VP, People and Performance

Have you ever had that green-light feeling? When you hit every green light and the day just feels like magic. CLEAR's mission is to create frictionless experiences where every day has that feeling. With more than 30+ million passionate members and hundreds of partners around the world, CLEAR’s identity platform is transforming the way people live, work, and travel. Whether it’s at the airport, stadium, or right on your phone, CLEAR connects you to the things that make you, you - unlocking easier, more secure, and more seamless experiences - making them all feel like magic.

The VP, People & Performance will lead CLEAR’s corporate People strategy and partner closely with senior leaders to drive organizational performance. We are looking for a solutions-oriented change agent who has a proven track record of partnering with business leaders to drive results. This role spans talent strategy, organizational effectiveness, leadership development, change management, and talent acquisition in a fast-paced, scaling environment.

What you'll do:

• Partner with leaders across the company to retain, develop, and motivate talent.
• Build a deep understanding of business objectives, team dynamics, and priorities.
• Design and execute innovative People strategies that improve organizational effectiveness and drive scalable growth.
• Lead change management and transformation initiatives, ensuring teams are equipped to navigate complexity.
• Oversee Talent Acquisition strategy to attract exceptional corporate talent and strengthen CLEAR’s employer brand.
• Coach and develop leaders to build a culture of accountability, clarity, and continuous improvement.
• Use data and insights to identify issues, opportunities, and trends; prioritize actions and deliver practical, high-impact solutions.
• Execute People programs, including workforce planning, performance management, talent development, and succession, ensuring they deliver intended outcomes.

How you'll measure success:

• Stronger organizational alignment- ensuring teams are structured, resourced, and equipped to execute strategic priorities efficiently.
• Higher employee productivity via stronger leaders, clearer accountability, and well-run performance systems.
• Reduced cost of attrition- improving retention among high performers and successors protects institutional knowledge and reduces replacement costs.
• Faster scaling capacity- allowing CLEAR to meet ambitious growth initiatives without operational bottlenecks caused by talent gaps or inefficient org structures.
• Mitigation of underperformance risk through proactive coaching, clearer expectations, and consistent performance management disciplines.

What you're great at:

• A seasoned People leader with 15+ years of progressive experience, including leadership across talent acquisition, organizational effectiveness and people strategy, ideally in the technology space. 
• Proven ability to influence at the executive level, coach leaders, and build trusted partnerships across complex teams. 
• Experience in scaling a high-growth environment, balancing strategy with hands-on execution. 
• Skilled in leveraging data-driven insights to inform decisions and measure the impact of people programs. 
• Exceptional communication, judgement, and change leadership capabilities, with a focus on results and employee experience. 
• Experience working in an entrepreneurial environment requiring strong multi-tasking abilities.
• Adept at building, leading, and developing high-performing People and TA teams that deliver exceptional business outcomes.

How You'll be Rewarded:

At CLEAR, we help YOU move forward - because when you’re at your best, we’re at our best. You’ll work with talented team members motivated by our mission of making experiences safer and easier. Our offices are bright and energetic with an open concept and plenty of conference rooms and casual co-working spaces. We also offer catered lunches every day and have fully stocked kitchens. Outside of the office, we invest in your well-being and learning & development with stipends and reimbursement programs. 

We offer holistic total rewards, including comprehensive healthcare plans, family-building benefits (fertility and adoption/surrogacy support), flexible time off, annual wellness stipend, free OneMedical memberships for you and your dependents, a CLEAR Plus membership, and a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match. The base salary range for this role is $200,000.00-$275,000.00 depending on levels of skills and experience.

The base salary range represents the low and high end of CLEAR’s salary range for this position. Salaries will vary depending on various factors which include, but are not limited to location, education, skills, experience and performance. The range listed is just one component of CLEAR’s total compensation package for employees and other rewards may include annual bonuses, commission, Restricted Stock Units

CLEAR provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities or protected needs. Please let us know if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or perform your job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include, but are not limited to, time off, extra breaks, making a change to the application process or work procedures, policy exceptions, providing documents in an alternative format, live captioning or using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.

We are committed to a transparent and secure hiring process. All communications related to this role will come directly from a CLEAR employee through valid CLEAR channels (e.g., a valid @clearme.com email address or verified CLEAR LinkedIn profile). We encourage candidates to remain alert to job scams and to report any suspicious activity.

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