Senior People Business Partner

Strava is the leading subscription platform at the center of connected fitness, with more than 100 million community members in over 190 countries. The platform offers an integrated view of your active lifestyle, no matter where you live, which sport you love, and/or what device you use. Everyone belongs on Strava when they are pursuing an active life.

We are looking for a strategic, thoughtful, and highly accountable Senior People Business Partner to join our Organizational Development team. In this role, you will develop a deep understanding of the Engineering and Finance teams, build strong partnerships, proactively solve problems, and provide strategic and operational support to the leaders and functions you support.

Your strengths include emotional intelligence, curiosity, resiliency, strategic thinking, and effective communication.

As a trusted advisor to our senior leadership team, you will drive talent initiatives that support a thriving culture, engaged teams, and a more productive and profitable business. As an advocate for our employees, you will listen, enable, and guide them to be their best.

This is a hybrid role based in San Francisco, with occasional office visits.

For more information on compensation and benefits, please click here. 

• Function as a thought partner and coach to key business leaders and their respective organizations to support operational success, focusing on organizational design, diversity, equity and inclusion, organizational effectiveness, talent development, and team building
• Lead key People programs and initiatives, including performance and compensation cycles, talent and succession reviews, development planning, engagement surveys, employee listening, and more.
• Coach, mentor, and develop managers, providing feedback to drive impact, navigate challenges, and champion belonging throughout the team
• Successfully influence others by providing direction, knowledge, and support to create a high-performing organization
• Bring an orientation toward creating an equitable experience for all employees, with a keen eye toward mitigating bias and driving improvements in organizational health from a DEI perspective.

• Serve as a primary strategic partner on people-related projects and decisions that impact and optimize the teams they lead, using data insights to guide decision-making and offer proactive solutions
• Demonstrating your dual superpowers of putting people first, and bringing clarity and transparency to communicate how people decisions are made
• Assessing employee development needs throughout the organization and make recommendations for appropriate solutions
• Embracing an inclusive, collaborative environment that elevates a diverse set of voices and experiences.

• 8+ years experience in a professional capacity closely supporting teams and operations (bonus if it is formally as an HR business partner and/or supporting a tech team)
• Experience leading, designing and/or managing organizational development programs such as performance management, merit cycles, succession planning, talent reviews, engagement surveys, etc.
• Excellent influencer, communicator, facilitator, and listener with a balanced and thoughtful approach, adept at building trust
• Keen understanding of people and team dynamics, with an ability to glean insights and action solutions that bring others along the way
• Highly accountable and organizationally minded individual who is skilled at project management, and who can carry many simultaneous initiatives forward and prioritize fluidly as needs change
• Possesses a strong growth approach, the desire to learn and continually improve, and to help others do the same

Strava is Swedish for “strive,” which epitomizes who we are and what we do. We’re a passionate and committed team, unified by our mission to connect athletes to what motivates them and help them find their personal best. With billions of activity uploads from all over the world, we have a humbling and adventurous vision: to be the record of the world’s athletic activities and the technology that makes every effort count.

Strava builds software that makes the best part of our athletes’ days even better. Just as we’re deeply committed to unlocking their potential, we’re dedicated to providing a world-class, inclusive workplace where our employees can grow and thrive, too. We’re backed by Sequoia Capital, Madrone Partners and Jackson Square Ventures, and we’re expanding in order to exceed the needs of our growing community of global athletes. Our culture reflects our community. We are continuously striving to hire and engage diverse teammates from all backgrounds, experiences and perspectives because we know we are a stronger team together.

As always, we remain committed to fully supporting our employees, especially their mental health and well-being, through challenging times. Despite challenges in the world around us, we are continuing to grow camaraderie and positivity within our culture, and we are unified in our commitment to becoming an antiracist company. We are differentiated by our truly people-first approach, our compassionate leadership, and our belief that we can bring joy and inspiration to athletes’ lives — now more than ever. All to say, it’s a great time to join Strava!

Strava is an equal opportunity employer. In keeping with the values of Strava, we make all employment decisions including hiring, evaluation, termination, and promotional and training opportunities, without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, physical handicap, mental disability, medical condition, disability, gender or identity or expression, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, marital status, height and/or weight.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.