Skylight

Head of People Operations

United States · Contract

No sponsorship$170k-$240kDetected 6 days ago

DevOpsCybersecurityBusiness DevelopmentRecruitingHRPerformance ManagementEmployee RelationsHRISOnboardingResearchLeadershipCommunication

About the role

We're at the forefront of a civic movement to reinvent how all levels of government serve families, patients, and many others in today's digital world.
If you want to play a part in driving this critical movement forward, we'd love for you to join our growing team of public interest technologists.
About the job Since launching several years ago, our team has grown rapidly.

Understand the current and future talent needs of the organization, and build and maintain a strategic talent pipeline
Manage the onboarding process
Ensure awareness of and compliance with relevant labor laws, and lead employee relations, including sensitive and legal matters
Manage and optimize our HRIS (Rippling)
Create organizational charts and define each position's responsibilities
Manage the offboarding process
Own company-wide employee engagement: design and run engagement programs that reach across business units
Manage our performance management system (e.g., individual performance planning, performance evaluation, internal promotions, continuous feedback)
Support the development and ongoing improvement of a professional capability framework for describing and measuring how to progress and be successful in various roles at Skylight
Design programs that build culture, drive engagement, and retain great people as we scale

Experience as a people operations leader or similar role
Experience scaling people operations in a fast-growing organization
Ability to operate at strategic and tactical levels
Ability to travel for work from time to time
Experience with Rippling or a comparable HRIS
Experience in a government contracting, consulting, or professional services environment
Don't meet 100% of the criteria but think you can do the job?
All work must be conducted within the U.S.
You must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. now and in the future without sponsorship.
As a government contractor, you may be required to obtain a public trust or security clearance.

The salary range for this position is $170,000 to $240,000, based on experience and qualifications.
Annual $2,000 allowance for professional development
Annual $750 allowance for tech-related purchases
Annual swag budget of $100 to display your Skylight pride with some merchandise (hoodies, hats, and more)
Dollar-for-dollar charity donation matching, up to $500 per year

Medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance
Short-term and long-term disability insurance
Dependent care FSA, healthcare FSA, health savings account
Dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match up to 10% of your salary with no vesting period
Paid time off, including 20 vacation days, 11 federal holidays, and flexible sick leave
Up to 12 weeks paid time off for all eligible new birth, adoption, or foster parents
Performance rewards, including annual salary increase, annual performance bonus, spot bonuses, and stock options
Flexible, remote-friendly work environment

Executive Office (sets and operationalizes the strategic direction of the company), Federal Health & Civilian (focused on federal health and civilian missions), and Defense & Security (focused on defense, national security, and public safety missions).
As our Head of People Operations, you'll be responsible for leading people operations across the company so we can continue to attract, empower, and retain amazing public interest technologists.
Your work will be central to improving and scaling our ability to make a genuine difference in the world.
Discuss career-pathing options with high-potential employees and their team leaders
Organize and oversee individual and team training programs (both internal and external)
Build fair, consistent people practices that reach a broad range of talent pools, reduce bias in how we evaluate candidates, and partner with organizations that widen our candidate reach
Implement data-driven approaches to continually improving our people operations and talent outcomes
Understand and drive the adoption of emerging best practices related to people operations
Our Head of People Operations must have proven experience navigating the evolving legal, regulatory, and social landscapes while preserving organizational values and maintaining trusted relationships with employees, leaders, customers, and government stakeholders.

You must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. now and in the future without sponsorship.

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