We are looking for a dynamic and globally experienced professional to guide our People, Culture and Talent teams through the next phase of growth. As Global VP of People you will partner with leaders across the organization to collaboratively build upon and execute long-term vision for all People and Culture functions. You will help maintain our core values and ensure that all decisions, programs, and processes are aligned with our culture and core beliefs.
Responsibilities:
- Remote Work: Own our strategy for remote work, including a geographically distributed talent strategy, collaboration, and culture building efforts. Strike is a fully remote company
- HR Compliance: Ensure all procedures comply with global legal regulations and best practices
- Learning and Development: Build scalable learning and organizational development programs that aid in growing our team’s capabilities and drive employee retention
- Building Scalable Systems: Assist in the development of our performance management systems, including performance reviews, compensation strategy, manager training, and more
- Assist in the organization's people related strategy in partnership with the other People team members
Requirements:
- Proven experience as a VP/Director of HR or People in a globally diverse and distributed organization, preferably in Tech
- Knowledge of local and international labor law
- You have developed compensation strategies for international teams
- Track record building and delivering global People programs from the ground up in a fast-growing organization
- Excellent interpersonal communication and conflict resolution skills
- Knows how to be thoughtful in balancing both short term and long term initiatives
- Resourcefulness, pragmatism and roll-up the sleeves mentality
- Ability to use metrics and analytics
- Great organizational skills with exceptional follow through and attention to details
- Is passionate about all things people and loves making a difference for a global employee base
We do not make hiring decisions based on educational history whatsoever. Our founder is a college dropout. We employ high school dropouts, PhD candidates and everything in-between. We do not hire credentials. We simply hire talented, passionate individuals who are excited to be a part of our team.
The Talent Lead will be responsible for managing the hiring and recruiting process, supporting the employee lifecycle, and fostering team culture at Lightning Labs. This role will actively source and screen candidates while working with functional leaders to understand resource requirements across the organization. They will also work with the VP of Business Operations to create, implement, and iterate on professional development and feedback programs. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in hiring and people operations, a passion for nurturing team culture, and interest in bitcoin and Lightning.
Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:
Hiring and Recruiting
- Build a pipeline of potential candidates through active outreach, sourcing, and networking
- Work with the VP of Business Operations to engage with the community to source candidates and get the word out about open positions
- Develop compensation programs, policies, processes, and systems based on industry best practices to ensure that Lightning Labs can attract, retain, and grow employees
- Build a positive candidate experience throughout the intake, interview, and offer process
- Review applications and screen candidates for relevant skills and culture
- Ensure that Lightning Labs’ core values are integrated into the recruiting and hiring process
- Expand and improve the remote onboarding process to make new employees feel apart of the team
People Operations
- Help develop and support a vibrant team culture that is responsive to rapidly evolving work environments
- Research compliance with international, federal, state, and local employment and compensation laws and regulations
- Work with the VP of Business Operations to develop team performance and feedback processes
- Maintain the Employee Handbook and develop new policies as needed
- Oversee benefits and seek out opportunities to improve support for team members
- Develop HR best practices with multi-state employment and international contractors
- Work with the Operations team to manage media appearances and correspondence
- Supervise event coordination for team in-person and virtual events
Location: Remote. US time zones highly preferred
Requirements:
- 2-5 years of experience in a talent acquisition or people operations role, preferably at a high-growth startup
- Passion for working with people and ability to understand the human side of startups
- Comfortable working with a distributed team across time zones
Preferred:
- Passion for bitcoin and Lightning
- Experience working with developer-oriented teams
- Knowledge of legal and regulatory practices related to HR