ashby - Director of People

• Leading a People team can be extremely different by company. This section should help you decide if this role is for you. • You’ve built and led a people team to support a SaaS company that is scaling from ~500 to over 1000 employees • You are intrigued by where else in the People tech stack we might take the company. We are at a moment in time where technology is impacting people in every aspect of work. You’re excited to be at the centre of that. • You build exceptional process, people and environments • You have excellent communication skills – we value clear and concise communication • You understand myriad stakeholders and their motivations (what matters to a Head of Department may be distinct from what matters to an individual contributor; you can help each achieve their goals) • You’re willing to craft solutions for both the tactical (e.g. help solve an onboarding issue) to the strategic (e.g. scaling from 500-1000 employees) • You have high standards and are comfortable holding others accountable by setting clear expectations, especially relevant to secure alignment across stakeholders • You have a high level of empathy for our employees – their pain is our pain • You are comfortable and capable playing HRBP where necessary and you also have deep experience or specialisation in a typical people function (e.g. Total Rewards) • You are excited to shape our People team and by this point in this JD your brain already has a vision of what you’ll do • YOU MIGHT NOT BE A GREAT FIT IF: • You haven’t led an experienced team of 10+ before • You prefer defined structure and are not excited by ambiguity or amorphous opportunities • You prefer to spend your time focused on one or two priorities and are not comfortable context switching across several focus areas • You want to impose HR on the employee base rather than building an environment where HR is there when needed. • You are uneasy holding colleagues accountable or otherwise serving as arbitrator when competing opinions are presented • You have difficulty setting boundaries and tend to default to a ‘yes’ stance • You are not interested in a role where you take on less interesting or visible work alongside the really fun stuff • 10-year exercise window for stock options. You shouldn’t feel pressure to purchase stock options if you leave Ashby —do it when you feel financially comfortable. • Unlimited PTO with four weeks recommended per year. Expect “Vacation?” in our one-on-one agenda until you start taking it 😅. • Twelve weeks of fully paid family leave in the US. We plan to expand this to employees in other countries as situations arise. • Generous equipment, software, and office furniture budget. Get what you need to be happy and productive! • $100/month education budget with more expensive items (like conferences) covered with manager approval. • If you’re in the US, top-notch health insurance for you and your dependents with all premiums covered by us, and a 3% 401k match • Ashby’s success hinges on hiring great people and creating an environment where we can be happy, feel challenged, and do our best work. We’re being deliberate about building that environment from the ground up. I hope that excites you enough to apply. • We're in the talent acquisition software business. We run the end-to-end hiring process through our own platform, and ensure a level playing field for all candidates. Reaching out to hiring managers or recruiters directly won't improve your odds of success. Please focus your energy on the quality of your application.