Human Resources Director

Graphite is a technology-enabled growth agency that helps fast growing companies like Masterclass, Notion, and BetterUp unlock sustainable revenue through content and SEO. We’re obsessed with impact - it’s foundational to who we are, why we’re successful, and how we approach delivering outcomes for clients and ultimately, everyone on the internet. We are a fully distributed company with team members located across North America, Latin America, and Europe. Come join us and help us create the best content, everywhere that matters.

As we scale our operations, we are seeking a Human Resources Director with a profound understanding of Organizational Psychology, exceptional analytical skills, and a track record of success in leading HR functions within high-growth environments.

This dynamic and strategic Human Resources Director will play a pivotal role in developing and driving HR initiatives, fostering a data-driven approach, and contributing to our company's success during this exciting phase of growth. The ideal candidate will possess a strong analytical mindset, demonstrated experience with HR systems and tools, and expertise in Organizational Psychology. This is a fully remote work opportunity.

Why You’re Excited About This Role:

• You’ll lead this critical and visible team through incredible growth building the foundational employee programs for the company to ensure overall success and a positive employee experience.

• You’ll partner at the executive level to oversee all aspects of HR functions, including recruitment, onboarding, performance management, employee relations, and talent and leadership development.

• You’ll get to utilize your knowledge in HR systems and data analytics to gain insights, identify trends, and drive data-driven decision-making to develop and optimize HR and business processes and programs to align with company objectives.

• You’ll formulate and implement job training, employee growth, and leadership development programs, and evaluate their effectiveness.

• You’ll develop, implement, and measure workplace motivation and reward systems, quality of work life assessment, structure of work and human factors, and organizational development.

• You’ll have the opportunity to leverage your deep understanding of Organizational Psychology to enhance employee well-being, teamwork, and overall organizational effectiveness.

• You’ll be applying the psychological principles you’ve learned to foster a positive and collaborative work environment, conducting psychometric and applied qualitative analysis to include descriptive and inferential statistical analysis, and summarizations of open-ended comments. 

• You’ll get to build and lead your own high-performing HR team, fostering a collaborative and innovative culture, providing training and guidance to HR professionals, supporting their growth and development.

• You’ll have the tools to conduct regular assessments to analyze the effectiveness of HR initiatives and recommend improvements, and get to present HR strategies, analytics, and updates to the executive team, effectively communicating the impact on business outcomes.

Why We’re Excited About You:

• You get super excited using data and analytical skills to identify business insights and put them to work. 

• You know how your background in Organizational Psychology, and your exceptional analytical skills can be applied to strengthening performance and culture.

• You have proven experience leading HR functions in high-growth environments, building programs based on corporate growth strategy.

• Your strength lies in your strong analytical skills and proficiency in HR systems and tools, including HRIS, PEO, ATS, L&D, and other employee focused platforms

• You have experience strategically building and leading HR organizations and developing your own team members.

• You’ve thrived in startup and/or midsize companies, understanding the unique challenges and opportunities associated with rapid growth in a fully remote company

• Your proficiency in managing remote teams and addressing the specific HR needs of a distributed workforce will be valuable in our growth

What Expertise You’ll Need:

• 10+ years experience in Human Resources

• Graduate degree in Organizational Psychology, Industrial Psychology, Psychology (general), Industrial Engineering, Business, or related field

• Experience using HR systems and data analytics to gain insights, identify trends, and drive data-driven decision-making to develop and optimize HR and business processes and programs to align with company objectives.

• Experience developing and implementing key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure HR effectiveness and employee engagement.

• Exceptional communication and presentation skills at the executive level, with a focus on sharing relevant analytics.

How We’ll Help:

Graphite’s mission is to create an environment where you build the best work of your career. In order to facilitate this, we provide:

• Process As Needed - We view the process as a way to empower better work, not as a series of dogmatic rules. We develop the best internal processes the same way we develop products - through iteration, measurement, and continuous improvement.

• Autonomy - We trust you to be excellent at what you do. We will provide as much support as needed when needed, but no more. You will have autonomy and agency to drive projects forward, and own decisions and outcomes.

• Flexible Work Environment - Everyone’s optimal work style is unique. We operate as a distributed team across North & Latin America and Asia. We optimize for productivity and performance, not time spent in an office. Help us build an optimal work environment that fits you as an individual.

• Compensation - We want to work with the best people in the World and compensate accordingly.

• Vacation & Time Off - In order to be the best version of yourself, you need time to recharge. We offer flexible PTO. Take time when you need it.

• Benefits - We will ensure you have quality health care coverage and opportunities to further your education.

If you’re excited about making an impact on your career, and in the lives of anybody who’s ever Googled anything, and you’re a strategic HR leader with a passion for organizational psychology, analytics, and driving success in a high-growth tech company — then you’ll fit right in at Graphite.

We invite you to apply to be a key contributor to our dynamic team! 

Graphite provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected classification.