Head of People

Summary

Join Open Philanthropy, a leading grantmaker, as their Head of People! Lead and develop a team of 15+ while shaping people strategies for a rapidly growing (nearly 150-person) organization spanning 11 countries. You will oversee talent management, employee relations, compensation, and more, advising senior leadership. This role requires 8+ years of HR/People Ops experience, leading teams in organizations with 200+ employees. Open Philanthropy offers a competitive salary ($307,624.99 baseline), excellent benefits (health, dental, vision, life insurance, generous PTO, family leave, professional development support, and remote work flexibility), and the chance to contribute to a mission-driven organization.

Requirements

• Have significant experience (8+ years) in HR/People Operations, including experience leading teams and shaping organizational strategy
• Be an exceptional people leader with a track record of building high-performing teams and developing other managers
• Enjoy debating ideas on the merits rather than deferring to precedent or standard practice
• Flag and quantify risks rather than prohibit them, and can make and clearly communicate about decisions under uncertainty
• Model and reinforce our operating values of ownership, openness, and calibration
• Have excellent judgment and emotional intelligence, and are trusted by leaders
• Be just as passionate about our culture as you are about the work you do in the org

Responsibilities

• Strategically lead our People functions
• Set the vision and strategy for fostering career growth and meaningful feedback
• Serve as a trusted advisor and coach to the leadership team on organizational development, management excellence, and employee engagement
• Define our roadmap for managerial support and development
• Own talent development across the organization, building stronger development and retention systems
• Identify our biggest people-related opportunities and challenges and drive solutions
• Bottomline employee relations, ensuring the best possible resolution to individual situations and the development of stronger employee relations processes
• Help maintain and evolve our culture as we grow
• Evaluate and implement our compensation strategy and advise on its evolution
• Lead high-performing teams
• Lead and develop the managers of individual People functions such as People Operations, Recruiting, and Business Immigration
• Ensure excellent execution across core functions like compensation, benefits, employee relations, immigration support, talent acquisition, and employee experience
• Raise the visibility of our People functions throughout the organization
• Guide our event strategy, overseeing high-impact all-staff events
• Direct our approach to performance reviews, promotions, and career development
• Bottomline compliance with employment law and regulations
• Lead employee engagement analytics and improvement
• Build scalable systems and processes that maintain our values of ownership and low bureaucracy

Preferred Qualifications

Prior familiarity with our work or related areas such as effective altruism

Benefits

• Excellent health insurance (we cover 100% of premiums within the U.S. for you and any eligible dependents) and an employer-funded Health Reimbursement Arrangement for certain other personal health expenses
• Dental, vision, and life insurance for you and your family
• Four weeks of PTO recommended per year
• Four months of fully paid family leave
• A generous and flexible expense policy — we encourage staff to expense the ergonomic equipment, software, and other services that they need to stay healthy and productive
• A continual learning policy that encourages staff to spend time on professional development with related expenses covered
• Support for remote work — we’ll cover a remote workspace outside your home if you need one, or connect you with an Open Phil coworking hub in your city
• Baseline annual compensation of $307,624.99 ($284,624.99 base salary + $23,000 401k grant for US hires), with potential for higher compensation for exceptionally experienced candidates
• Flexible work hours and location; occasional travel to San Francisco may be required