About the Role

This is an opportunity to be part of the founding People & Places team. We have a track record for an owner’s mindset, customer empathy, and Getting It Done. We believe that delivering desired results through helping each other out is one of the most rewarding parts of our work. If you believe in solving complex problems from social justice to facilitating organizational design aligned to our business strategy, we encourage you to have a conversation with us.

We believe you can predict your future by inventing it here. You’ll be empowered to design, experiment, execute cutting edge ideas. This role reports to the VP, People & Places and has growth opportunities for people management. Responsibilities

• Be the Program Leader for People Ops formal processes: Designing ways to nurture and develop talent, and help drive accountability

• Serve as a trusted partner to employees, which includes providing advice, feedback and coaching, advocating for teams/individuals, mediating between team members, and looking for opportunities for growth or development

• Work closely with leadership and managers on people initiatives and situations (e.g. coaching, counseling, career development, disciplinary actions, succession planning)

• Assess organizational climate and effectiveness on a regular basis and identify opportunities to drive improvements and efficiencies

• Work closely with the People Team, Finance, IT, and other partners across the organization to solve problems and help Menlo Security scale

• Support our company culture in all interactions, advice, coaching, and partnership by instilling our values and promoting a culture of feedback and communication

• Advocate for teams or individuals and represent their needs to the Head of HR and leadership

• Mediate between team members when appropriate and escalate to senior leadership and the broader talent team if necessary

• Set and deliver on quarterly goals based on your knowledge and needs of the organization, putting your imprint on continuing to make Menlo Security an amazing place to work

Requirements

• 7+ years of progressive HR experience in a high-speed, high-growth environment

• 4 years of HRBP experience preferred

• Deep knowledge of HR practices and employment laws and experience in compensation, HR employee relations, employee engagement and retention strategies, and coaching

• Ability to apply different coaching techniques to various situations (not taking a one-size-fits-all approach)

• Ability to work on individual problems, but also able to have a cohesive view across the company at a more strategic level

• Strong communication and relationship building skills to effectively support the team and build trust

• Thoughtful, data-driven, caring, and direct approach to people and problems

• Genuine curiosity and strong desire to continuously learn, grow, and help others

• Can work autonomously, but wants to partner with others and open to feedback

• Analytically driven, using qualitative and quantitative approaches to solve problems

• Think creatively and uses people programs and initiatives to solve for the needs of the business

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

• Canadian experience desired

• Last but not least: a sense of humor. Life is very serious, and we value your unique and authentic sense of humor to bring levity from time-to-time

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