Associate, Talent

The Opportunity

Social Finance seeks a developing HR generalist to support multiple essential HR functions within a growing and high-performing, 5-person Talent Team. Specifically, the Associate, Talent will support talent acquisition, team-wide professional development and training, onboarding, as well as other HR projects and activities as needed.  

Responsibilities 

Reporting to the Director, Talent, the Associate, Talent’s responsibilities will be fluid as the needs and structure of the Talent Team and broader organization evolve. The Talent Associate’s initial responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:  

Recruiting (40-50%): 

• Recruiting coordination – drive end-to-end logistics for interview process in addition to supporting candidate communication and experience 
• Contribute to candidate sourcing and networking efforts 
• Support ongoing development and codification of recruiting practices 
• Own Applicant Tracking System (Greenhouse) (e.g., system maintenance, vendor relationship, improvements, and quality control) and other recruitment technology as appropriate 
• Support numerous activities at the nexus of recruiting and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI), including co-owning and contributing towards defining goals as part of Social Finance’s DEI Action Plan 
• Over time, and depending on role level and hiring volume, lead recruitment efforts for one or more active hiring processes 

Professional Development & Training (30-35%): 

• Partner with Talent Team members and business leaders to identify cohort-level skills gaps; work to identify or build plans to close skills gaps; administer and project manage training opportunities (e.g., schedule trainings, communicate with and manage internal or external presenters as well as attendees)  
• Support creation of trainings for new team members in the onboarding process, and for newly promoted team members 
• Support ongoing implementation of onboarding and training programs, including identifying and implementing dynamic enhancements with goal of continuous improvement 
• Manage individualized Professional Development program, tracking individual PD expenditures, developing and maintaining library of external PD resources, and support team in leveraging PD benefit 
• Administer and project manage mandatory team-wide trainings (e.g., programs related to DEI, harassment prevention, people management) 

Additional areas of HR work (15-20%): 

• Maintain physical presence in Boston office at least 2-3 days per week; act as point person to welcome Boston-based new hires and manage in-person Boston interviews; actively participate and be a leader in Boston-based team building, volunteering, and DEI events 
• Understand Social Finance employee policies and provide support or back-up to AD, Talent as needed  
• Understand staffing process of our programmatic team members and provide support or back-up to Director, Talent as needed 
• Support miscellaneous HR special projects and initiatives focused on continuous improvement and supporting the broader team  

Qualifications 

• 2-5 years of professional experience, at least two years of which are in an HR role, or a role with directly translatable skillsets 
• Strong interest in team-wide professional development and talent acquisition; Emerging project management skills; ability to manage disparate and sometimes competing workstreams in a fast-paced environment 
• High motivation to support team members, while building, maintaining, and improving HR processes 
• Ability to handle complex and confidential information with utmost discretion 
• Commitment to enhancing a team culture of inclusion, belonging and equity, and alignment with Social Finance values – People, Performance, Integrity, Collaboration and Inclusion 
• The following are not required, but would be considered a plus:
• Experience managing and/or developing training and PD programs in a professional environment
• Experience in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Sharepoint, and Outlook
• Experience working with an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) 
• Experience managing scheduling and meeting logistics 

Benefits 

At Social Finance, we strive to deliver a benefits program that will enhance our overall value proposition to employees. Our current benefit offerings include: 

• Comprehensive health care coverage: medical, dental and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; Employee Healthy Actions programs and more 
• Retirement savings plan with employer contribution 
• Short-term, long-term and life insurance policies 
• Commuter benefits and cell phone reimbursements 
• Hybrid work model (in-office a minimum of two days per week and on an ad hoc basis)  
• Dedicated budgets for team building and employee recognition
• Annual budget for external professional development opportunities
• Mentorship and onboarding programs
• Collaborative and energizing workspaces in downtown Boston, San Francisco, Austin and Washington, D.C.; New York, NY
• Paid vacation and paid holidays (with 12/24-1/1 off every year)
• Paid parental leave
• A truly stellar team of high performing, values-driven and fun (!) professionals 

Salary 

Social Finance uses a lockstep compensation model for purposes of equity and transparency - we strive for everyone coming in at a given level to be paid equitably. For this position, at the Associate level, the starting base salary is $81,000; however, during the interview process, we will take into account a candidate's full work experience and may adjust the job title, and commensurate starting salary, as appropriate. At this level, employees receive an automatic $2,500 adjustment annually and are eligible to participate in our firmwide annual bonus program (bonuses are typically between 5-10%, though bonuses are not guaranteed and are dependent on both organizational and individual performance).