Director of People

About the Oversight Board:

The Oversight Board makes binding and independent decisions about the most challenging content issues on Facebook, Instagram and Threads. Members of the Board include Helle Thorning-Schmidt, former Prime Minister of Denmark, Tawakkol Karman, Nobel Peace Prize winner, Michael McConnell, Director of Stanford’s Constitutional Law Center, and many other diverse leaders and thinkers from around the world. The Board issued its first decisions in January 2021.

The Oversight Board Administration is the team of full-time staff who support the Board. The Administration has a presence in London, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., and operates with a global scope.

You can learn more about the Board at www.oversightboard.com.

Role and Responsibilities:

The Director of People is a critical role in developing and implementing strategies that enhance employee experience and engagement within Oversight Board. The Director of People will act as a strategic business partner and subject matter expert for the Executive Team and other key stakeholders within the organization. The post holder will have a focussed approach to guide Oversight Board through the complexities of an evolving, fast-paced organisation. This position combines strategic leadership with operational oversight, focusing on cost-effectiveness, technology implementation, and employee experience.

Reporting to the VP, Operations, key responsibilities include the development, governance, and implementation of the People Team’s strategy across all Oversight Board’s locations (US and UK), collaborating, guiding, and directing the People team in the refinement and continued development of its structures, policies, processes, and programmes to cultivate and implement Oversight Board Administrations strategic vision.

As a member of the Senior Management Team, the post holder will provide subject matter expertise in a highly skilled and complex field, translating business objectives into people solutions. Success in this role requires strong leadership skills and business acumen, with a passion for supporting high-performing teams whilst fostering strong employee experience utilising a people first approach.The Director of People will oversee centralized HR functions. Experience in overseeing remote business units within the EU will be important. This role will be responsible for streamlining HR processes, improving efficiency, and ensuring consistent service delivery across both the Oversight Board and the third-party organization.

Key responsibilities of the role include:

• Instrumental in executing the Executive Team’s vision for the workplace culture that values and prioritises employee well-being and development.

• Development and refinement of recruitment strategies for attracting and retaining top talent for business growth and innovation (aligned with company values).

• Utilising HRMI collection tools to support evidence-based decision making, interpreting data to understand trends, predict outcomes, and measure the effectiveness of HR initiatives. By leveraging this data, to gain insights into employee performance, compensation fairness, talent acquisition, and retention strategies, enabling continual improvements in HR investments to the business.

• Champion of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), fostering an inclusive environment where every employee feels valued and respected.

Skills and Experience:

• Extensive experience of strategically developing HR teams and implementing HR strategies, preferably in a regulated industry.

• Demonstrable HR experience at executive level with hands-on UK employment law expertise required (EU and US employment law experience advantageous).

• Excellent leadership skills in managing stakeholders with diverse cultural and professional backgrounds, spread across geographies and time zones.

• Extensive project management experience working on complex projects with cross-functional teams and multiple external stakeholders.

• Excellent communication (spoken, written, listening), interpersonal and influencing skills with the ability to bridge specialism and business

• Demonstrated success in driving process improvements, operational efficiencies, and enhanced employee experiences.

• Capable of building positive relationships with employees at all levels of the organisation.

• Lead by coaching and mentoring team members, guiding their professional growth and empowering them to reach their highest potential.

• Commitment to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace

Desirable

• Knowledge and experience of working within other EU markets.

Closing Date: 22 September 2024.
The Oversight Board has partnered with recruitment firm, Adecco, in the management of this recruitment process.

What we can offer you

As well as a competitive annual salary of circa $240,000, we also offer an excellent market leading benefits package, covering a variety of areas, both professional and personal. These benefits include:

• A generous 9% employer contribution towards the 401(k) plan with no requirement for you to contribute;

• An extensive healthcare package including medical, dental and vision plans offering coverage for you and your family;

• Comprehensive short-term and long-term disability, life assurance and business travel insurance packages providing financial support in events of ill health, injury etc;

• Progressive family friendly benefits including a robust paid parental leave policy;

• A generous lifestyle subsidy to provide financial support for eligible childcare and wellbeing costs;

• A generous home working and commuting allowance to provide financial support for remote and/or office working;

• A training allowance to support both your continuous professional development and professional membership;

• 22 days of paid time off per calendar year, in addition to statutory public holidays;

• 5 study leave days per calendar year to support professional development;

• 2 'recharge' paid vacation days per calendar year;

• 2 'personal' paid vacation days per calendar year

• Festive season time off (between Christmas and New Years)

Oversight Board is committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment. You will receive equal treatment regardless of age, mental or physical disability, gender, gender expression or gender identity (including transgender status), gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions) or maternity, race, colour, creed, nationality, ancestry, citizenship status, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.

We welcome all applications for this role. You will only be contacted if you have been shortlisted for this position. If you would like to keep updated with the work of the Oversight Board and future opportunities, please follow us on our LinkedIn page.

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