensuring hands-on execution.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with experience working directly with C-Level executives, and influencing at the organizational level.
• Fluent English (very high level) – both written and verbal, with the ability to conduct professional communication in global environments.
• Comfortable operating with ambiguity and rapid change, bringing a hands-on, roll-up-your-sleeves approach typical of high-growth startups.
• Hands-on experience leveraging AI and modern HR-tech tools (e.g., AI-driven recruiting, HRIS automation, people analytics) to streamline processes and improve decision-making – strong advantage given Spines’ AI-first product and culture.