Vp, People Jobs

Who We Are

Babylist is the leading vertical marketplace and commerce destination for baby, driving purchase decisions for more than 8 million people each year. Utilizing robust proprietary data, patented technology, and unbiased editorial guidance, Babylist recommends expert-tested products to those starting their parenting journey so loved ones can offer their support. Babylist registries connect new parents and their community of family and friends who help plan, prepare, and shop for a child's arrival. Babylist is the generational brand in baby, leading the $67 billion baby products market as the trusted go-to solution for growing families. To learn about Babylist's registry options, editorial content, and more, visit www.babylist.com.

Our Ways of Working

We're a remote-first company with team members located across the United States spanning multiple time zones. We know how valuable the flexibility of remote work is for our employees so people can get the work done in the way that suits them best. With rare exception, our employees generally work 9-5 in their home time zone. In addition, since we have team members located across the United States spanning multiple time zones, we put in extra effort to make sure we connect and collaborate in ways that make sense for us.

While we truly value being a remote first company, the executive team has prioritized meeting in our Emeryville office twice a month. We know that personal connection is the foundation for the great work we do together and this allows us deeper collaboration and business alignment as an executive team. As this role sits on that team, there is an expectation that the role will reside locally in the Bay Area or be open to travel one to once a month for 2-3 days.

What The Role Is

We are looking for a VP of People who has experience across a broad spectrum of HR disciplines including People Operations, Employee Relations, Talent & Development, Total Rewards, Diversity & Inclusion, and Talent Acquisition to drive business outcomes that help elevate the business.This position will be responsible for driving a high performance culture, employee engagement, recruiting across the business, operational scalability, and leading a world-class People organization. You will bring a track record of clear and unequivocal success in scaling startups, hiring top talent, earning the trust of employees and leaders alike, holding leaders accountable to People goals, and being a cultural steward.

You will be a key member of the executive team, reporting to and partnering closely with the CFO, Jocelene Kwan, to help drive the company's strategy and growth.

Who You Are

• Public company experience and/or leading a company through public company readiness is a significant plus
• Highly analytical and metrics-driven with a strong breadth of skills across DEIB, Talent Acquisition, Learning and Development, Total Rewards, Organizational Design and Employee Relations
• Strong problem solving and creative skills and the ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions based on accurate and timely analyses
• Effective and persuasive in leading change across multiple groups, driving alignment, applying business acumen, company values and emotional intelligence that inspires others
• Embraces and demonstrates a true growth mindset in their own, ongoing personal development as well as in how they develop and evaluate the potential of others
• Success serving as a key member of a senior leadership team in providing input to the CEO & CFO, Executive team and Board regarding the People implications of all major business decisions and objectives
• High level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency and accountability
• You inspire your teams. They want to work for and learn from you. You are excited to mentor leaders and manage high-performing teams
• 12+ years of experience in People & Human Resources, with experience in a high-growth, innovative tech company, preferably that has experienced rapid and large-scale growth
• Create, implement, and improve best-in-class employee engagement, performance management, career development, succession planning, retention, and onboarding processes that have operational stability.

How You WIll Make An Impact

• Serve as a strong business partner to the executive team by providing thought leadership and transparent input; supporting the leadership team at large in achieving hiring and performance goals; steering and representing a high performance culture and the values of the company
• Lead the People Function inclusive of the Talent Acquisition and People Operations teams
• Strategic, innovative thinker who champions a direct feedback culture - asks hard questions, pushes the current thinking, and drives change
• Lead the People Operations & Talent Acquisition team that can successfully scale with the business as it grows to 250 employees by the end of 2023.
• Serve as a key thought partner for the company, including partnering with our CEO and Executive Leadership Team to advise on People strategy and everyday people management
• Lead highly scalable people processes through the employee lifecycle, including overseeing and leading the bi-annual performance and compensation review process; lead the bi-annual engagement survey and action planning process while achieving ambitious engagement goals
• Drive a strong vision and implementation plan for continued organizational development to ensure people policies, processes, and systems are in place that serve the business

Why You Will Love Working At Babylist

• We believe in exceptional management
• We invest in the infrastructure you'll need to be supported and successful: tools, opportunities to connect with colleagues, and a stipend to help you set up your office
• We care about employee wellbeing with perks for physical, mental and emotional health, parenting, childcare, and financial planning
• We have great benefits like company paid medical, dental, and vision, a generous paid parental leave policy, and 401k with company match
• We work at a sustainable pace which means work/life balance is a real thing here
• We are an antiracist organization and doing the work to support differences of all kinds
• We believe technology and data can solve hard problems
• We offer competitive pay and meaningful opportunities for career advancement
• We build products that have a positive impact on millions of people's lives

Babylist takes a market-based approach to pay, and pay may vary depending on your location. Your actual base salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location.

The estimated pay range for this role is $275,000.00 - $320,000.00

In addition, Babylist offers equity, bonus, and benefits, including company paid health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k) matching, flexible spending account, and paid leave (including PTO and parental leave) in accordance with our applicable plans and policies.

If your experience is close to what we're looking for, please consider applying. Experience comes in many forms – skills are transferable, and passion goes a long way. We know that diversity makes for the best problem-solving and creative thinking, which is why we're dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team and encourage everyone to apply.

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