At Animoto we believe that everyone should have the power to create professional-quality videos. To get there, our approach has always been about bringing in the smartest, and most passionate people who care as much about our product as they do about each other. If that sounds like something you’d want to be a part of, and you fit the description below, we’d love to hear from you.
We are a small but mighty team. Our Human Resources Lead will keep our ship sailing smoothly and improve our people practices, providing the human touch that makes us tick. Reporting directly to the CEO, this is a hands-on role where you will leverage both strategic and tactical expertise in supporting both department heads and employees. You will drive initiatives in compensation, learning and development, as well as organizational strategy.
Why Animoto Wants You:
- Strategy: You will proactively build and maintain trust-based, productive relationships with Animoto’s Management Team by providing insightful advice and recommendations on HR practices, culture, and HR matters. An important aspect of this role is serving as a champion of cross-functional cooperation and shared practices.
- Employee Relations: It’s important that our employees receive prompt, empathetic, amazing support in managing their workplace needs, from benefits questions to grievances and legal matters.
- Recruiting, Onboarding, and Retention: Building a culture that is inclusive, diverse, and equitable is a priority and requires coordination and strategy across recruiting and onboarding functions. You can help us build and keep a great team.
- Talent Development and Coaching: Support professional development and pathways for all staff to continue to learn and grow throughout their careers. You'll assess needs and implement a curriculum to meet them. Animoto has many first-time managers and you'll ensure they have the skills they need to supervise, mentor, and develop their teams.
- Compensation: Assess comprehensive compensation practices and apply practical experience as well as the latest thinking about best practices that link individual performance to organizational goals and values.
- Performance Management: Working with leaders across the organization, you will assess performance management approaches and help set criteria for expectations and performance goals. Build on our tools and systems to establish consistent, equitable processes and clear guidelines for all employees to follow.
- Benefits Administration: Oversee and regularly review and advise on all benefits.
- Office and Facilities Management: You'll assist the operations work in NY, and oversee safety procedures. As necessary, manage relationships with building administrators and oversee remote offices.
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Implement HR practices that promote an inclusive, welcoming environment for all staff.
The Day to Day:
- Oversee, and recommend programs, policies, and benefits across the employee lifecycle to support a healthy, positive culture and a unified team. With our team, that will be fun and easy!
- Ensure all programs, management, and employee actions are in compliance with employment laws and applicable regulations.
- Maintain strong, trust-based relationships with employees, creating safe and confidential ways to provide advice, counsel, and support in resolving issues, disputes, and other sensitive matters.
- Encourage effective, fair feedback processes to support well-being, learning, and growth.
- Offer assistance and guidance as needed on recruiting practices, interviewing process, evaluation methods, training for hiring managers, and onboarding.
What We're Looking For:
- 10+ year’s senior-level experience in Human Resources (with 5+ leading an HR team).
- Excellent knowledge of employment legislation and regulations.
- A strong knowledge of best practice processes for workforce management, including performance planning, coaching, leadership development, and training.
- Shows a strong understanding of business fundamentals, measurement, and financial alignment.
- Functional experience in compensation and benefits programs.
- Ability to influence various stakeholders (such as executive team, board, team leads, and co-workers) through strong communication skills.
- Ability to think strategically and translate into operational plans to make things happen!
- A sense of humor and humbleness, you take yourself seriously but not too seriously :).
Why You'll Want to Work at Animoto:
- Be a part of a thriving team that includes opportunities to collaborate with teams across the organization including, product, design, and engineering.
- We are not afraid of failure and encourage it as long as we fail quick and learn quick.
- Learn and grow within a role that is important to you- we encourage exploration and the chance to work on interesting projects that challenge you professionally.
- You resonate with our company’s mission and value teamwork.
- We have an inclusive and quirky culture here! Ask us about our values: Humbletude, Betterfication, and Oomphosity.
- Great benefits. We offer competitive salaries, bonus, equity, 100% paid medical, dental, and vision for you and your dependents, and paid time off to name a few.
We actively seek diversity of beliefs, backgrounds, education, and ways of thinking. We aim to build an inclusive culture where differences are used to inform better marketing and business decisions. Animoto is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and affirmative action employer.