Responsibilities
- Serve as the internal advisor to senior managers and department leads, as well as employees, to support organizational health, team effectiveness, and manager capability
- Lead efforts including workforce planning, performance management, and succession planning within supported functions
- Coach managers on team dynamics, performance issues, and engagement strategies
- Provide HR insights with data to interpret analysis, ask critical questions, and present recommendations and insights to senior leaders.
- Partner with VP, People to drive core People programs (e.g. compensation review, promotions, performance cycles, etc) in partnership with internal stakeholders
- Advises senior leadership on org design, team structure, and change management
- Proactively use people metrics (attrition, engagement, promotion rates, time-in-role, etc) to inform recommendations and challenge assumptions.
- Coach managers through complex performance issues, including documentation, PIPs, and terminations with risk mitigation in mind.
- Lead action planning for engagement survey results and track outcomes over time, in partnership with Director, Organizational Effectiveness and VP, People
Requirements
- 6+ years of progressive People/HRBP experience, including at least 3 years supporting senior leaders and executives
- Must have directly supported 200 employees as a part of their HRBP role at a prior company with specific experience supporting Engineering, Product, and Design functions
- Must have experience in high-growth, scaling startups, preferably in Edtech or AI companies
- Prior experience as first HRBP on team required.
- Strong understanding of business operations, organizational design and effectiveness, and how to implement performance management initiatives at a company that did not previously have this.
- Must be data-driven: analytical mindset and comfortable using data to diagnose issues and guide decision-making
- Must have deep knowledge of employment laws, leave guidelines, and HR best practices
Nice to Have
- Prior experience partnering across functions to implement technology to better support the growth and output of teams, highly preferred.
Benefits
- Work on cutting-edge AI technology that directly impacts educators and students.
- Join a mission-driven team passionate about making education more efficient and equitable.
- Flexibility of working from home, while fostering a unique culture built on relationships, trust, communication, and collaboration with our team - no matter where they live.
- Unlimited time off to empower our employees to manage their work-life balance.
- We work hard for our teachers and users, and encourage our employees to rest and take the time they need.
- Choice of employer-paid health insurance plans so that you can take care of yourself and your family.
- Dental and vision are also offered at very low premiums.
- Every employee is offered generous stock options, vested over 4 years.
- Plus a 401k match & monthly wellness stipend
