People Operations Partner, Posit
Plus annual profit-sharing bonus
Open source and enterprise ready tools
Job no longer available
Open source and enterprise ready tools
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
Plus annual profit-sharing bonus
201-500 employees
Company mission
To create free and open-source software for data science, scientific research, and technical communication.
Role
Who you are
- You have prior experience in an HR Generalist, People Partner, or HR Business Partner role, and you are comfortable applying the basics of HR management and employment law to everyday workplace situations
- You are exceptionally empathetic and human-centered in your approach to work. You listen deeply to others, and are experienced at the art of inquiry as a means to understand others’ needs and perspectives
- You have excellent problem-solving capabilities. You are able to apply good judgement and make sound decisions independently
- You are organized and able to balance competing demands on your energy and focus. You can toggle between the operational and emotional aspects of HR work with ease
- You demonstrate courage and conviction when offering advice about a workplace matter. You are comfortable drawing a firm boundary or delivering tough feedback when necessary
- You believe that kindness matters. Your regard for the dignity and lived experience of others is exemplary. You can easily spot situations at work where kindness and respect may be lacking, and are comfortable addressing them directly
What the job involves
- To ensure that we can continue to support our team, and enrich our commitment to our values while we grow, we are seeking to hire a People Ops Partner to contribute to our employee relations, manager support, and talent management practices
- This role will join a team of 8-12 People Operations colleagues in recruiting, compensation, payroll and benefits
- This position will report to the Director, People Operations
- Employee relations: Support managers and employees by delivering performance plan coaching, workplace issue resolution, legal/compliance consultation, and advising on respectful workplace practices
- Management coaching: Build trusted partnerships with managers that enable strong teams and effective leadership across our functions
- Talent management: Implement learning and experiential solutions that accelerate career growth. Manage ongoing talent development processes, ensuring equitable access to opportunity and personalized, meaningful growth opportunities for individuals
- People operations and communication: Collaborate with People Ops colleagues to deliver an exceptional employee experience through our people-related platforms, processes, events, and programs
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion: along with HR colleagues and other internal DEI Council leaders, contribute to our goal of maintaining an inclusive environment for all, and applying a diversity lens to all of our people and business practices
- Culture, community, and change management: bring your HR expertise to discussions and decisions about organizational health initiatives, the role of Posit within our larger community, and the impact of growth and change on our people and our company success
- Compensation and career frameworks: collaborate with our Compensation and Analytics Lead to apply compensation practices and frameworks that support greater pay transparency and clarity about job and career progression. Consult with managers on job design and hiring profiles that meet business needs while offering rich, well-defined role opportunities
- You will teach managers how to build strong functions and teams in a diverse, global, and remote context
- You will teach Posit colleagues how strong HR practices can create a supportive, inclusive, and energizing work environment for everyone
- You will teach us how to leverage strong operational skills in the People Ops space to drive positive organization and talent outcomes
- You will learn how to support people and teams in a distributed, non-hierarchical environment
- You will learn how to scale a profitable, values-centered business
- You will learn how to deliver HR solutions and expertise in a Benefit Corporation context that values employees, our community, our customers, the environment, and our shareholders EQUALLY
Our take
In a data-driven world, having reliable and accessible software is key to optimizing functionality. Posit provides R and Python-based tools to help improve the speed and quality of analysis, created "for data scientists by data scientists", with uses in data science, scientific research, and technical communication.
Posit's unique approach to creating universal data processing capabilities is helping to create new pathways in the digital age. It uses a unique blend of social and commercial endeavours to satisfy the demand for comprehensive data processing, and many of the company's products, including Posit Team for enterprises, are open sourced and accessible to all. Those looking for more advanced products can access programs such as Posit Server Pro and Shiny Server Pro for workspace management.
Given its unique approach to data management, entities from Liberty Mutual to Walmart and NASA have been incorporating Posit's technology. The company has received considerable amounts of funding, which has been used to expand its services, in 2024 launching the beta of its next-gen data science development environment. As the demand for open-source services continues to grow, Posit's effort to create data management services for all should continue to capture market share.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (1 round)
May 2021
$161.3m
LATE VC
Total funding: $161.3m
Company benefits
- 100% remote (or come in to one of our offices in Seattle or Boston)
- Pick your hardware — we want to equip you with what you need to do your best work
- All our full time employees are given an allowance to outfit their home office
- We have a flexible environment with a “take what you need” vacation policy
- Positive, passionate culture working with a world-class team committed to data science and the R language
Company values
- Open - We aim for transparency in the way we make and share tools—and the way we manage our company. We believe that great ideas come from anywhere—and that we’re better together.
- Resourceful - Intelligence is more than ‘book smart’ or ‘tech smart.’ It’s a mindset. To better serve everyone in our community we value continuous learning, curiosity, and emotional intelligence.
- Generous - We collaborate with our customers, the community, and each other with open hearts and minds. And we believe the effort, capital, and care we put out into the world benefits everyone in the end.
- Lasting - We want to remain an independent company for the long term. We make investments with this goal in mind, starting with our people. Our benefits programs are designed to ensure the long-term wellbeing of our teams.
Company HQ
South Boston Waterfront, Boston, MA
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Leadership
JJ Allaire
(CEO)Founded Allaire, where they served as CEO and then Chairman. JJ also founded Onfolio, which was acquired by Microsoft. They founded FitNow in 2008 before starting RStudio in January 2010.
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