About Lilac Solutions, Inc.

Lilac Solutions is a lithium extraction technology company focused on scaling lithium production for the electric vehicle era. Lilac solves the critical technology problems which today prevent development of the world’s largest lithium resources: low yields, high costs, slow start-up, poor reliability, and massive environmental impacts. Lilac’s technology represents such a step-change in performance and cost that it also unlocks the development of new unconventional lithium deposits with low lithium grades and high impurities, which have historically been impossible to produce. In 2021, Lilac raised $150M in Series B financing from investors including T. Rowe Price, Lowercarbon Capital, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Sumitomo, BMW and SK Materials. Lilac is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Job Description

The VP of People will lead Lilac’s People Department overseeing all aspects of recruiting, total rewards, and people operations and will partner with other leaders across the company to support onboarding, training, performance management, and professional development. The VP will be a thought partner to the executive team as the company scales globally and expands headcount from 170 to thousands while the majority of hiring transitions to South America by 2024-2025. The VP will scale the People Department to support this growth with efficient organizational strategies interfacing with teams and processes across the company. This role will report initially to the CEO and later to the head of corporate operations.

The position will be based in Oakland, California.

Job Responsibilities

Establish trust as a strategic thought leader, influencer, and change agent responsible for implementing people initiatives across Lilac Solutions, Inc.
Build a scalable performance culture that can remain strong and consistent across multiple divisions and geographic locations.
Design, develop, execute, measure, and improve connected talent, leadership capability, and culture strategies across the company.
Lead the strategy, design, and implementation of a distributed company culture.
Develop and oversee an integrated talent management framework including identification and assessment, succession planning, emerging talent, and high potential processes.
Evaluate and evolve compensation strategy and philosophy, promotional processes, current People policies, and procedures, and implement creative compensation policies and equity structures to align with industry best practices.
Build an employer brand and culture that is new and exciting, and resonates with current and potential employees.

Candidate Qualifications

10+ years in people leadership roles in high growth and/or international companies
Experience working for a high growth company rapidly scaling headcount
Experience developing new programs for recruiting, performance management, compensation, and DEI
Experience working in an international organization
Experience navigating complex international work authorization
Strong and supportive team management and coaching
Continuous improvement and growth mindset; comfortable with quickly designing, testing, and iterating people programs
Commitment to fostering a positive and high-performance company culture
People-centric with excellent cross-cultural competency
Experience supporting international expat and field operations teams preferred
Familiarity with rotational work schedules and associated people program needs

Compensation

Salary range: $250K-$300K annually (commensurate with experience)
Stock options
Health, dental, and vision insurance
Long-term disability insurance
401k with pre- and post-tax investing options
Flexible Paid Time Off Policy
Eight weeks of Paid Parental Leave
Onsite Gym and Catered Lunch for Oakland Employees
Monthly phone stipend

EEO Statement

Lilac Solutions is committed to providing a professional work environment free from discrimination and harassment, including discrimination and harassment based on a protected category, and an environment free from retaliation for participating in any protected activity. Lilac Solutions is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment.