Senior HR Generalist, Newsela
$70-88k
+ Stock options
Online platform for education content
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Online platform for education content
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$70-88k
+ Stock options
201-500 employees
Company mission
To provide meaningful classroom learning for every student.
Role
Who you are
- This is a hands-on role ideal for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments, is comfortable supporting a variety of leaders, and brings strong judgment, empathy, and execution rigor to manager and employee support
- 5+ years of HR Generalist experience, specifically in a SaaS or Edtech company
- Experience directly supporting leaders and managers, including guidance on performance conversations, employee relations matters, and organizational change
- Demonstrated experience supporting high-performing teams in professional, fast-paced, performance-driven environments
- Working knowledge of U.S. employment laws and HR best practices; multi-state experience preferred
- Proven ability to manage sensitive and confidential matters with discretion, sound judgment, and professionalism
- Strong interpersonal, communication, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence without authority
- Proficiency with Google Workspace and comfort navigating HR systems and data
What the job involves
- Newsela is seeking a Senior HR Generalist to join our People Team, with a primary focus on supporting front line managers and leaders
- This role is centered on day-to-day people support, performance enablement, employee relations guidance, and change execution
- This role partners closely with People Business Partners to support leaders through performance conversations, employee relations matters, organizational changes, and culture initiatives
- The HR Generalist will act as a trusted point of support for managers, helping ensure people processes are applied consistently, thoughtfully, and in alignment with company values
- Support leaders with performance management guidance, employee relations support, and people-related problem-solving in a fast-paced environment
- Coordinate and administer performance management processes, including timelines, manager enablement resources, training support, communications, and documentation
- Advise managers on conducting effective performance conversations, delivering constructive and actionable feedback, and navigating sensitive employee situations, escalating to People Business Partners as appropriate
- Support employee separation processes in partnership with People Business Partners, People Operations, and Legal, ensuring compliant, timely, and empathetic execution
- Conduct exit interviews, synthesize themes, and share insights to inform retention, engagement, and manager effectiveness efforts
- Analyze people and performance data to identify trends, flag risks, and surface opportunities for additional support, training, or process improvements
- Provide backup support to People Business Partners as needed
Our take
While textbooks have been standard issue in classrooms for centuries, digital instructional materials are now more prevalent. Newsela offers a learning platform that curates and rewrites news articles, historical speeches, and scientific papers to help accelerate learning.
The platform is available in both English and Spanish and includes quizzes, exercises, and writing prompts to help engage students at any level. Millions of teachers and K-12 students use the platform, which has proved extremely popular so far.
In 2021, the company reached unicorn status. Since then, research has shown that Newsela is 70% more effective at promoting reading skills compared to an average summer reading program. This demonstrates the value it brings to the space, and places it well for continued expansion and innovation.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
16% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Feb 2021
$100m
SERIES D
Mar 2019
$50m
SERIES C
Total funding: $172.2m
Company benefits
- Healthcare (pets included)
- Continue your learning - on us!
- Discounts and resources to stay healthy
- Commuter savings (trains/bikes)
- Generous time off for your most important job — maternity, paternity, and adoption
- Unlimited time Off
Company HQ
Theater District, New York, NY
Leadership
Dan Cogan-Drew
(Co-Founder & Chief Academic Officer)A qualified teacher with extensive and varied experience. Recent roles include Director of Programs at EDUCATION CONNECTION and Director of Digital Learning at Achievement First Public Charter Schools.
Matthew Gross
(Co-Founder & Director)Former CEO of the company. Co-founded and was CEO at Grouper Education. Was also a Board Member at New Classrooms, Executive Director at Regents Research Fund and VP at PENCIL.
Pep Carrera
(CEO)Board Member at Follett Higher Education. Was CEO at Nearpod, President at ProQuest, and President and COO at VitalSource Technologies.
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