Job Description
About Us
Within the next decade, investing will be decentralized, democratized, and community-driven. Syndicate is building the infrastructure to enable this at scaleโweโre developing decentralized investing and social networking protocols, advanced legal tech solutions, and a next-gen social networking platform that empowers communities to raise, coordinate, and invest capital like never before. Founded in Jan 2021, we've raised over $20M from values-aligned leaders who represent a diverse array of industries and communities, including firms like Andreessen Horowitz and its Cultural Leadership Fund, IDEO CoLab Ventures, Variant, Electric Capital, and over 200 others. We've also partnered with and received investment from over 100 community partners. Our first product allows anyone to start an investing syndicate on the Ethereum for just the cost of gas. The typical fees to set up an investing syndicate average $12,000 which allows us to be up toย 1,200x less expensiveย than traditional methods. We're using public blockchain technology to expand access to venture capital for entrepreneurs around the world because we believe that venture capital should be widely available rather than only accessible in a small handful of cities.
We're a Remote-First Company
We're proud to be a globally distributed company that's remote forever. Many companies have had to adopt remote work, but you could say we were born into it. That keeps things simple and efficientโyou can work from almost anywhere, without worrying about a commute, rigid schedule, or retrofitting old processes into new ways of working. Weโve built a top-notch remote culture that includes things like a home office stipend, travel reimbursement, and unlimited time off, regular in-person meetups around the world (including at least once a year where we fly the whole company out to a shared summit), and many more benefits to help you do your best work wherever you are. For this role, we welcome applicants from anywhere in the United States.
Diversity and Inclusion
At Syndicate, we're building a fundamentally revolutionary productโone that promises to democratize finance in a way never before attempted. That starts with a diverse, inclusive, affirming, and welcoming team. We are deeply committed to these principles as a core value, and proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. If you're a member of an underrepresented or marginalized group, we strongly encourage you to apply.
The Role
Weโre looking for an experienced and driven People Operations Manager to serve as Syndicateโs first people-focused hire. You will be responsible for developing and implementing the People Operations infrastructure that supports our employees and future organizational growth. You will play a critical role in leading People Ops projects, processes, and initiatives so that we can best develop and retain our employees.
You Will:
- Design and refine compelling People Operations programs including: onboarding, ongoing engagement initiatives, performance management, and DEI efforts.
- Understand business strategies and assess needs and barriers in order to drive business performance through development and delivery of People strategy and solutions.
- Own and maintain the applicant tracking process and software (Ashby)
- Understand hiring managers pain points, motivations, business contexts and the roles required to scale their teams.
- Help develop and steward Syndicateโs culture as our organization continues to grow and change.
- Be a key player in keeping the team happy โ this includes organizing regular social events and being creative with them to ensure people remain engaged.
- Own ongoing employee learning and development initiatives, including skills training, career pathing, management, and leadership development.
- Interpret, implement, and answer questions related to HR policies and procedures while ensuring consistency and thoughtfully navigating any gray areas.
- Thoughtfully develop a remote work strategy that achieves the aforementioned goals across a widely distributed team
Requirements:
- 3+ years of experience in HR/People & Talent at a high-growth startup.
- HR experience working with globally distributed, work-from-home teams, as well as international teams.
- Passion for people, culture, process improvement, and helping people get the most out of their work experience.
- Demonstrated judgment and ability to deal with confidential and sensitive matters effectively.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable working autonomously and collaborating cross-functionally to get tasks done.
- Desire to build a career in Human Resources and grow/expand responsibilities with the expansion of Syndicate.
Nice to Haves:
- Passion for crypto and the web3 ecosystem
- Prior experience developing and implementing HR policies from scratch
- Prior experience with Lattice, Deel, Justworks, and Ashby
