Director of People

Director of People OVERVIEW You’re an exceptional People Leader who has experience building out the People function of a hyper growth scale up. You have led a People team of ~15 or more and are excited to join an earlier stage company where you’ll build back up to that team size, and more, over time. Initially you will lead an organisation of ~6. This role gets you behind the curtain of HR technology, enabling you to geek out at the intersection of People technology, process and data. You care so deeply about excellence with the People function that it makes you outspoken with your well founded perspectives compared to the majority of HR professionals and you would relish constantly experimenting with better ways to do Human Resources. ABOUT THE ROLE Hi 👋🏼 I'm Jim https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm/, the VP of People and Talent at Ashby. I’ve been lucky enough to have been in roles that change the landscape of the TA technology, been exposed to massive hiring data sets and been tasked with reimagining TA processes across a wide range of company stages. I joined Ashby to continue this work and to be a disruptor in how companies hire and support great people because I truly believe that People teams can do a better job of serving our applicant pools and employees. Reimagining typical HR practices will be a key element to this role. I’m looking for a thought leader on the HR side of our People function. This role will set the foundation for how we scale Ashby as a company. You will review all our existing People practices and drive the change for what we need now and into the future. That includes polish to process change, HR systems selection and implementation, data analytics, and of course, documentation https://www.ashbyhq.com/blog/culture/thoughtful-communication. You are an expert at communicating; able to influence scaled change across the company without thrash. This role will evolve based on the growth of Ashby, so comfort with ambiguity is important. This is not your run-of-the-mill People Operations or HR Leader role, In addition to your core internal responsibilities, you’ll become an expert on our world class people technology suite, to become an external thought leader. You will be called upon to speak with customers and Product Managers, to talk at conferences and to write compelling content for an audience of People professionals and Hiring Managers. WHY YOU SHOULD OR SHOULDN’T APPLY: Leading a People team can be extremely different by company. This section should help you decide if this role is for you. - You’ve built and led a people team to support a SaaS company that is scaling from ~500 to over 1000 employees - You are intrigued by where else in the People tech stack we might take the company. We are at a moment in time where technology is impacting people in every aspect of work. You’re excited to be at the centre of that. - You build exceptional process, people and environments - You have excellent communication skills – we value clear and concise communication - You understand myriad stakeholders and their motivations (what matters to a Head of Department may be distinct from what matters to an individual contributor; you can help each achieve their goals) - You’re willing to craft solutions for both the tactical (e.g. help solve an onboarding issue) to the strategic (e.g. scaling from 500-1000 employees) - You have high standards and are comfortable holding others accountable by setting clear expectations, especially relevant to secure alignment across stakeholders - You have a high level of empathy for our employees – their pain is our pain - You are comfortable and capable playing HRBP where necessary and you also have deep experience or specialisation in a typical people function (e.g. Total Rewards) - You are excited to shape our People team and by this point in this JD your brain already has a vision of what you’ll do YOU MIGHT NOT BE A GREAT FIT IF: - You haven’t ... (truncated, view full listing at source)