Vice President of People, Sovrn
$210-240k
Advertising tools & services for content creators
Job no longer available
Advertising tools & services for content creators
101-200 employees
Job no longer available
$210-240k
101-200 employees
Company mission
To empower independent content creators and publishers to grow their businesses and achieve the attention they deserve.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor's degree
- 12+ years of progressive Human Resources experience
- 5+ years leading and managing teams
- Experience partnering with executives
- Experience building and implementing People programs that drive company results
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to manage complex relationships and difficult conversations
- Proven track record of identifying people problems and using strategic skills to drive and influence appropriate solutions
- Ability to drive organizational design and planning
- Experience aligning people strategy with business goals
- Demonstrated experience managing multiple functional areas of HR such as business partners, talent acquisition, talent management, compensation, benefits, etc
- Comfortable working in a fast-moving environment, with a highly technical workforce, and managing shifting priorities
- Experience navigating or managing employment laws in multiple regions
- Track record of identifying key HR metrics, and implementing analytics that promote data driven decisions
- Experience building People programs for an international workforce
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience with Google suite, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
What the job involves
- As the Vice President, People, you will provide strategic HR leadership and direction that supports Sovrn’s business objectives
- You will drive organizational effectiveness, retention and employee engagement
- You will provide leadership and guidance to the People Team by overseeing talent acquisition, talent management, training and leadership development, compensation and benefits
- Develop long and short term people strategies and design approaches for enhancing organizational effectiveness and employee engagement
- Ensure the effective execution of the HR strategy and the technical aspects needed to support Sovrn’s onsite, hybrid, remote and globally-dispersed workforce
- Provide professional expertise, advice, and coaching to the Executive Team and Sovrn leadership
- Cultivate an HR environment that balances the needs of employees, customers and investors
- Lead employee engagement strategy and plan execution
- Build people programs that develop employees and drive business outcomes
- Develop a progressive and proactive Total Rewards Program, including compensation, benefits, wellness, and perks that attract and retain top talent
- Be the trusted strategic partner, advisor and coach to the leaders in the organization regarding their own development and the development of their teams
- Provide leadership, mentorship and guidance to the People Team
- Build programs that support connections and communication among the global Sovrn workforce
- Implement Sovrn’s competitive employment brand that attracts and retains the best talent in our markets
- Design and apply change management and organizational development strategies and assist organizational change initiatives in support of business strategies
- Lead People initiatives during acquisitions, helping effectively integrate the new team into the larger Sovrn organization
Our take
The monetization of online content creation can be very lucrative but requires time, resources and expertise outside of writing. Passionate writers who focus on storytelling and creating inspiring content may waste valuable time attempting to develop their business, and hiring somebody to do this is often too expensive for independent writers.
Sovrn tackles this in a smart way by providing writers with simple-to-use tools that take the stress out of monetization. It works with publishers and advertisers to provide opportunities to passionate writers, allowing them to focus on excelling at their job rather than dealing with distribution, monetization and operations - all of which Sovrn is able to handle.
The startup claims to be able to drive higher revenues and scale a publishing business, at the same time as allowing writers to focus on what they do best. It has seen significant investment that will enable it to pursue acquisitions and support the further expansion of its platform with more capabilities to be added in the future.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-19% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Aug 2022
$35.6m
LATE VC
Jul 2022
$36m
SERIES C
Total funding: $132.6m
Company benefits
- Work at a company that values your strengths. See the results of your actions. There are no barriers at Sovrn
- First-class health benefits, wellness options, and a host of life-improvement perks that help you be the best you
- Retirement benefits, 401k matching, and stock options show we’re equally dedicated to financial health
- In-house barista, catered lunches and breakfasts
- Volunteer opportunities
- Flexible vacation and a focus on mental and physical health mean you’ll have time for life outside the office
- Learn new skills. Pursue great ideas. Take on new opportunities and thrive in a workplace that rewards your efforts
Company HQ
Boulder, CO
Leadership
Walter Knapp
(CEO)Having studied at the University of Colorado, they worked as a Partner at Cambridge Technology, and Novell Ventures for a combined 6 years. They worked as SuSE Linux at Novel, COO of Lijit Networks, and COO of Federated Media Publishing before leaving in January 2014 to found Sovrn.
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