People Lead

Los Angeles or New York City Full-time

Would you like to be part of an innovative company with a significant social impact Innovamat is looking for someone like you.

Innovamat is an educational organization specializing in mathematics education. Founded in Barcelona in 2017 Innovamat provides schools with a complete research-based math program covering Early Childhood through Secondary Education grounded in research across mathematics education cognition and neuroscience.

Innovamat also partners with leading thinkers and researchers in mathematics education including Peter Liljedahl author of Building Thinking Classrooms and Brian Butterworth a leading researcher in mathematical cognition and dyscalculia bringing world-class expertise and perspectives into our broader work.

Our program integrates curriculum teacher training assessment and intervention into a single coherent system. Today Innovamat is present in 9 countries partnering with 31000 teachers across 3300 schools and reaching more than 720000 students. We are one of the few organizations in the sector with independently validated efficacy data from external research institutions and the first non-American organization to pass the California State Board of Education adoption process for a core math curriculum.

Were looking for a People Lead to help shape the next chapter of Innovamats growth in the United States.

This is a high-ownership role at the intersection of people leadership culture and business. Youll work closely with U.S. leadership our CRO CEO and Global Head of People to shape the U.S. People agenda strengthen our organization and create an exceptional employee experience.

What makes this role special is the opportunity to build and evolve the People function alongside the business. We see People as a strategic enabler: creating the structure and processes needed to scale while keeping bureaucracy low and the organization agile. Youll also play a key role in empowering managers to own their people giving them the tools and support to lead effectively.

Were looking for a builder at heartsomeone who thrives in ambiguity thinks strategically and isnt afraid to roll up their sleeves to turn challenges into solutions.

People Strategy Architecture & Organization

• Partner with the Global Head of People to bring global People priorities to life in the U.S. adapting them to the needs of the business while identifying opportunities to strengthen our organization leadership performance and capabilities as we scale.

• Ensure the U.S. People infrastructure policies processes and practices are effective consistent employee-centric and aligned with local requirements.

• Lead high-impact People projects from problem definition through execution building scalable solutions as the organization evolves.

People Business Partnering & Development

• Drive a strong employee experience across onboarding engagement performance learning & development and succession planning.

• Be a trusted partner to managers and employees through the moments that matter including performance conversations employee relations career development and key transitions.

• Turn feedback employee insights and business needs into actions that strengthen our culture and employee experience.

• Build a culture of growth and high performance creating opportunities for employees to develop their skills and careers.

People Operations Processes & Employee Support

• Own the U.S. benefits and employee lifecycle end-to-end making benefits easy to understand and serving as a trusted point of contact for employee questions changes and issues.

• Build simple scalable and efficient People processes and systems continuously reducing friction and improving the employee experience.

Partnering with the US Leadership Team

• Partner closely with the Global Head of People and the CRO to shape the U.S. People agenda ensuring People priorities are closely connected to business strategy and the needs of the U.S. organization.

• Use data employee insights and business context to identify opportunities and improve organizational effectiveness.

• Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to the US leadership team helping leaders make thoughtful data-informed decisions that strengthen teams performance engagement and retention.

Experience

• 3-5 years of experience in People/HR People Business Partnering People Operations or leading business teams being responsible for similar People functions.

• Experience partnering closely with senior leaders and managers.

• Experience across performance engagement development employee relations and other areas of the employee lifecycle.

• Experience in an international or U.S. organization is a strong plus.

• Experience building People processes programs or teams from scratch is highly valued.

• Were especially excited about people coming from management consulting early-stage startups high-growth companies technology marketplaces or other data-driven commercial environments. Entrepreneurial experience is a big plus: if youve founded a company built a project from scratch or taken significant ownership of a new initiative wed love to hear from you.

Skills

• Strong business acumen and ability to connect people initiatives to organizational outcomes.

• Excellent communication stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.

• Analytical and data-driven approach to People decisions.

• Strong judgment discretion and ability to navigate complex situations.

• Comfortable balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution in a fast-paced environment

• Entrepreneurial proactive and resourceful.

Mindsets You Embody

As a People Lead youll be one of the strongest culture carriers in the U.S. Youll help shape not only what we do but how we work lead and grow together. Our values arent words on a walltheyre the mindsets we bring to our decisions our relationships and the way we build Innovamat.

• We aim high. You set ambitious goals challenge the status quo and are always looking for ways to raise the bar.

• We are owners. You take responsibility follow through and care deeply about the impact of your work.

• We move fast. Youre energized by ambiguity and know when to act test learn and iterate rather than wait for perfect answers.

• We are eager to learn. Youre curious ask thoughtful questions seek feedback and are always looking for a better way.

• We are humble. You leave your ego at the door listen deeply and care more about finding the right answer than being right.

• We enjoy the ride. You bring energy optimism resilience and a sense of funand help make the journey better for the people around you.

• The opportunity to shape the People function in the U.S. at an international organization with a meaningful social mission.

• Direct partnership with U.S. leadership and the Global People team.

• Meaningful ownership and the opportunity to see your work translate into real organizational impact.

• A collaborative international environment with plenty of room to grow.

• 5% 401(k) match.

• Medical dental and vision insurance.

• 22 days PTO plus our company Christmas shutdown.

• Team offsites and travel opportunities.

If you think you are that person we are looking for we would love to meet you!

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