Senior People Partner

About Remote

Remote is solving global remote organizations’ biggest challenge: employing anyone anywhere compliantly. We make it possible for businesses big and small to employ a global team by handling global payroll, benefits, taxes, and compliance. Check out remote.com/how-it-works to learn more or if you’re interested in adding to the mission, scroll down to apply now.

Not only do we encourage folks from all ethnic groups, genders, sexuality, age, abilities, disability status and any other under-represented group to apply, but we prioritize a sense of belonging. We have 4 ERGs (Women, Disability, Queer, Minorities in Tech) who meet regularly with the People team. During your interviews and beyond, we ask & encourage anybody who needs an accommodation to request one from their recruiter.

At Remote, we embrace AI as a valuable tool while prioritizing human creativity and authenticity. We look forward to meeting candidates who balance innovation with genuine expertise and experience. To learn more about Remote's AI guidelines check see here. 

All of our positions are fully remote. You do not have to relocate to join us!

What this job can offer you

This is an exciting time to join Remote and make a personal difference in the global employment space as a Senior People Partner, joining our People team. As an individual contributor, the Senior People Partner will focus on enabling and supporting Remote through extraordinary growth. In working closely with the broader People Team, the Senior People Partner will guide people leaders through performance and feedback management, talent development, employee relations situations, act as a partner and coach to our leaders, and contribute to the creation and iteration of resources and tools implemented for employees along with the overall People Strategy.  

What you bring

• Experience in a People team, with experience in a People Partner capacity, supporting a global organization.
• Tech start-up and hyper growth experience is nice to have but not required.
• Commitment to encouraging all of Remote's values within the team and the greater organisation.
• Demonstrate discretion and sound judgment while working with sensitive and confidential materials.
• Proven ability to solve complex problems and identify root causes; highly resourceful and takes initiative to seek internal or external advise when needed for the most effective outcome.
• Ability to support and influence across all departments of an organisation, more specifically with our company values, patience and empathy in mind.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with the ability to build relationships with employees to continuously support the organisational growth.
• Writes and speaks fluent English.
• It's not required to have experience working remotely, but considered a plus.

Key Responsibilities 

• Act as a partner, enabler, and coach to leadership throughout the organization. 
• Proactively create, contribute to and implement initiatives, resources, tools and strategies to support the organisation through extraordinary global growth and sustainability.
• Advocate for and serve as a resource for internal Remote employees.
• Collaborate and enable colleagues globally to ensure a vibrant and effective workplace.
• Own, manage and resolve escalated employee relations issues in a kind and effective way. Guide and coach (Associate) People Partners as needed. 
• Partner with leaders through topics such as leadership, organizational design, performance management, business strategy, difficult conversations, and non-traditional management approaches.
• Serve as an escalation point on moderate People Partner and general People issues. 
• Collaborate and partner with other departments and act as a key stakeholder for People initiatives, ensuring our business readiness aligned to Remote’s vision & strategy.
• Mentor fellow People team members. 
• Identify trends, patterns and gaps across the organization, share feedback then take initiative to address these with long term outcomes considered.
• Proactively partner closely with the rest of the People team on various people programs and initiatives.
• Analyze people data and trends to contribute to decisions on strategy and programs, driving the application of these programs and our policies, and taking the lead for high value, strategic initiatives.
• Exhibit a growth mindset with a high level of emotional intelligence in daily work and your own development.
• Be an ambassador of and contribute to Remote's Handbook.
• 70-80% of time is dedicated to functional business units, while 20-30% of time is assigned to priority projects.

Practicals

• You'll report to: Director of People Partners
• Team: People Team
• Location: For this position we welcome everyone to apply, but we will prioritize applications from the following locations as we encourage our teams to diversify: North America
• Start date: As soon as possible

Remote Compensation Philosophy

Remote's Total Rewards philosophy is to ensure fair, unbiased compensation and fair equity pay along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate. We do not agree to or encourage cheap-labor practices and therefore we ensure to pay above in-location rates. We hope to inspire other companies to support global talent-hiring and bring local wealth to developing countries.

At first glance our salary bands seem quite wide - here is some context. At Remote we have international operations and a globally distributed workforce.  We use geo ranges to consider geographic pay differentials as part of our global compensation strategy to remain competitive in various markets while we hiring globally.

The base salary range for this full-time position is $44,000 USD to $154,000 USD. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level and location, and our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay for the successful candidate in this role is dependent upon many factors such as location, transferable or job-related skills, work experience, relevant training, business needs, and market demands. The base salary range may be subject to change.

At Remote, we foster internal mobility as a key element of our culture of employee growth and development, supported by a compensation philosophy that guarantees pay equity and fairness. Therefore, all compensation changes associated with an internal move will be reviewed by the Total Rewards & People Enablement team on a case by case basis.

Application process

1. Interview with recruiter
2. Interview with future manager
3. Interview with team members 
4. Interview with Chief People Officer
5. Interview with Business Stakeholder 
6. Bar Raiser interview 
7. Prior employment verification check  

Benefits

Our full benefits & perks are explained in our handbook at remote.com/r/benefits. As a global company, each country works differently, but some benefits/perks are for all Remoters:

• work from anywhere
• flexible paid time off
• flexible working hours (we are async)
• 16 weeks paid parental leave
• mental health support services
• stock options
• learning budget
• home office budget & IT equipment
• budget for local in-person social events or co-working spaces

How you’ll plan your day (and life)

We work async at Remote which means you can plan your schedule around your life (and not around meetings). Read more at remote.com/async.

You will be empowered to take ownership and be proactive. When in doubt you will default to action instead of waiting. Your life-work balance is important and you will be encouraged to put yourself and your family first, and fit work around your needs.

If that sounds like something you want, apply now!

How to apply

1. Please fill out the form below and upload your CV with a PDF format.
2. We kindly ask you to submit your application and CV in English, as this is the standardised language we use here at Remote.
3. If you don’t have an up to date CV but you are still interested in talking to us, please feel free to add a copy of your LinkedIn profile instead.

We will ask you to voluntarily tell us your pronouns at interview stage, and you will have the option to answer our anonymous demographic questionnaire when you apply below. As an equal employment opportunity employer it’s important to us that our workforce reflects people of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences and this data will help us to stay accountable. We thank you for providing this data, if you chose to.

At Remote, we embrace AI as a valuable tool while prioritizing human creativity and authenticity. We look forward to meeting candidates who balance innovation with genuine expertise and experience. To learn more about Remote's AI guidelines check see here. 

Please note we accept applications on an ongoing basis. 

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