Vice President, People

Amogy is a cleantech startup commercializing carbon-free energy solutions using ammonia to decarbonize hard-to-abate sectors such as maritime shipping and stationary power generation.

The Vice President, People will lead a scalable People strategy and serve as a strategic advisor to the CEO and executive team, strengthening leadership depth, organizational design, and culture to support sustainable growth through commercialization.

• Coach and advise the CEO and leadership team, facilitating executive development and improving leadership team dynamics and effectiveness.

• Provide strategic oversight of talent acquisition aligned to the commercialization roadmap and long-term workforce plan; guide hiring priorities, processes, and outcomes.

• Oversee performance management and talent development frameworks, including leadership capability building, career pathways, and coaching-based management practices.

• Champion culture and employee experience by embedding core values into hiring and operations; drive engagement, retention, well-being, and feedback mechanisms.

• Guide total rewards philosophy and compensation strategy to ensure competitive, equitable pay aligned with performance and business objectives.

• Oversee employee relations and People support processes, handling matters with consistency and discretion and escalating sensitive issues appropriately.

• Lead proactive HR compliance strategy across federal, state, and local employment laws; strengthen policies, practices, and controls to mitigate risk.

• Develop and deliver people analytics and workforce insights (e.g., staffing, retention, attrition), translating data into strategic recommendations for leadership.

• Bachelor’s degree.

• 12+ years of progressive HR leadership experience, including 5+ years in a strategic or executive-facing role.

• Ability to navigate organizational nuances; strong cross-functional collaboration and communication across levels.

• Experience building engineering, manufacturing, and/or sales teams, including active sourcing and pipeline strategy for ongoing hiring needs.

• Solid working understanding of core HR tools, resources, organizational structure, and processes.

• Proven ability to design, align, and implement organizational projects and initiatives.

• Experience designing and structuring engineering organizations; familiarity with engineering job families, career paths, disciplines, and how engineering functions operate and evolve.

• Experience leading and developing a high-functioning HR/People team in a commercialized organization (energy sector experience is a plus).

• Experience managing HR functions across geographies, including international markets.

• Demonstrated strategic delivery and ability to build trust with senior leaders, stakeholders, and employees; high integrity.

• Rapid-growth early-stage organization experience is a strong plus.

• Support during onboarding from an external HR advisor.

• Benefits include Medical, Dental, and Vision; FSA and HSA; 401(k) with 5% company match; life insurance; ancillary benefits; Employee Assistance Program (EAP); and flexible PTO.

• Inclusive, open, and supportive culture focused on drive and execution; equal opportunity employer.

• Participation in E-Verify as required by federal law.