Senior Vice President of People & Organizational Effectiveness, Industrious
$260-280k
+ Annual 15% bonus + Long-term incentive program
Flexible workspaces
Open for applications
Flexible workspaces
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$260-280k
+ Annual 15% bonus + Long-term incentive program
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To be the workplace where you belong.
Role
Who you are
- We’re looking for people who love thinking outside the box and thrive in a truly collaborative setting
- You’ll be successful in this role if you are a sharp critical thinker with strong financial and business acumen who tends to see around the next corner
- A leader people want to follow and who can lift up the people around you, can take ideas from thought to execution and support others to do so as well
- Excel when you’re simultaneously managing multiple critical company-level initiatives, and want to be a leader in a culture that’s full of kind, smart, low-ego, goofy people
- You are known for rocketing forward the careers of the people you work with. You naturally empower and coach. People love working with and for you
- You easily zoom between big picture, company-level questions and day-to-day decision-making
- You have a strength in prioritization, both for your own time and getting groups of cross-functional teams to march to the beat of the same drum
- You like process - designing it, implementing it, driving it, scaling it
- You hoover up best practices and new practices from other companies and organizations. You are always on the lookout for the next great idea and excited to bring that to your own team
- You have a knack for understanding what teams want and need, even before they know it, and even when the decisions are hard
- You easily translate that into tangible skills, traditions, systems, and tools, people love
- You’re a relatively structured thinker and relish breaking complex, seemingly intractable problems down and working with the team around you until you’ve broken through to solutions
- The messier the problem the more excited you get. You haven’t met a legal problem you’re not excited to break through
- You really do believe in the power of in-person experiences at work to positively impact peoples’ lives
- You get energy from figuring out what makes people have a really great day at the office. How can you help them belong? Feel welcomed, empowered, and delighted?
- You are not too cool for school. You’d be willing to, ideally even excited about, leading a Beyonce or Taylor Swift dance competition (real thing that recently happened.)
- You’ve led at scale - managed a distributed team across multiple geographies, balancing connection with operational excellence
- You’ve built through growth - helped take a company from mid-tier to big-tier, shaping the people engine that powered expansion
- You’ve operated within complexity - navigated a global business where influence happens one-to-many, not just one-to-one
- You’ve sat at the senior table - partnered with other executives to grind through global company strategy, especially in the late-stage growth push to double in size
What the job involves
- Industrious is at an inflection point, with an incredible amount of opportunity in front of us to write the next chapter of how we nurture our special #soindustrious team, bring our expertise in workplace experience to millions of people around the world, build new business lines, and scale sustainable economics
- We’re looking for a leader to join our executive team who can help us navigate this next phase by initially focusing on the core of how our team works and how our company functions globally, including:
- Develop people systems that bring our unique culture to life — spanning talent acquisition, onboarding, learning & development, and people operations
- Design and drive key business rhythms — from goal setting and planning to cross-functional collaboration and execution
- You’ll apply sharp business acumen and critical thinking, cultivate strong followership among and grow leaders around you, all with your own spin on our head, heart, and hands values
- Your role will require a breadth of skills. A single week might involve:
- Doing a round of teammate check-ins to guide where you think our ELT and leadership team need to spend more/less time
- Outlining a refreshed point of view on our teammate value prop; vibe coding a prototype for a tool you think could boost our own teammates’ experience
- Implementing a new system for visibility and prioritization across ongoing cross-functional projects
- Figuring out how to set up operations in a new country
- Defining what success looks like with relevant CBRE stakeholders for a joint project; or wearing a funny costume while hosting a simultaneous virtual Oympics-style competition between all Industrious cities
Our take
Industrious was founded in 2012 when its creators noticed that people often work d better in hotel lobbies and coffee shops than in traditional offices. This inspired the company to develop flexible workspaces that blend the casual environment of public spaces with the resources, security, and professionalism of an office setting.
Shared flexible workspaces are nothing new, but Industrious has successfully differentiated itself from larger competitors like WeWork by focusing on management contracts with landlords rather than leasing properties. The company has seen its revenue triple from 2019 to 2023 and recently took over WeWork's former headquarters in Manhattan.
As demand for smaller, flexible office spaces grows, Industrious is thriving. With partnerships like CBRE and its expansion into key markets, the company is ready to capitalize on the shifting trends in office space.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-3% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
May 2022
$100m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Aug 2019
$80m
SERIES D
Total funding: $322m
Company benefits
- Healthcare - We care deeply about the physical and emotional well-being of our employees. That’s why we offer a range of plan options through United Healthcare, including a variety of employer-paid plans that provide coverage for employees and their families
- Flexible Vacation Time - At Industrious we have a flexible PTO policy. This encourages people to enjoy life outside of work, recharge and look after their mental and emotional health. Take the time you need to have a balanced and fulfilling personal life
- Paid Parental Leave - Families come in all shapes, sizes, and types. We welcome each new addition with generous paid leave so that you can bond with your new child
- Stock Options - We want you to be invested in Industrious’ success. All salaried Industrious employees receive a stock options grant that starts vesting on day one
- Learning & Development Grant - We’re committed to your professional development. We’re proud to offer a yearly grant so that you can take a class or learn a new skill
- Employee Resource Groups - These groups support, promote, and celebrate team members united around shared characteristics or life experiences
Company HQ
Union Square, New York, NY
Leadership
Jamie Hodari
(Co-Founder & CEO)Prior to Industrious, they were the CEO and Co-Founder of Kepler, a rapidly growing experimental university that Scientific American called a "daring global experiment" to bring "top-tier instruction to the neediest parts of the planet."
Justin Stewart
(Co-Founder)Formerly served as the Director of Acquisitions and Operations at Windham Development and Windham China, where they headed their US Real Estate operations
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