As the first dedicated People Manager, you will own the entire employee lifecycle for a mission-driven AI startup. Reporting to the Finance Director, you will scale operations across the UK, Europe, and the US. You will balance hands-on HR tasks with strategic culture-building as the company expands its clinical AI tools globally.
People Manager at Limbic
Are you ready to own the people function at a high-growth AI startup backed by Khosla Ventures? We are looking for an ambitious People Manager to join our London-based team and lead our internal operations as we scale across the UK and US. You will be the sole HR specialist, partnering directly with leadership to build culture, streamline operations using AI, and support a mission-driven team solving the global mental health supply challenge. If you thrive in fast-paced environments and want to play a key role in the next stage of an AI healthcare leader, this is the role for you.
About this role
Role overview
About the company
Limbic is a clinical artificial intelligence company that provides AI-powered tools for mental healthcare providers to streamline patient intake, assessment, triage, and ongoing care. Their main products include Limbic Access (AI clinical assistant for automating intakes and assessments), Limbic Care (generative AI companion for patient support), Limbic Intake Agent (voice AI for handling calls), and Limbic Layer (clinically validated generative AI for healthcare compliance).
What you'll do
What you will do
- Own the end-to-end employee lifecycle, from strategic hiring and onboarding to performance reviews, compensation frameworks, and offboarding.
- Partner with leadership to manage international expansion, ensuring HR operations, contracts, and compliance scale effectively for the growing US team.
- Develop and champion company culture and wellbeing initiatives, utilizing AI tools to streamline internal processes and improve operational efficiency.
Who you are
Who this is a fit for
- Demonstrated experience in a broad People or HR role within a fast-paced startup or scaling environment where processes are built from scratch.
- Strong organizational skills with a proactive mindset, comfortable navigating ambiguity and switching between high-level strategy and hands-on execution.
- Natural affinity for technology and AI, with the ability to leverage modern tools to scale internal operations and improve the employee experience.
Why this role
Why this role is remarkable
- Lead the entire people function as the sole HR specialist, enjoying high autonomy and a direct reporting line to the Finance Director.
- Join a high-growth Series A company backed by Khosla Ventures that has already achieved UKCA Class IIa certification for its clinical AI tools.
- Impact global mental health by building the internal infrastructure for a team scaling across the UK, Europe, and the US markets.
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