People Partner & Ops Lead

ClassDojo's goal is to accelerate humanity’s progress, by giving every child on Earth an education they love.

We started by building a network that connects teachers, children, and families. ClassDojo’s flagship app is the #1 communication app connecting K-8 teachers, children, and families, globally. They use it to share what’s happening throughout the day through photos, videos, messages, and activities. It is actively used at an unprecedented scale: in over 95% of US schools, reaching ~51 million children in ~180 countries, with a team of just ~200 people [1]). We are now beginning to use this network to give kids the best learning experiences in the world, far beyond those a standard school can provide. 

We hire for talent density. Our team comprises the most talented, entrepreneurial, and innovative teammates from around the world, with experience in education and large scale consumer internet companies, including Instagram, Netflix, Dropbox, Stripe, Uber, Y Combinator, and more. We’re building a company where the most talented people want to work. We believe you’ll do the best work of your life here—and you’ll pioneer the future of education, too.

What you’ll do:

You will be our first HRBP and also lead the small but mighty People Operations team; as an HRBP, your time will be primarily focused on the engineering and product teams. As a leader, you develop simple and effective people processes, coach and empower others, and support teams to achieve pioneering results. As a key member of the People Team, you’ll provide proactive guidance on hiring, org design, compliance, performance, development etc. that is both data-driven and creative. In this role, you will directly influence the culture and performance of ClassDojo. Come build with us!

You will be a match if:

• You have 7+ years experience in an HR Operations / People Partner role or similar.
• You have clear, concise written + verbal communication. We believe in strong documentation.
• You have experience in high-growth, tech start-up environments.
• You have experience partnering with and building world-class engineering orgs.
• You have a track record of building HR solutions that address real business needs.
• You have proven coaching and problem solving skills.
• You have bias towards high freedom + responsibility vs rules based culture.
• You are a hands-on, scrappy builder, who can go from 0 → 1.
• You provide clear structure and are able to develop simple, efficient, user friendly processes with supporting documentation. 
• You are comfortable moving quickly and adapting to business needs. You raise the bar for speed and scrappiness.
• You are comfortable navigating ambiguity and changing priorities; can quickly reassess and take highest leverage action.

You might be a good fit if:

• You have a strong talent network / magnet; great people have followed you over time.
• You hold the big picture in mind while digging into the details.

[1] Some more context:

- ClassDojo's $125m Series D (Forbes) and Sam’s note about it.

- ClassDojo is one of Y Combinator’s Top 100 companies

- ClassDojo's Second Act Comes with First Profits (TechCrunch) and Sam's note about it.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. In accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. We are happy to accommodate any disabilities or special needs. We are a distributed company, so we hire regardless of location, as long as you are willing to have significant hours overlap with one of the Americas time zones.