About Common

Common designs, creates, and operates all-inclusive homes, bringing community, convenience and flexibility to housing. Common members know their neighbors, have more free time and the opportunity to transfer to any Common home across the country. Since launching in October 2015, Common has opened more than a dozen homes across New York, San Francisco, Oakland, Washington D.C. and Chicago. Common was founded by General Assembly co-founder Brad Hargreaves and has raised more than $25MM in venture funding.

About the Role

Common is seeking a Director of People Operations. This person will be a thought partner to the CEO and leadership team, developing strategies that improve employee recruitment, retention and performance management. The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of experience in People Operations or Human Resources, and be comfortable in an evolving, fast-paced startup environment. This is an opportunity for a forward-thinking leader to help build a foundation that supports an incredibly diverse team, from software engineers to interior designers to sales executives, based in multiple cities.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead an HR organization
• Oversee company hiring, onboarding, benefits and retention programs
• Manage an office operations team to support employees in our NY and remote offices
• Collaborate with managers to implement a performance management system
• Train hiring managers on best practices for recruiting talent
• Ensure teams are receiving the support they need to achieve their goals
• Develop formal and informal strategies to train managers and help employees reach their professional development goals
• Manage the relationship with our PEO
• Create, communicate and administer company policies
• The position is based in our NYC office

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in HR or People Operations
• Incredible communicator who is able to build relationships with and influence a diverse group of executives
• Detail-oriented and comfortable supporting ideas with both qualitative and analytical reasoning
• A continuous learner who enjoys researching, testing and implementing best practices
• Able to prioritize, organize and manage a team against near and long-term goals
• Experience working in a fast-paced, dynamic startup environment a plus

Responsibilities

• Build and lead an HR organization
• Oversee company hiring, onboarding, benefits and retention programs
• Manage an office operations team to support employees in our NY and remote offices
• Collaborate with managers to implement a performance management system
• Train hiring managers on best practices for recruiting talent
• Ensure teams are receiving the support they need to achieve their goals
• Develop formal and informal strategies to train managers and help employees reach their professional development goals
• Manage the relationship with our PEO
• Create, communicate and administer company policies
• The position is based in our NYC office

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in HR or People Operations
• Incredible communicator who is able to build relationships with and influence a diverse group of executives
• Detail-oriented and comfortable supporting ideas with both qualitative and analytical reasoning
• A continuous learner who enjoys researching, testing and implementing best practices
• Able to prioritize, organize and manage a team against near and long-term goals
• Experience working in a fast-paced, dynamic startup environment a plus