Senior People Partner

Our mission is to unlock the collaborative power of communities by making Web3 universally easy to use, access, and build on.

Working with Consensys puts you at the forefront of an evolving paradigm, transforming our society for the better. We fundamentally believe blockchain is the next generation of technology that can lay the foundation for a more just and equitable society. 

Blockchain tech is just over 10 years old. Ethereum itself is still a toddler and we’re far from reaching our full potential. You’ll get to work on the tools, infrastructure, and apps that scale these platforms to billions of users. 

You’ll be constantly exposed to new concepts, ideas, and frameworks from your peers, and as you work on different projects — challenging you to stay at the top of your game. You’ll join a network of entrepreneurs and technologists that reaches the edge of our ecosystem. Consensys alumni have moved on to become tech entrepreneurs, CEOs, and team leads at tech companies. 

People & Talent

People and Talent support the entire Consensys community. We strive to be the destination employer of choice for our ecosystem. That goal is embedded in all the work we do to attract, retain and support our amazing talent. By joining our team you’ll be working with a diverse group of incredible individuals who put ‘people first’ and are designing and building the workplace of the future.

The People Partner will support the Product & Engineering Leads in the strategic and operational management of People to achieve/exceed company success and growth goals by providing outstanding People support and advice. The role is responsible for providing high quality, objective and robust business partnering and generalist support to ensure the business attracts, develops and retains great people ensuring the culture and values remain at the forefront of all activity. If you are someone that thrives in a fast-paced environment where being self-directed, determined, and resilient is a requirement, we would love for you to join us

What you’ll do

• Meeting with assigned Group Leads regularly and providing HR guidance when appropriate
• Provide coaching, guidance and support to Management across a range of ER issues, managing any complex cases to mitigate risk to the business
• Work with the assigned Group Leads to define a highly business-focused People strategy, translating the outputs into operational actions
• Work with Product & Engineering Group Leads to support local implementation and delivery of Diversity Equity Inclusion initiatives
• Build effective relationships with the operational and leadership team, demonstrating the business value that can be added by the People function
• Encourage the integration of People best practice into working practises and business planning
• Drive employee engagement including championing People Programme Initiatives
• Work closely with assigned Group Leads and employees to improve work relationships, build morale and increase productivity and retention
• Ensure People policies, processes and procedures are implemented to the required standard across the business
• Support the learning and development agenda; identifying and acting in areas that need attention and improvement; drive high training standards across all divisions, highlighting the need for new training initiatives where required also to support the design and delivery of them
• Support the salary and bonus review processes
• Work with the wider People and Talent function, sharing best practice and supporting People and Talent initiatives
• Analyse People trends and metrics 
• Consistently deliver an accurate and timely response to transactional activity and business issues
• Implement all initiatives being driven by the Programmes Team (e.g. annual pay review, internal communications and cascade of new initiatives)

Your responsibilities

Employee-relations

• Demonstrate a proactive approach to resolving employee issues and concerns and to identifying areas of risk to the organisation.
• Reduce legal risks by tracking workplace issues, ensuring appropriate investigation/resolution
• Handle grievances and other employee complaints relating to working conditions and contract items.

Talent management:

• Advise and recommend people solutions by collecting and analysing situations and information
• Partner with Talent to implement talent-related processes including talent acquisition, Diversity Equity Inclusion, performance management, global mobility and learning and development.
• Assist international employees with expatriate assignments and related People matters
• Coach managers and employees. Consult with managers on organisational, leadership, and career development related issues and help identify training needs
• Monitor training programs to ensure success. Follows up to ensure training objectives are met
• Collaborate with Programmes to administer the performance management process, facilitate compensation planning and administration discussions, deploy employee engagement survey, etc.

Change Management

• Deliver high-performance initiatives that deliver transformation and ongoing continuous improvement to our work practices and leadership capabilities.

Operations and Special Projects

• Act as the primary interface with the Global Operations team for issues and inquiries which relate to assigned groups
• Support the delivery of effective and efficient People related services. Guide staff on what ConsenSys People Team offers and connect them with the right team to assist with specific situations as necessary
• Represent the business on people-related enterprise-wide operational projects
• Assist with the communication and rollout of updated or new HR programs and policies

Would be great if you brought this to the role

• 7-10+ years of experience as a People Partner/HR Business Partner
• At least 3-5 years as a strategic HRBP/PP supporting a product and/or software engineering group
• Strong coaching and consulting skills
• HR Certification 
• Experience supporting high-growth and/or startup organizations
• Expertise in Web3 people strategies

Don't meet all the requirements? Don't sweat it. We’re passionate about building a diverse team of humans and as such, if you think you've got what it takes for our chaotic-but-fun, remote-friendly, start-up environment—apply anyway, detailing your relevant transferable skills in your cover letter. While we have a pretty good idea of what we need, we're ready for you to challenge our thinking on who needs to be in this role.

Consensys is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. We are committed to ensuring that our technology is made available and accessible to everyone. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Consensys is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices and we encourage all applicants to review our best practices to protect yourself which can be found (https://consensys.io/careers/best-practices-to-avoid-recruitment-fraud/).