VP People

At Modo Energy, we're building the global standard for benchmarking and valuing the world's electrification assets - batteries, solar, wind and datacenters.

From the Founder: "I care deeply about talent. I will never compromise on the bar. I need a People leader who can spot A-players instantly, say 'no' to mediocrity, and help us scale without lowering our standards."

The Opportunity

We're 70 people today. Over the next two years we'll grow to 130-150. This scale-up stretch is brutal: too big for hustle, too small for bureaucracy. This role is for a player-coach VP of People who's lived the journey, ready to own the function, and excited to build from scratch. This is not corporate HR. If your instinct is to write policies and run committees, this isn't for you. If you want to build, coach, hire, and raise the bar - keep reading.

• Raise the bar on talent everywhere. No key hire goes through without your judgment.
• Personally lead exec/senior searches (e.g. VP Marketing, key Product/Eng).
• Support hiring managers across every team to consistently hire A-players, not just at leadership level.
• Cut time-to-fill by 30-40% while raising quality.

• Candidate & employee experience: Candidates say it's the best process they've ever had. Onboarding that sets people up to win from day one.

• Make our "pay top of personal market" philosophy operational.
• Run our first performance cycle in Lattice.

• Equip first-time managers to hire, lead, and retain A-players.
• Be a sparring partner to founders and execs on hiring, org, and culture.

• Nail the basics in London + NYC; prepare for Australia.
• No compliance surprises on visas, contracts, or employment law.

• All critical leadership roles filled with A-players.
• Hiring managers across functions consistently hire top-tier talent.
• 90% of new hires rated 4/5+ on talent bar.
• Candidate NPS >.
• First performance cycle delivered cleanly.
• Org design roadmap ready for 150.

• Impeccable talent judgment - your north star.
• Experience scaling from +.
• Builder mentality: you've set up recruiting/people systems yourself.
• Hands-on operator + strategic partner.
• Low ego, high ownership. Bias to action. Zero politics.
• Comfortable challenging founders to protect the bar.

We're building the benchmark and forecast platform for the global energy transition - batteries, solar, wind, datacenters, power users. Your impact shows up directly in our growth: faster revenue, stronger product, stickier culture.

If you want to look back and say: "I was the one who scaled Modo from 70 to 150 people without lowering the bar" - this is your role.

• We are an in-person company that values collaboration and team culture. Everyone works in the office Tuesday through Thursday, with flexibility to work from home or the office on Mondays and Fridays.
• Modo Energy offers a competitive salary, potentially life-changing equity package and top of market benefits.

We want to attract and retain the best talent at Modo Energy, and we give our people the freedom and opportunity to develop themselves and flourish. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. If you share our values, apply. We have a number of positions open which could be for a range of backgrounds and experience levels. Please get in touch if you are interested.

We are an equal opportunity employer. Voluntary self-identification information may be requested for government reporting purposes. Completion is optional and will not affect hiring decisions. If you have questions about the EEO process, you may contact us as part of our equal employment opportunity policy.