Head of People

Why us? 

Insurify is one of the America’s fastest-growing MIT FinTech startups and has been recognized as one of Inc. 5,000’s fastest-growing private companies in America of 2023, 2022 and 2021, Forbes Fintech 50 List for 2023, 22, 21, Forbes Next Billion Dollar Startups of 2022 global and Top 100 InsurTech company. We’re changing the way millions of people compare, buy and manage insurance with artificial intelligence, technology, and superior product design. Our company vision is to be recognized as the preeminent and most trusted digital agent for insurance comparison, purchase, and management.  Our team is critical to achieving our vision and fostering the right culture is essential to our team’s success.  A core pillar of our business strategy is called POWER UP.  In essence, this pillar focuses on fostering a limitless culture through an engaged, empowered, and transparent working environment. We are looking for an HR leader to help us get there.

Insurify’s HR team is small but mighty. They manage HR administration for our 130+ person team across the US and Bulgaria. We are looking for a HR leader who can develop the HR team’s skills and drive strategic HR initiatives.  The ideal candidate will create a people and culture strategy that engages the global team and aligns with the business objectives.  They will also be an advisor to the CEO and leadership team to improve employee experience, engagement, and retention.  

Join us if you like

• $1.3 Trillion market opportunity
• MIT alumni founders
• Female-led startup
• $130M total funding
• Strong leadership team from Kayak, Amazon, Wayfair, Facebook, Microsoft, Allstate, GEICO, Liberty Mutual, Zillow

How you will make an impact

• Formulate comprehensive HR strategy; develop policies and practices that support company goals and create a diverse, respectful, welcoming, and inclusive work environment for all associates.
• Act as a partner to Insurify’s leadership team as it relates to long term people strategy, organizational design and workforce planning.
• Build a robust recruiting and selection process, with emphasis on expanding the recruitment network to attract a diverse pool of qualified candidates.
• Manage employee engagement and peoples operations (benefits, wellness, systems).
• Develop and execute strategies, including ongoing education and training programs, to grow a diverse, inclusive and equitable organization.
• Establish a robust performance development process with clear goals, feedback and development options.
• Provide counsel on sensitive work-related issues and conduct investigations, where needed. 
• Develop a compensation and total reward framework that ensures Insurify is able to attract, reward and retain a world class team.
• Create management development programs and individually advise and coach managers at all levels to improve management skills within the organization.
• Identifies objectives and key results for the organization's human resource function; assesses the organization’s success and market competitiveness based on these metrics.
• Leads people and culture integration for Insurify’s acquisitions and mergers
• Provides counsel and strategy for restructuring 
• Provide global oversight for Bulgaria operations and visa and immigration related issues
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local legal requirements (EEO, ADA, FMLA, ERISA, OSHA, etc.).

Who you are

• Highly motivated to start, follow through, and complete projects 
• Strategic thinker that is also willing to roll up your sleeves to get things done 
• Leads well under pressure with calm and sound judgment
• Great listener able to offer actionable advice; excellent communicator
• Team builder and coach who cultivates a growth mindset within the organization
• High social and emotional intelligence, highly ethical individual with unquestioned integrity
• Proven ability to address sensitive people and business issues with discretion and confidentiality
• Thorough knowledge of employment-related laws and regulations
• Experience working internationally across many different cultures 
• Ability to come into the Cambridge office 

Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent through coursework and training
• 10+ years of related experience (ideally including culture & organizational development) with at least 6 years of leadership experience 
• Strong written and verbal communication skills 
• Takes a creative and innovative approach to day-to-day projects and tasks 
• Excellent people management skills; empathy and enthusiasm when building and maintaining professional relationships; ability to coach, develop, and motivate others to achieve desired outcomes
• Ability to analyze information, summarize findings, and present them in ways easily understandable to stakeholders 
• Openness to learning and willingness to give and receive feedback  

What we’ll bring 

• Competitive compensation
• Generous stock options
• Health, Dental Coverages
• 401K plan with match
• Unlimited PTO
• Generous company holiday calendar
• Learning & Development Stipends
• A friendly, talented, and high performing team that does great work while still having a lot of fun
• Paid Family Leave
• Social impact volunteer time and donation matches
• Catered lunches in the office
• Free snacks and beverages every day in office

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