People Partner

GC AI

People Partner

Reposted 18 Hours Ago

2 Locations

Hybrid

155K-180K Annually

Senior level

Artificial Intelligence • Legal Tech

The AI for in-house counsel

The Role

As a People Partner you'll connect leadership and employee experiences drive talent decisions manage employee relations and build supportive programs for a high-performing team. You'll also navigate compliance with employment laws and enhance company culture during rapid growth.

Summary Generated by Built In

GC AI is the fastest-growing and most trusted legal AI platform for in-house legal teams. We're building the future of legal work and we're doing it fast. You'll join at a pivotal moment—when decisions matter impact is immediate and the runway to shape your career is wide open. We’re a high-performing team where you'll have real ownership and influence from day one.

More than 1500 companies use GC AI to drive their business forward including 150+ public companies 25+ unicorns and brands such as News Corp Miro Bass Pro Shops Snyk Skims Liquid Death Vercel Zscaler and TIME.

We've 10x'd revenue in 12 months raised a $60 million Series B ($555 million valuation) and are growing faster than ever. We are backed by incredible investors including Scale Venture Partners Northzone Sound Ventures and Guillermo Rauch CEO of Vercel.

If you thrive when the stakes are high and the path isn't paved you'll love it here. Our six guiding principles are: 1% better every day customer obsession ship today find a way care deeply and own it completely. Come shape the future of legal work with us.

Location

This role is open to candidates based in the United States with a strong preference for those located near our San Mateo CA or Provo UT offices. While the position is remote team members within approximately 50 miles of either office operate on a hybrid schedule (Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays in office).

About The Role

GC AI is scaling fast and our people strategy needs to keep pace. As our People Partner you'll be the connective tissue between our leadership team and the employee experience ensuring that as we grow we do it intentionally. You'll partner directly with managers and leaders across the company to drive talent decisions navigate employee relations and build the programs and processes that support a high-performing fast-moving team.

This is a hands-on role. You'll operate as a doer comfortably shifting between coaching a manager through a difficult conversation and building out new frameworks that contribute to GC AI’s culture.

What You'll Do

Partner with leaders across Engineering Product Sales and G&A to align people strategy with business priorities and headcount plans.
Serve as the go-to advisor for managers on employee relations matters performance management and coaching.
Identify trends in employee engagement retention and team health and recommend data-informed solutions.
Support and help manage leave administration workplace accommodations and compliance with federal and multi-state employment laws.
Drive talent development initiatives including career pathing manager training and succession planning.
Partner with recruiting and people ops to ensure a seamless handoff from candidate to new hire with an onboarding experience that sets people up for success.
Help shape and maintain GC AI's culture as we scale keeping our guiding principles at the center of how we operate.
Manage and resolve sensitive employee situations with discretion sound judgment and speed.

Required Experience

5+ years of progressive HR experience with at least 2 years operating as an HRBP/ People Partner or in a generalist role supporting business leaders directly.
Experience at a high-growth startup or technology company; you understand the pace and ambiguity that comes with scaling.
Strong working knowledge of employment law across multiple U.S. states with the ability to spot risk and advise practically (or alert legal accordingly).
Proven ability to build trust with managers and employees at all levels and influence without authority.
Excellent written and verbal communication with the ability to handle sensitive topics with clarity and care.
A bias toward action: you solve problems not just flag them.

Nice To Have

Experience supporting a distributed or remote-first workforce.
PHR SPHR SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP certification.
Familiarity with modern HRIS and people analytics tools (e.g. JustWorks Rippling Lattice BambooHR or similar).
Experience building people programs from the ground up at a company in the 50-200 employee stage.
Background in supporting technical (engineering) go-to-market (sales CS) and G&A teams.

A Note On Pace

We’re building something new in a once-in-a-generation shift in technology and the legal industry so we move at a relentless pace. We expect urgency ownership and good judgment even when things aren’t perfectly clear. If you need structure and consensus to do your best work this isn’t the right place for you. If you thrive in ambiguity and growth work with intensity and want real responsibility keep reading. We’re excited to meet you.

Compensation

GC AI's compensation package includes a competitive base salary benchmarked against real-time market data as well as equity for all full-time roles. We also offer exceptional benefits as well as commission plans for applicable roles. Our US-based compensation range for this role is $155000 – $180000. Actual pay is determined by skills qualifications experience location market demand and other factors.

These compensation bands are just the starting point. After someone joins and proves they’re and exceptional performer we adjust quickly to ensure their compensation aligns with their impact.

Equal Opportunity Employment

GC AI is an equal opportunity employer that supports workplace diversity and does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion gender identity/expression national origin age military service eligibility veteran status sexual orientation marital status physical or mental disability or any other protected class. GC AI is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities. #LI-GCAI

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To protect yourself against phishing and recruitment fraud please note that GC AI only accepts job applications through our official careers page at https://gc.ai/careers and through sponsored jobs on LinkedIn. All legitimate communication from our team regarding job opportunities will come from a GC AI team member with a @gc.ai or @getgc.ai email address.

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If you are contacted by someone claiming to be from GC AI via an unofficial channel or from a suspicious email address please do not share any information. Mark the communication as "phishing" or "spam" and do not respond.

Skills Required

5+ years of progressive HR experience
at least 2 years as an HRBP/People Partner or in a generalist role
experience in a high-growth startup or technology company
strong knowledge of employment law across multiple U.S. states
proven ability to influence without authority
excellent written and verbal communication skills

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The Company

HQ: San Mateo California

100 Employees

Year Founded: 2023

What We Do

GC AI is the leading legal AI platform built specifically for in-house teams to solve the high-precision workflows they face every day. With powerful features like Easy Prompt™ Exact Quote™ citations and native Microsoft Word integration GC AI enables legal professionals to be strategic business partners through faster and more accurate drafting reviewing researching and redlining. Purpose-built for sensitive high-stakes matters the platform leverages five large language models while maintaining enterprise-grade security as a SOC 2 Type II certified provider that never uses confidential data for training. Founded by three-time General Counsel Cecilia Ziniti and AI engineer Bardia Pourvakil GC AI is trusted by over 1600 legal teams globally including brands like News Corp Skims TIME Inc. Liquid Death and Vercel. Discover the difference of becoming an AI-powered lawyer. Try it free or book a demo at gc.ai.

Why Work With Us

GC AI offers a rare opportunity to join a high-growth category leader at the intersection of generative AI and deep legal expertise. Our culture is defined by a "1% better every day" philosophy favoring curious customer-obsessed builders who thrive in a high-ownership environment where they can see the immediate impact of their work.

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Hybrid Workspace

Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.

Many roles are eligible for remote work in the U.S. and Canada. For folks who live within 50 miles of our San Mateo CA or Provo UT offices we value in-person collaboration and work in the office on Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday.

Typical time on-site: 3 days a week

HQSan Mateo CA

Provo UT

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