Getting together with real people in real life makes powerful things happen. Side hustles become careers, ideas become movements, and chance encounters become lifelong connections. At Meetup, our VP of People is responsible for leading the end-to-end Meetup employee experience, partnering with our leaders to foster a culture that empowers Meetup teams to achieve this next chapter in our company's growth and mission.
You will act as a trusted advisor to our CEO and leaders across the organization on people-related best practices that drive company success, and we are specifically looking for a leader who is a real business and strategic partner. Because our people are the most important reason for shaping our future, your impact in this role is one of the most critical in the company.
Meetup employees are bold, supportive, and passionate about enabling people to come together and create the future of real community, a future where people embrace their differences and similarities, show up, do things, and turn to each other to improve their lives. We care about moving fast, real-world change, and building diverse, dynamic teams in a safe and inclusive environment. You in?
Your Responsibilities and Impact:
- Owner and leader of the Human Resources, Recruiting and Internal Communications and Engagement functions. Ownership of processes including: strategic headcount planning, recruiting, talent reviews, employee relations, onboarding, learning and development, benefits, immigration, compensation, ERGs, diversity and inclusion, and HR policies
- Develop creative strategies to attract, retain, develop and motivate top talent
- Provide executive level guidance and coaching for the CEO and leadership team
- Make strategic business decisions that facilitate meaningful revenue and profit growth for the company
- Define and plan team OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) and hold the ten-person team accountable to achieve these results
- Drive policies that ensure legal compliance and a healthy and inclusive work environment that makes Meetup an exceptional place to work
- Evaluating executive and leadership talent prospects
- Strategic leader that demonstrates a sense of urgency in their actions
- Build and execute meaningful diversity and inclusion programs, fostering an environment where people can show up to work as their authentic selves every day; an area that is intentional and of high importance to Meetup
- Maintain knowledge of constantly changing industry trends and employment legislation
What We're Looking for in You:
- 15+ years relevant experience in HR within a dynamic and collaborative work environment
- Experience managing others and building and supporting dynamic, high performing teams
- Demonstrated experience working with all levels of an organization, especially the executive level
- Demonstrable experience and a proven dedication to diversity and inclusion
- Deep understanding of general HR including labor law (both the state and federal level) and employee relations
- Experience in international markets a plus (we have 10 to 15 non-US-based employees and growing)
- Ability to adapt to ever-changing business priorities, exhibit flexibility and composure in ambiguity
- Should thrive being a cultural agent of change. Experience leading through change is essential
- Senior-level HR experience at a software product company