Ashby

People & Talent

HeadofHROperationsandSystems

$240–280k Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“Head of HR Operations and Systems at Ashby. Skills: HR Operations, HR Systems, People Technology, Process Improvement. Review existing People practices. Drive change for current needs”

What You'll Achieve.

Scale next iterations of Ashby; Ensure maximum impact of efficiency gains

Industry & Context.

People & Talent
Problems you'll solve

Solving issues; System integration; Data-driven decisions

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Experience with HR technology, Experience with HR systems, Experience with HR data analytics, Experience with process change, Experience with systems implementation, Experience with documentation, Experience communicating change, Experience influencing change, Experience driving innovation, Experience with ambiguity, Experience with people technology suite, Experience as internal change agent, Experience with HR Operations, Experience with performance review processes, Experience developing talent frameworks, Experience with employee engagement initiatives, Experience building knowledge base, Experience with learning programs, Experience with people-focused programs, Experience partnering with Product Team, Experience distilling observations, Experience with automation, Experience with AI deployment, Experience with efficient processes, Experience managing HR Systems, Experience defining HR system requirements, Experience building reports, Experience building dashboards, Experience with continuous improvement, Experience challenging status quo, Experience scaling efforts, Experience leading a team

Nice to Have

Ashby experience

What You'll Do.

Review existing People practices

Drive change for current needs

Drive change for future needs

Perform low level polish

Influence change across company

Drive innovation in tech stack

Drive innovation in processes

Become expert on people technology suite

Act as internal change agent

Chat with Product Managers

Write compelling content

Manage all HR Systems

Define HR system requirements

Challenge the status quo

Create performance review processes

Operationalize performance review processes

Develop talent evaluation frameworks

Develop talent growth frameworks

Lead employee engagement initiatives

Build learning programs

Build other people-focused programs

Partner closely with Product Team

Distill observations into feedback

Ensure maximum impact of efficiency gains

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partnering with Product Team; Cross-functional collaboration

Communication Scope

Clear communication; Concise communication; Communicating change; Influencing change; Content writing

Process & Methodology

Process change, Systems implementation, New initiatives

Full Job Description

Head of HR Operations and Systems Overview You’re a great Human Resources Operations and Systems Leader who is so passionate about the day to day work of HR Operations that you’re willing to join an early stage company to build out the HR Ops function by doing all the dirty work yourself for a long period of time. You’re likely especially willing because this role gets you behind the curtain of HR technology, enabling you to geek out at the intersection of People technology, process and data. You care so deeply about operational excellence, company efficiency and system enabled employee experience, that it makes you outspoken compared to the majority of HR Ops professionals and you would relish constantly experimenting with better ways to do HR Operations. This role will initially have one report, our recruiting operations lead. About the Role Hi 👋🏼 I'm Jim https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm/, the VP of People and Talent at Ashby. I’ve been lucky enough in my career to have been in roles that change the landscape of TA technology we use every day, been exposed to massive hiring data sets and been tasked with reimagining TA processes across a wide range of company scales. I joined Ashby to continue this work and to be a disruptor in how companies hire and support great people. I’m looking for a thought partner on the HR Operations and Systems side of our People function and we’re at the scale now that will support that role. To be clear, this role is in our internal People team, not a customer facing role in our Professional Services team, however, I expect you will still end up speaking to customers and prospective customers! This role will be the foundation of how we scale the next iterations of Ashby as a company. You will be expected to review all our existing People practices and drive the right change for what we need now, what we will be and beyond. That change will include low level polish (think template editing and creation) to process chan

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