Who we are
About Stripe
Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companiesfrom the worlds largest enterprises to the most ambitious startupsuse Stripe to accept payments grow their revenue and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyones reach while doing the most important work of your career.
About the team
One of the key drivers to our success is a committed and rigorous emphasis on our people. We believe that our competitive advantage lies in our talent and that we can build a sustainable advantage by attracting enabling and cultivating the worlds most exceptional people to do the very best work of their careers.
Stripe is looking for a People Specialist to join our global team. This Chicagobased role will support Stripe managers and their teams primarily in the United States and Canada. People Specialists enable and support managers at Stripe to build and lead successful teams. They leverage policies research insights experience and crossfunctional partnerships (such as with legal counsel or Employee Relations) to coach managers support organizational health and enable compliant fair and positive experiences for Stripes.
What youll do
As a People Specialist youll help make Stripe a great place to work and grow. Youll partner with coach enable and advise Stripes people managers on all things peoplerelated: performance management and coaching career development employee relations leveling manager effectiveness career development navigating change and more. This is a dynamic role that collaborates with Stripes across all levels functions and geographies and is a great opportunity to have an outsized impact on the culture of a fastmoving scaling global tech company.
Responsibilities
- Partner with Managers: Coach and advise on various peoplerelated topics including performance management career development employee relations and navigating change.
- Implement Performance Management: Collaborate with People team colleagues to implement and support a consistent performance management program that meets local and regional needs.
- Understand Policies: Develop a solid understanding of legal and regulatory considerations and effectively apply Stripes HR policies to support managers and employees.
- User Focus: Ensure excellent employee experiences through key life cycle stages including onboarding and departure processes
- Legal & Compliance Support: Work with legal counsel and external consultants to address complex issues and ensure compliance with labor regulations.
- Support Reorganizations: Guide and advise on change management and communications for team restructuring efforts.
- Enhance People Programs: Facilitate the rollout of People programs ensuring smooth of initiatives like performance reviews and employee engagement surveys.
- Data Analysis: Analyze workforce data to present insights to managers informing team strategy and tracking peoplerelated metrics.
- Lead with Empathy: Foster a culture of humility optimism belonging and inclusivity.
Who you are
Were looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus not a requirement.
Minimum requirements
- 3 years of HR experience 35 for IC2 48 years for IC3 including at least 2 years in a clientfacing HR role (e.g. HR generalist HR Business Partner Employee Relations partner) or equivalent experience in a businessfacing role
- Direct Manager Support: Experience partnering with managers on performance management employee relations and team culture.
- Program Rollout: Experience supporting managers during the rollout of companywide HR programs including performance reviews compensation planning and talent reviews.
- Policy Application: Demonstrated experience interpreting and applying HR policy in a geographically distributed workforce.
- Legal Knowledge: Working knowledge of employment legislation and practices in the United States.
- Analytical Skills: Strong ability to diagnose problems using data and develop viable solutions.
- Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
Preferred qualifications
- FastPaced Environment: Experience working in a rapidly growing technology company or large organization.
- Frontline Manager Support: Experience supporting managers in both tech and nontech functions.
- Canadian Employment Practices: Knowledge of employment legislation and practices in Canada.
- Training Facilitation: Experience in developing training materials and conducting employee workshops.
- Project Management: Proven project management skills with the ability to engage stakeholders effectively and deliver work on schedule.
Required Experience:
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