Senior People Strategy Partner, Hippo Insurance
+ This position is eligible for equity compensation
2+ days a week in office
Digital home-insurance provider
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Digital home-insurance provider
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
+ This position is eligible for equity compensation
2+ days a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To change how people think about home care and home insurance.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field; Master’s degree a plus
- 7+ years of progressive HR business partnering experience, with a strong track record in employee relations, leadership coaching, and organizational effectiveness
- Demonstrated success supporting diverse business areas across the organization during periods of high growth and transformation
- Exceptional executive coaching, influencing, and communication skills, with the ability to challenge and guide senior leaders
- Proven ability to lead complex organizational change initiatives while balancing cultural and business priorities
- Strong analytical skills, with the ability to use data to drive insights and decisions
- Unwavering integrity, sound judgment, and the ability to earn trust at all levels of the organization
- Experience in insurance/insurtech or high-growth startup environments strongly preferred
What the job involves
- You are a trusted strategic advisor and thought partner who thrives in fast-paced, high-growth environments
- You bring deep expertise in partnering with business leaders - during times of transformation and scale
- You anticipate challenges before they arise and influence outcomes with a balance of data-driven insights and cultural intuition
- You are as comfortable coaching executives through complex organizational decisions as you are designing scalable people strategies that drive long-term growth
- You have a proven track record of building leadership capability, shaping high-performing teams, and navigating sensitive employee relations with empathy and sound judgment
- You’re energized by driving culture, organizational effectiveness, and change at scale, and you excel at fostering engagement, inclusion, and performance across all levels of the organization
- Serve as a strategic advisor to mid-level and senior leaders, influencing business and people strategy to enable growth and transformation
- Drive a culture of high performance, accountability, and impact, while championing Hippo’s values across the business
- Partner closely with leadership teams to anticipate business needs, proactively address challenges, and co-create strategies that drive organizational success
- Lead organizational effectiveness initiatives, including workforce planning, succession planning, and change management to support business scalability
- Build and strengthen leadership and manager effectiveness by coaching executives and managers, shaping leadership behaviors, and ensuring alignment with company culture and values
- Collaborate with People Operations, Talent Acquisition, and Learning & Development to design and implement people programs that advance organizational capability
- Guide senior managers on complex employee relations matters, ensuring consistent, fair, and legally compliant practices while minimizing risk
- Translate data and insights into strategic recommendations that influence leadership decisions, enhance engagement, and improve retention
- Act as a culture champion, driving initiatives that build belonging, morale, and employee experience while measuring and reporting progress
- Reports To: Chief People Officer
Our take
Hippo Insurance is a disrupter brand in the insurance market, using technology to change the way home insurance is managed. Based on smart home monitoring systems, clients can monitor the security of their homes and fix minor issues that may turn into larger ones later down the line.
Part of the new 'insurtech' revolution, Hippo Insurance brings a modern way of thinking to the somewhat outdated insurance market. Headquartered in Palo Alto, Hippo is technology-first and AI-driven. Its policies and services are currently available to 80% of US homeowners across 37 states.
The multi-unicorn company has garnered interest from established insurers and home-building companies eager to ride the insurtech wave. However, following a completed business combination with Reinvent Technology Partners Z in 2021, 83% of the latter's raised capital was withdrawn from Hippo. Though it still began trading at a value of $5 billion that year, Hippo's dramatic change of fortunes with Reinvent exemplifies how unpredictable the insurtech market can be, even for major players.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-10% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Nov 2020
$350m
CONVERTIBLE
Jul 2020
$150m
SERIES E
Total funding: $709m
Company benefits
- Healthy Hippos Benefits - Multiple medical plans to choose from and 100% employer covered dental & vision plans for our team members and their families. We also offer a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability, employer-paid life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for health and dependent care, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Equity
- Training and Career Growth - Training and internal career growth opportunities
- Flexible Time Off - You know when and how you should recharge
- Little Hippos Program - We offer 12 weeks of parental leave for primary and secondary caregivers
- Hippo Habitat - Downtown Austin, a 5-minute walk from the train station. Snacks and drinks available and catered lunches for onsite employees
Company HQ
University South, Palo Alto, CA
Leadership
Assaf Wand
(Executive Chairman)Obtained an MBA from the University of Chicago. Was a Senior Associate at McKinsey. Founded Sabi in 2009, and co-founded Hippo in 2015.
Eyal Navon
(CTO)Eyal has a background in Software Engineering with the Israel Defence Forces and various startups. They then founded a Software Design Studio and a Software Consultancy before co-founding Hippo.
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