Senior People Business Partner, Foursquare
$128-156k
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Location data platform
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Location data platform
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$128-156k
Offers RSUs
More information about location
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To create technology that constructs meaningful bridges between digital spaces and physical places.
Role
Who you are
- You possess excellent communication skills, business acumen, and the agility to function in a fast-paced and innovative environment
- You love everything data - working with it, turning it into actionable programs and working with teams that love it too
- You are able to juggle hands-on projects where you dive deep into the trenches while simultaneously acting as a strategic partner and coach to employees and managers across the organization
- You can quickly diagnose problems, and identify and drive appropriate solutions
- Bachelor's degree, Master’s degree is a plus
- 7+ years experience as a business partner including building and implementing HR policies and programs
- Successful past partnerships with GTM and Sales teams is a must
- Experience working in a start-up environment or in the technology space
- Proven experience in organizational development, employee relations, performance management, training and development, and employment law and compliance
- Strong ability to relate well to others, listen effectively, coach and build rapport with a diverse workforce across multiple locations
- Excellent project management skills with a proven ability to design and implement people strategy that drives business results
- Ability to use data to drive strategic business decisions and develop action plans
- Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills
- Your own unique talents! If you don’t meet 100% of the qualifications outlined above, we encourage and welcome you to still apply!
What the job involves
- Foursquare is looking for a Senior People Business Partner to join our team located in or near our New York City office. At Foursquare we believe that our people are at the center of everything we do, and hold the keys to the company’s success
- Our Senior People Business Partner will work with our Sales, Go-To-Market, Marketing and Finance teams and will build strong relationships with employees at all levels and create and maintain scalable processes as we grow our team
- You will play a critical role in helping maintain Foursquare’s unique company culture and will continuously assess and understand business priorities to translate into People approaches that support the organization
- Collaborate on Foursquare's people strategy including talent management, assessment, and performance, compensation, training, and culture initiatives
- Partner with senior leaders and employees across all levels in Sales, Go-To-Market, Marketing, and Finance to cultivate and communicate a company culture that encourages employee participation
- Consult with managers to create a comprehensive, long term people plan for your client groups, using expertise in organizational design, talent mapping, and succession planning to drive that strategy
- Coach managers to develop strong skills around building teams, managing performance, growing top talent, managing in an equitable and inclusive manner, and facilitating open communication and feedback
- Drive adoption of Foursquare’s People processes across the organization and geographies, specifically around performance management and employee engagement
- Build trust with employees across all layers of your teams in order to be an effective listener, coach and consultant of people issues, while providing feedback to executives concerning morale, motivation and risks
- Proactively identify root issues using quantitative and qualitative data (trends in employee engagement, attrition, and retention) and build sustainable resolution and long-term solutions and recommendations
- Partner with the recruiting team to ensure we are attracting a diverse, highly skilled workforce
- Develop and implement practices and programs across all areas (compensation, benefits, policies, and perks) that retain and develop the best possible talent in the marketplace
Our take
Foursquare was originally built as an app to make use of mobile phone GPS to 'check in' at certain locations. Over time, it has transformed from a user location check-in app into a large location platform that provides analytics to several business and consumer products.
Foursquare operates in a crowded market, but by continually innovating, it has managed to successfully fend off competitors. However, with the likes of Google Maps and Facebook Places in the same industry, it will be continually needing to set itself apart. Foursquare shows its appeal, though: major players including Twitter, Uber, Apple Maps, and Airbnb, to name a few, use the platform.
The company has an ambitious goal of bringing "Foursquare Everywhere", with part of its strategy to grow by acquisitions. For example, it acquired Unfolded, a geospatial analytics firm, to help enhance its analysis of location data. Foursquare has also made a deal with social media giant TikTok to provide insight into users' in-store activity to monitor the effectiveness of ads on the video platform, and partnered with Constellation Network to provide insights into restaurant and retail business traffic trends.
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back within 2 weeks
40% female employees
-3% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
May 2019
$150m
SERIES G
Oct 2018
$33m
LATE VC
Total funding: $394.4m
Company benefits
- Work from home opportunities
- Learning and development programs from individual contributors to managers
- Individual, professional coaching for all full-time employees
- Flexible time off - rest and recharge when you need it!
- Comprehensive and competitive health, vision, dental, life insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Family planning programs via Carrot and Maven
- Employee Resource Groups to help you stay connected
Company values
- Embrace Growth
- Champion our differences
- Lead with trust
- Build connection
- Invent the future
Company HQ
Flatiron District, New York, NY
Articles
Leadership
Dennis Crowley
(Co-Chair)Having studied at New York University, Dennis co-created the big game projects PacManhattan and ConQuest before founding Dodgeball, which he managed after its acquisition by Google in 2005. In 2009, he co-founded Foursquare with Naveen Selvadurai.
People progressing
Marc worked as General Counsel for firms including Undertone, Viatel, and Time Inc. before joining Foursquare in 2016. Since October 2023, he has been Chief Legal and Compliance Officer.
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