Director of People Business Partnering, DigitalOcean
$175-200k
Cloud computing services for developers
Job no longer available
Cloud computing services for developers
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$175-200k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To simplify cloud computing so developers and businesses can spend more time creating software that changes the world.
Role
Who you are
- Experience as a Senior HR business partner, ideally in a technology organization that has experienced massive growth
- You should be able to understand the operational areas of the business so that you can help our managers and leaders with complex challenges, and give guidance on People topics
- Experience implementing people programs including compensation, performance feedback, HR compliance, and professional growth & development initiatives
- Ability to work proactively in addressing people related opportunities and getting ahead of people challenges faced by our business
- Passion for change management and guiding our business through ambiguity and constant evolution / iteration
- Experience building relationships and collaborating with key stakeholders
- Highly self-motivated and driven, able to work well in both team environments and independently
- The ability to effectively translate metrics and data into actionable strategy
- Technical curiosity and knowledge of emerging best practice trends in HR products and services
- A deep sense of empathy. You connect well with employees of all levels and understand their needs
- A friendly and approachable communication style where both ICs and managers are comfortable confiding in you
- A belief in a People-first approach to building teams and driving effective performance across the organization
What the job involves
- As the Director of People Business Partner, you will act as a key strategic partner with the Product and Technology senior leadership team
- You will be an integral part of the team; working to grow people programming, tools, and strategic insights to develop and deliver value to our team
- You will be a resource to our leadership team, people managers, and employees, helping drive effective and impactful operations and employee engagement
- You’ll be charged with handling day-to-day ER issues and strategic talent & compensation planning activities
- And finally, you’ll be instrumental in scaling our growing company, championing our values and ensuring that DigitalOcean remains a great place to work
- Partner with a global leadership and People team as an advocate, resource, and frontline for your client groups
- Strategize in support of business objectives for how we staff, onboard, develop, motivate and organize work
- Provide HR guidance and support to the assigned business area across a breadth of areas including workforce planning & organizational design, talent management, employee development, performance management and change management
- Leverage analytics and data to drive thoughtful workforce planning and serve as a strategic partner both internally to the people team and externally to your clients
- Play an instrumental role in building our high-performance culture by ensuring that all DO employees are receiving the support they need to perform at their full potential
- Offer guidance to leadership in the following areas: talent planning, performance management, compensation planning, employee relations, benefits and talent development
- Facilitate talent reviews and succession planning discussions and work with the business to ensure plans are actively put into practice
- Acting as a liaison with our Talent Acquisition, OrgDev, Total Rewards, and People Operations teams to ensure proper delivery and impact of programs
- Knowledgeable in labor and employment laws, policies and processes, in depth knowledge of India, Pakistan and UAE is a plus
- Provide feedback or create employee focused programs or processes
- Experience in working with a HRIS system ideally Workday
Our take
DigitalOcean offers computer network and storage capabilities that enable its users to quickly set up online businesses. Straightforward tools and attractive pricing have attracted hundreds of thousands of customers in the last decade, including pop superstar Beyoncé, who hosted a new album release on the company’s servers during its early years.
DigitalOcean has a strong customer base, but must continue to improve to stay relevant in such an extremely competitive space. The company battles with rivals such as Amazon Web Service, Microsoft Azure and Google's Cloud Platform, which are the undisputed leaders in the cloud computing market. Wisely, DigitalOcean avoids direct confrontation with these giants by focusing more on small businesses and startups and providing more savings opportunities for its users.
The company has boasted clients such as GitLab, Slack and HashiCorp amongst its impressive lists of customers. Additionally, the company has acquired Cloudways in a move to further simplify workflows for its clients that are looking to scale their digital businesses, it opened a new data center in Sydney, and expects to see a revenue rise between 9% and 12% over 2024.
Kirsty
Company Specialist
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
May 2020
$50m
SERIES C
Jul 2015
$83m
SERIES B
Total funding: $173.2m
Company benefits
- Full health coverage
- Flexible vacation time
- An annual company offsite, Shark Week
- Monthly gym and internet reimbursement
- Parental leave with transition time built-in
- Formalized mentorship, LinkedIn Learning tracks, and other internal programs
- Work from home opportunities
- 401k plan with up to a 4% employer match
Company values
- Our community is bigger than us
- Simplicity is in all we DO
- We speak up when we have something to say and listen when others DO
- We are accountable to deliver on our commitments
- Love is at our core
Company HQ
South Village, New York, NY
Articles
Founders
Yancey Spruill
(CEO, not founder)Previously served as CFO and COO for SendGrid and as CFO for both TwentyEighty and DigitalGlobe.
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