Senior Director of People, Strava
Organizational Effectiveness
$230-275k
Social network for tracking run and cycle routes
Be an early applicant
Social network for tracking run and cycle routes
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$230-275k
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To create the most committed, close, and engaged athlete community on the internet.
Role
Who you are
- This is a unique opportunity for an experienced and versatile people leader who has lead large, cross company initiatives—potentially someone who has previously led the People function at a smaller company and who is now eager to operate at a broader scale, or someone who has led a COE within a larger and more scaled organization
- 15+ years of People leadership experience across a variety of functions, ideally including time the most senior People leader at a growing company
- A strong track record of leading strategic, company-wide initiatives with measurable impact
- Creativity, agility, perspective, trustworthiness, and grit – as well as acting with urgency and getting after the opportunity ahead. A sense of humor is an added plus
- High business acumen and fluency in data and metrics—you use insights to fuel change and measure progress
- Deep empathy, curiosity, and a coaching expertise — you build trust fluently across teams and are motivated by helping others thrive
- A strong commitment to inclusion, deep respect for people and their varied lived experiences, and a passion for building places where everyone feels seen, heard and valued
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a Senior Director of Organizational Effectiveness to serve as a critical partner and right hand to our Chief People Officer (CPO) and lead on a variety of strategic projects.
- Help shape how the Strava team and culture grows as we approach our next inflection point, applying strong leadership and People expertise to develop the team and strengthen our organizational capacity.
- You’ll collaborate on people strategy, while also owning high-impact projects that fuel continuous improvement across the company.
- You’ll help Strava’s team meet a high talent bar while also maintaining our positive and inclusive culture as we scale.
- This is an individual contributor role, although you will play a crucial role as a mentor and coach for our People Team, and you’ll partner with leaders across Strava to help them become their best
- Serve a versatile and highly cross functional partner to the Chief People Officer to help shape and execute all facets of our People strategy, supporting high-growth, excellence, organizational velocity, and a thriving, global culture
- Lead a variety of strategic, cross-functional projects that improve how we operate—such as organizational design and effectiveness, workforce planning, performance programs, communication and change management, and culture initiatives
- Partner with peers across the People Leadership Team to achieve alignment and excellence in our team and culture
- Measure the impact of our work through data, uncover insights that can help us become better, and then action those insights across the organization
- Lead annual strategic planning processes, and ensure our team is always moving Strava’s broader objectives forward
- Serve as a mentor and coach to our People Team and leaders across Strava, helping people be their very best
Our take
Strava has created an online network where runners, swimmers and cyclists can record fitness activities, and compare and compete with their community. It offers both a free and premium subscription service with added features. The company also partners with local councils and urban planners who purchase valuable journey data from Strava which can be used to map out cities and develop safer cycle paths.
The platform helps members discover and plan workouts, as well as offering a leaderboard which is updated using GPS as users compete for the top spot on particular fitness segments.
With over 125 million athletes and growing, Strava released several new product rollouts in 2024, including an AI-enabled leaderboard. A partnership with the wearable fitness tracker Oura will mean Strava software is available on wearables, taking Strava into fresh competition with the likes of Peloton and Apple.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Nov 2020
$110m
SERIES F
Oct 2014
$18m
LATE VC
Total funding: $151.4m
Company benefits
- Competitive base salary & stock options
- 100% company paid benefits for employees and families
- Flexible paid time off
- $2,000 annual professional development stipend
- Paid time off for volunteering
- 401(k) plan - with company matching
- $1000 annual gear stipend
- $500 annual gym or coaching reimbursement
- On-site fitness rooms with showers, lockers, and towel service
- Weekly team workouts – including remote employees
- Safe and secure bike storage on-site
- Weekly all hands meetings
- Employee resource groups
- Anti-racism nonprofit company matching program
- Free lunch on Wednesdays on-site
- Regular team happy hours
- Team offsites and company retreats
- Cell phone reimbursement
- Generous industry discounts on gear and activities
- Race entries to events we sponsor
- Snacks and stocked kitchens on-site
- Strava gear
Company HQ
Mission District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Mark Gainey
(Chairman)Having studied at Harvard, Mark started their career as a TA Associates Associate before co-founding Kana Communications and several Board Membership roles. They co-founded Strava in 2007, serving since as Chairman.
Michael Horvath
(CEO & Board Member)Michael co-founded Kana with Mark before working as an Economics Professor at Stanford and Dartmouth. They worked for 4 years as CFO of GlycoFi before co-founding Strava, serving initially as CEO and since 2017 as a Board Member.
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