Kontakt.io · 8 hours ago
VP Talent
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/ExecutiveKontakt.io is building a platform that improves hospital operations by automating clinical workflows. They are seeking a VP Talent to architect and operate the full talent lifecycle, ensuring high-quality hiring and performance management while maintaining a high bar for talent density.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Indoor PositioningInternet of ThingsLocation Based Services
Responsibilities
Architect and operate Kontakt.io’s full talent lifecycle across GTM, R&D, Product, and Operations
Build a world-class GTM and R&D hiring engine
Define 'great' for every core GTM and Engineering role in the Kontakt.io context
Reduce time-to-hire to ≤60 days while increasing hiring quality
Achieve ≥90% hiring accuracy (new hires meet or exceed expectations at 3 and 6 months)
Eliminate prolonged vacancies in critical roles
Install scalable leveling, compensation, and performance systems
Implement simple, clear leveling across GTM, Engineering, Product, and Ops
Relaunch performance management so every employee has measurable outcomes within 90 days
Reduce comp and promotion inconsistencies by ≥80%
Design an org that scales with speed and clarity
Provide the exec team 12–18 months of headcount and org visibility
Ensure clean ownership boundaries across GTM and Engineering
Surface structural risks and single points of failure early
Reinforce high-performance culture at scale
Ensure hiring and promotion decisions consistently reflect Kontakt.io virtues
Maintain ≥90% annual retention of critical talent
Keep the company lean, direct, and ownership-driven as headcount scales
Strengthen the leadership bench
Ensure all Managers, Directors, and VPs operate with clear expectations and accountability
Run tight calibration cycles that close leadership gaps in weeks, not quarters
Upgrade or exit leaders who do not scale — decisively and respectfully
Qualification
Required
Master of human judgment
Ability to see the truth about people before others are ready to admit it
View hiring as a high-stakes decision engine
Allergic to interview theater, rehearsed narratives, and surface-level excellence
Look for motivation, judgment, and failure modes
Do not delegate assessment
Ability to protect the company from flawed candidates or leaders
Willingness to slow down hiring processes when necessary
Leadership grounded in real experience from growth-stage companies
Ability to build culture through hiring, promotions, and exits
Experience in architecting and operating a full talent lifecycle
Ability to surface and close A-players
Define clear expectations for every critical role
Create leveling, compensation, and promotion frameworks tied to outcomes
Implement performance management with measurable expectations
Align org design and headcount planning with revenue and speed
Strengthen leadership bench strength and coaching cadence
Enforce culture through hiring decisions and promotions
Raise talent density without slowing the company down
Run talent like a growth engine focusing on quality and throughput
High bar and low tolerance for politics
Experience scaling both GTM and engineering organizations
Experience in scaling from approximately 100 to 500+ employees
Ability to challenge the CEO and exec team with evidence
Trusted for being right, not just agreeable
Company
Kontakt.io
Kontakt.io is an AI-powered RTLS platform that tracks indoor movements, improving efficiency in healthcare.
Founded in 2013
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$68.77MKey Investors
Goldman Sachs Asset ManagementEuropean Investment BankCredo Ventures
2024-04-16Series C· $47.5M
2022-06-01Debt Financing· $13M
2018-05-17Series Unknown· $0.52M
Leadership Team
Philipp von Gilsa
CEO & Founder
Łukasz Szelejewski
CTO
Recent News
HospitalManagement.net
2026-01-09
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