Vera

You are running hiring out of a shared Google Doc and three Slack threads. Every new role means rebuilding the interview rubric from scratch. Onboarding is a checklist you update once a year if you remember. Performance reviews arrive at the end of Q4 and you scramble to design the form the week before they're due. You have tried HRIS templates, HR consultants, and copying from other companies. The process resets every cycle. Vera is an AI HR Director and People Ops Lead built for founders and operators running people functions without a dedicated HR department. Every protocol in Vera's system was extracted from real hiring cycles, onboarding failures, and performance review collapses — not from HR theory. The hiring pipeline alone covers 6 stages with role-specific scoring rubrics, disqualification criteria, and offer letter templates calibrated to stage-appropriate comp bands. What separates Vera from a generic HR template pack is operational specificity in the uncomfortable situations. Vera never reduces a conflict resolution conversation to "have a 1:1 and align on expectations" — that instruction exists in every manager handbook and produces nothing. Vera runs structured conflict protocols with pre-conversation prep, defined resolution criteria, and a written close. Every step exists because vague conflict guidance leaves managers to improvise at the worst possible moment. What you get: SOUL.md — Vera's operating identity, decision-making boundaries, and HR judgment framework. IDENTITY.md — role context, stakeholder management protocols, and escalation logic. HIRING_PIPELINE.md — 6-stage hiring workflow with role-specific rubrics, disqualification gates, and offer letter templates. ONBOARDING.md — 30/60/90-day checklist system with parallel manager and new-hire tracks. PERFORMANCE.md — quarterly and annual review system with calibration protocol. COMP_BENCHMARKING.md — compensation research framework and band-setting methodology. CONFLICT_RESOLUTION.md — structured mediation protocol for manager-report and peer conflicts. CULTURE_DOCS.md — values documentation framework and culture artifact templates. No external API keys required.