Head of People, Mill
$190-255k
More information about location
Office located in San Bruno, CA
Food waste recycling subscription company
Open for applications
Food waste recycling subscription company
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$190-255k
More information about location
Office located in San Bruno, CA
201-500 employees
Company mission
To keep food from stinking up your kitchen — and the planet.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years working across people functions with 2+ years in a startup environment
- Experience using data to inform people programming and decision-making
- Exceptional communication skills, writing skills, interpersonal skills, and ethical mindset
- Direct people management experience in one or more people functions
- Knowledge of HR strategies, policies, systems and processes
- Strong leadership experience, analytical ability, emotional intelligence, communication skills and commitment to equity & access
- Ability to zoom in and out. A strong strategic mindset with detail-oriented execution. You are comfortable with no task being too small, and are willing to do what it takes to support your team and the company
What the job involves
- We are looking for a mission-driven people leader to join our team
- As our first people team leader, you will create, refine, scale and innovate our people practices to enable the best working environment for our team, and to bring in the talent needed to deliver on our mission
- You will lead and empower our existing people team across recruiting, employee experiences and office strategy & events
- This is a build role and so our ideal candidate has the passion and experience to create the best possible people strategy for our team, using a combination of best practices, insight and innovation with an understanding of the needs of a growth stage company
- This role will oversee all aspects of the employee lifecycle and ensure they align with Mill’s mission and values including recruiting, compensation philosophy, onboarding, talent strategy, development, benefits, office experience and company events
- You will thrive in a deeply mission-driven organization, value a direct feedback and high performance environment, have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to manage and lead through change and ambiguity
- You enjoy shifting from the details of keeping the people machine thriving in one moment to driving the high level people strategy the next
- Given our size and stage of growth, you will also be deeply aligned to our business goals and able to flex and pivot quickly
- Co-create with Mill leadership and execute a people strategy that supports our people, drives our business, and closely aligns with our mission and values
- Enable our teams to work effectively and reduce the time to impact for new employees, supported by effective and intuitive people processes, including talent growth & development, benefit & compensation philosophies that enable, empower and support people
- Provide strategic partnership and counsel on all people-related areas, and act as a key partner and advisor to our leadership team
- Build and enhance diversity, equity and inclusion programming as we grow
- Lead and develop an innovative People Team, who are positioned to help us deliver on our business goals, and attract, develop and retain top talent as the team expands
- Continuously seek to identify, improve, and automate the systems, tools and workflows to improve the management and accessibility of key analytical data that informs our people programs
Our take
Wasted food and its decomposition do more for CO2 emissions globally than the entire airline industry combined. Whilst food waste bins run by local councils in the US do redirect the majority of food waste to recycling plants, there are still holes to plug, which is exactly what Mill is doing.
For a yearly subscription, customers can buy and use a combined waste tracking and impact app alongside the company’s purpose-made food waste bin. Unlike other bins for food waste, Mill’s product shrinks and dehydrates waste so that there’s no smell or runoff. Mill will dispose of your waste themselves, and use it for sustainable chicken feed.
With a number of high profile environmentally-friendly investors behind them, the Mill ecosystem has a range of benefits for company subscribers as well as individuals. Restaurants and offices can subscribe to Mill and help to move towards sustainability goals, whilst partnerships with local farms provide a solid revenue structure.
Mill is only available in the US, but since its successful first-gen launch in 2023, it has been using funding from that year to enhance its product offering and reach a wider market.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
29% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Sep 2023
$70m
SERIES C
Jan 2023
$100m
LATE VC
Total funding: $170m
Company HQ
San Bruno, CA
Leadership
Harry Tannenbaum
(President)Previously Director of Hardware at Google, Director of Business Analytics and eCommerce at Nest Labs and Analyst at Gleacher Partner.
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