VP of People and Inclusion

Mezmo is looking for an experienced and forward-thinking VP of People & Inclusion to join our People team. Join a strong values-driven culture as we advance our mission.

In this highly visible role, you will act as a thought partner to the CEO and other executives, advising on best practices in progressive People Operations as the organization continues to grow and develop. This individual will help create space for all employees to work, develop, succeed, and belong. They will continuously improve initiatives on hiring, learning, leadership development, compensation, benefits, people metrics and talent management. The VP of People will be a clear communicator and bring a track record of rolling out effective change initiatives with measurable impact across an organization.

Responsibilities:

• Act as a key advisor to the CEO and act as a valued contributor on the executive team. Provide thoughtful and strategic counsel on matters involving people, learning and development, and culture.
• Partner on our DEIB strategy and participate in the process of translating strategy into thoughtful and measurable objectives.
• Establish a flexible/scalable compensation, benefits, and rewards program that can grow with the company, and optimize the performance in each phase of the company’s transition – from today, and into the future.
• Oversee and guide compensation plans, benefits programs, salary and equity structure, market analysis so as to continue to attract prospective employees while motivating, incentivizing, rewarding and retaining our existing employees
• Partner with company leadership to scale a world-class remote first team culture (positive, equitable, challenging, and rewarding) and successfully implement strategic and innovative People and Talent solutions supporting business growth.
• Develop and lead the planning, design, and implementation of People initiatives to support current and future business needs across the organization. Drive all aspects of human resources including recruiting, performance management, employee engagement & experience, learning & development, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, compliance, and facilities.
• Lead and inspire a strong People team that partners with the organization to support strategic and operational objectives by hiring, retaining, mentoring, and growing high-performing talent.
• Design the people growth strategies and initiatives to ensure retention and growth of high potential employees as well as developing rigor around performance management and ongoing top-grading for those employees who may not be performing at optimal levels
• Build and lead processes to promote internal employee communication and culture-building in order to amplify the organization’s mission, vision, and goals

Qualifications: 

• Technology/ SaaS industry company experience 
• 10+ years of experience within HR functions (compensation, benefits, L&D, Talent Acquisition, onboarding, workplace, engagement, etc) with a minimum of 3+ years professional experience in supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy
• Experience developing and managing effective and complex incentive compensation, benefits, and reward programs
• You are able to speak to your impact through measurable data. You value doing research and are data-driven in your approach.
• You’ve led companies through the startup complexities of rapid scaling before and find it rewarding!
• Experience leveraging technology and analytics to scale People processes and programs in a high growth, fast-paced, and global environment
• Has driven leadership awareness, commitment and accountability for DEI initiatives
• Experience leading a company through a remote first transition and managing large-scale retraining efforts or change management projects specifically on a distributed team

Location: Remote, North America

Mezmo is on a mission to empower people who build solutions that shape the world. We’re doing this by delivering a platform that enables enterprises to get more value from their observability data in real time, regardless of source, destination, use case, or scale. We’re not the only ones working on this problem but we have a few things the others don’t.

1. We’re cloud-native and know how to make the most of modern technology like Kubernetes.
2. We have scaled a solution from zero to petabyte scale in a short amount of time, while supporting thousands of active users across multiple environments.
3. We are hungry for change and are surrounded by enterprises telling us they’re hungry, too.
4. We have a kick-ass group of people who are thinking about the problem analytically and are excited to change the observability world for the better.

Mezmo has helped some of the world’s most innovative companies transform how they manage their systems and applications. Still, we know that we can help them get more value from their observability data by providing more flexibility and control over how they use it. This will enable teams to spend less time switching between data silos so they can focus on shipping better, more resilient, and secure products.

We have momentum on our side. Last year we saw triple digit revenue growth and added 800 new customers to our roster. Recent accolades include being named to YC’s Top Companies, CRN’s 10 Hottest DevOps Startups, and EMA’s Top 3 Observability Platforms.

What it’s like to work at Mezmo 

At Mezmo, our culture is everything. We have an inclusive, collaborative, and fulfilling work environment so that our teammates can tackle some of technology’s biggest challenges. We hold the prestigious Great Place to Work badge and have won the Fortune Best Small and Medium Workplace award for the last two years in a row. Join us if you:

• Want to solve hard problems.
• Want to enable Mezmo’s customers, partners, and community to be highly productive and successful.
• Thrive in collaborative, cross-functional environments. 
• Enjoy jumping in where needed to help the whole company succeed. 
• Take your role, but not yourself, seriously. At Mezmo, we know that pride, humility, and kindness are not mutually exclusive.

Benefits

• Receive competitive compensation.
• Receive competitive benefits, including:
• 100% healthcare coverage for you and your family.
• 100% dental coverage for you and your family.
• 100% vision coverage for you and your family.
• Flexible time off. Work-life balance is valued here and we encourage you to take the opportunity to recharge.
• One company-wide mental health day off per month in addition to all nationally recognized holidays.
• $600 annual remote work expense reimbursement in addition to hardware setup provided by the company.

This is a full-time remote opportunity. Mezmo is a remote-first company that was born in the San Francisco Bay Area and now has employees in 71 cities in North America and 8 countries worldwide. Learn more about our culture and how we stay connected on our website.