Senior Manager, People Programs

Senior Manager, People Programs ✨ ONE PLATFORM, A WHOLE WORLD OF OPPORTUNITY The best jobs are often restricted to a few wealthy cities, but talent exists everywhere. Oyster set out to change this by launching a global employment platform that enables companies to hire, pay, and support talent anywhere. We’re proof that a strong, engaged culture doesn't require an office. Since January 2020, Oyster has: 🌏 Built a distributed team of 400+ across 60+ countries 👩‍💻 Featured in Forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurabegleybloom/2024/01/25/work-from-home-or-anywhere-top-30-companies-for-remote-jobs-in-2024/ as #9 in FlexJobs Top 30 Companies for remote jobs 🌈 Formed a diverse leadership team and a workforce that’s 60% female 🏆 Earned top employee engagement scores 🦄 Raised $286 million; valued at $1.2 billion 💚 Achieved B Corp status in 2023 Our momentum shows the power of global employment, and we’re just getting started! If you want to help us drive change and work remotely, we’d love for you to apply! Location: While this position is posted in a specific location, all of Oyster’s positions are fully remote and you can work from home. Forever. To create the best experience for our new hire, this role requires you to be based within +3 / -3 UTC. Role Summary We’re looking to hire a Senior Manager, People Programs to play a pivotal role in delivering programs central to delivering a People Experience that inspires and motivates employees, drives Oyster towards its goals, fosters culture aligned with our values, and ensures ethical and responsible operations. A strong people experience is essential for Oyster’s success across a diverse and complex landscape. The Senior Manager, People Programs will lead the development and delivery of our core People Programs working with your team of People Experience Generalists and Specialists to deliver programs in line with our company goals. You will oversee our employee experience, strategic programs, people data insights, and performance programs. Additionally, you will champion best practices and collaborate with the wider People team, Finance, Legal and other partners across the company to refine and develop the employee experience. As a data-driven builder and an innovator, you are unafraid to try new things, build new processes, consistently innovate existing ones, and test creative new strategies. You understand when specific processes no longer serve as intended and require iteration. You thrive on details and operational excellence and hold a high bar for yourself, your peers, and your team. This role will report to the Director, People Experience and lead our People Programs team. Key Responsibilities - Develop and execute a comprehensive People Programs strategy that propels high-performance culture, takes the employee experience to new heights and maintains cultural cohesion. - Manage the development and communications of People Programs including onboarding, offboarding, compensation and reward, and performance management and others as aligned with company goals. - Overall responsibility for people operations strategy and management of the People Operations and Programs team. - Iterate and advance our People Operations capacity model to refine and mature our integration with the Oyster platform and operations. - Oversee the development and delivery of internal communication strategies that aligns with Oyster’s goals and support our globally distributed teams, including central company communication campaigns, senior leadership communications, and change communications. - Identify areas for improvement in existing People Programs and design new initiatives to address gaps and ensure our programs scale and grow with our business. - Oversee and lead delivery of employee engagement programs, strategic programs, people data insights, enablement strategy, communications strategy, and performance programs. - Measure the impact and effectiveness of People ... (truncated, view full listing at source)