Vice President, People

WHO WE ARE: MagicSchool is the premier generative AI platform for teachers. We're just over a year and a half old, and more than 5 million teachers from all over the world have joined our platform. Join a top team at a fast growing company that is working towards real social impact. Make an account and try us out at our website and connect with our passionate community on our Wall of Love.

Vice President, People

About the Role
We are seeking a Vice President, People to build a world-class team and foster a high-performance, values-driven culture. This leader will ensure every role is filled with a happy high-performer while scaling HR systems and processes to support our growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Talent Acquisition: Hire 5–10 top-tier employees per month, develop a strategic hiring plan, and implement best-in-class recruiting processes.

• Culture & Engagement: Drive a high-performance culture with continuous feedback and achieve a 90th percentile Employee Net Promoter Score (eNPS).

• HR Systems & Compliance: Establish scalable frameworks for leveling, compensation, and performance management while ensuring legal compliance.

• Leadership & Team Building: Recruit and develop a high-performing People Operations team, set ambitious goals, and ensure accountability.

Key Competencies

• Ownership & Execution: Ability to deliver results quickly.

• Strategic Thinking: Strong prioritization in a dynamic environment.

• Communication: Aligns executives, managers, and employees effectively.

This role reports is a member of the executive team and plays a crucial role in shaping our company’s future. If you're passionate about building exceptional teams and cultures, we’d love to hear from you.

Why Join Us?

• Work on cutting-edge AI technology that directly impacts educators and students.

• Join a mission-driven team passionate about making education more efficient and equitable.

• Flexibility of working from home, while fostering a unique culture built on relationships, trust, communication, and collaboration with our team - no matter where they live.

• Unlimited time off to empower our employees to manage their work-life balance. We work hard for our teachers and users, and encourage our employees to rest and take the time they need.

• Choice of employer-paid health insurance plans so that you can take care of yourself and your family. Dental and vision are also offered at very low premiums.

• Every employee is offered generous stock options, vested over 4 years.

• Plus a 401k match & monthly wellness stipend

Our Values:

• Educators are Magic:  Educators are the most important ingredient in the educational process - they are the magic, not the AI. Trust them, empower them, and put them at the center of leading change in service of students and families.

• Joy and Magic: Bring joy and magic into every learning experience - push the boundaries of what’s possible with AI.

• Community:  Foster community that supports one another during a time of rapid technological change. Listen to them and serve their needs.

• Innovation:  The education system is outdated and in need of innovation and change - AI is an opportunity to bring equity, access, and serve the individual needs of students better than we ever have before.

• Responsibility: Put responsibility and safety at the forefront of the technological change that AI is bringing to education.

• Diversity: Diversity of thought, perspectives, and backgrounds helps us serve the wide audience of educators and students around the world.

• Excellence:  Educators and students deserve the best - and we strive for the highest quality in everything we do.