Director of People & Culture, Study.com
$170-200k
More information about location
3 days a week in office (Mountain View, CA)
Online courses for college credit, exam prep & K-12
Open for applications
Online courses for college credit, exam prep & K-12
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$170-200k
More information about location
3 days a week in office (Mountain View, CA)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help students to learn faster, stay motivated, and study smarter through its online video learning platform.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of People/Human Resources experience
- Strong background across all areas of human resources
- Demonstrated experience applying AI or advanced automation to improve efficiency, quality, or scale across people team programs
- Experience in growth-stage or dynamic environments
- History of building and managing success people teams
- Excellent judgment, communication, and relationship-building skills
- Ability to balance senior leadership goals and employee relations
What the job involves
- We are seeking an experienced, forward-thinking Director of People and Culture to lead and continuously improve all aspects of our People function
- This role blends strategic leadership with hands-on execution. It requires someone excited about using modern tools, including AI, to continually raise the quality, speed, and consistency of the People team
- The Director will lead employee engagement, hiring and retention, training and development, performance management, and compensation and benefits with a focus on designing systems and processes that scale efficiently while supporting a high-performing culture
- Employee Engagement, Culture, and Retention:
- Lead employee engagement strategy and execution, including feedback mechanisms, communication, and engagement initiatives
- Monitor engagement trends and proactively address risks related to morale, performance, and retention
- Translate company values into consistent, practical people practices that support a strong, high-performing culture
- Develop and execute retention strategies by analyzing attrition drivers and implementing targeted interventions
- Talent Acquisition:
- Partner with leaders to support effective hiring practices, workforce planning, and candidate selection
- Oversee talent acquisition strategy to attract, assess, and hire top talent
- Improve hiring efficiency and quality through structured processes and responsible use of AI tools
- Performance Management, Training & Development:
- Lead performance, coaching and development efforts that support clear goal setting, ongoing feedback, and skill growth for employees and managers
- Evolve and scale learning and performance frameworks, including onboarding, manager enablement, feedback cycles, reviews, and promotion processes
- Coach and support managers in delivering clear expectations, timely feedback, and fair, consistent performance decisions
- Leverage data and AI-enabled insights to enhance the quality, consistency, and impact of learning and performance practices
- Compensation, Benefits, and Compliance:
- Design, manage, and continuously improve compensation and benefits programs that are competitive, equitable, and aligned with business goals
- Partner with leadership on compensation planning, promotions, and retention strategies
- Use data and AI-enabled insights to inform pay decisions, identify retention risks, and improve total rewards effectiveness
- Ensure compliance with employment laws, regulations, and internal policies
Our take
E-learning resources have existed since the dawn of the web, with students watching videos, taking quizzes, and using other online tools to augment their education. However, such resources are often not endorsed by educational facilities and curriculums, and generally consist of fixed media resources.
Study.com provides an all-in-one platform for K12 and college studying, offering a variety of services for both students and teachers. Students can benefit from personalized homework help videos and test preparation tools which count toward college credit, whilst teachers and parents can access a one-on-one tuition marketplace, lesson planning tools, and homeschooling curriculums.
Whilst education facilities are beginning to integrate their curriculums into e-learning resources across the world, Study.com has recognized that students and teachers need a more unified solution for studying, covering everything from tutorials and lesson plans to private tuition. Through its platform, the company aims to improve the e-learning experience for K12 and college students, whilst simultaneously helping teachers to improve lessons and find new clients.
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Insights
6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- The benefits - We stay healthy with comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits. We are smart with our money with a strong 401(k) option. We relax and blow off steam with plenty of flexible time off and vacation days
- The events - It's not enough spending 8 hours a day together, we enjoy working together so much that we hang out all the time outside the office. We have frequent team events, a holiday party, a beach day, baseball outings, a book club, team bowling and volleyball, and more!
- The food & drink - We get fed. A lot. On top of a fully-stocked kitchen with free chow, we get catered lunch every Wednesday, in-office and off-site Happy Hours and a mid-week "beer cart" that delivers a frosty brew to our desks. And the beer cart has blinking lights, so there's that
- The gym - We work off all those meals with free gym memberships, usable at multiple locations around the Silicon Valley. Basically, we are all ripped
- The location - We are located in the heart of downtown Mountain View, CA, right off the Castro strip and literally across the street from the Mountain View Caltrain and VTA station. We're also near US Highway 101 and El Camino Real. There's always a convenient way to get to work. Plus, we get free Caltrain passes
- The innovation - We know a great team needs time to experiment, learn new technology and think outside the box. Anyone can schedule innovation time to work on projects of interest and the whole company participates in "Rockethons" where we innovate for 24 hours
Company HQ
Old Mountain View, Mountain View, CA
Leadership
Adrián Ridner
(Co-Founder & CEO)Software Engineer for Hewlett-Packard from 2000 to 2003. Advisory Council Board Member of Cal Poly State University since 2011, and Member of the Board of Director for Riecken Community Libraries since 2015.
Ben Wilson
(Co-Founder & Chairman)Experience as President of Study.com from 2003 to 2018.
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