HR & Talent Acquisition Manager

Hero’s Journey is a FitTech startup transforming how people train — combining fitness clubs, mobile app, gamification, and data science to help users train 2.5x more often than in traditional gyms.

We’re backed by top-tier investors (recent valuation: $40M) and expanding rapidly across cities and product verticals. Now, we’re looking for an HR & Talent Acquisition Manager to help us scale our team and culture from the inside out — starting with hiring the right people and building strong people operations.

What You'll Be Doing

Talent Acquisition

• Lead end-to-end hiring for key roles - especially engineers, product managers, analysts, and other tech team members

• Source, screen, coordinate interviews, and close offers with a sharp eye for culture fit and mission alignment

• Manage and refine job descriptions, outreach messages, and hiring workflows

• Help build our employer brand through recruitment marketing and storytelling

HR Operations & Culture

• Oversee employee onboarding, documentation, contracts, and payroll coordination

• Ensure compliance with local labor law and HR best practices

• Run and improve performance review cycles, team feedback rituals, and internal policies

• Collaborate with leadership on culture-building initiatives across our growing team

• Help design internal people systems (Notion, HRIS, onboarding flows, etc.)

We are Looking for Someone Who

• Has 3+ years of experience in HR or recruitment roles (ideally in a fast-paced company or startup)

• Has hired for tech or product roles and understands the dynamics of building strong teams

• Is fluent in English, Kazakh (written and spoken)

• Understands local HR regulations and knows how to keep things compliant and smooth

• Is proactive, detail-oriented, and doesn’t wait to be told what to do

• Wants to grow into a strategic people partner and help shape the future of Hero’s Journey’s team

Why Hero's Journey

Be part of a fast-growing, VC-backed startup at the intersection of fitness and technology

Work directly with founders and leadership on key hiring and culture decisions

Build a people function from the ground up and grow into HR Partner role

Get a free club membership and join a community that trains and grows together

How To Apply

If you believe this role is a great fit for you, we’d love to hear not just what you’ve done, but why you want to do it with us. In addition to applying on Linkedin, please also send a short cover letter sharing:

• Why Hero’s Journey resonates with you

• What makes you the right person for this role

• What you’re most excited to bring to the team