Head of Talent, FitXR
+ stock options
VR/AR fitness company
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VR/AR fitness company
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
+ stock options
21-100 employees
Company mission
To redefine fitness and prove that exercise can be fun and for everyone. FitXR believes in a future where exercise is everywhere. Whether that is the gym, the park, or at home - is enhanced through engaging technology that extends your reality.
Role
Who you are
- Experience in a senior Talent leadership role where you’ve stretched into People operations and projects - with a proven track record of building high-performing teams
- Tech startup experience, with a 0-1 mindset
- A strong background in executive-level recruitment and hiring for business critical, atypical roles
- Comfort in balancing strategic thinking with hands-on involvement in hiring, projects and day-to-day people and talent operations
- Experience in shaping and fostering a global, remote-first culture
- Strong communication skills, both synchronous and asynchronous
What the job involves
- As the Head of Talent, you’ll play a critical role in how we attract and engage top talent, and ensure they thrive at FitXR
- You will set the direction and priorities for the Talent & People team, and influence the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) to hold themselves accountable for nurturing talent and driving high performance in their teams
- This role requires a hands-on approach with a 0-1 startup mentality, where you’re just as comfortable getting into the details as you are thinking strategically
- If you're ready to shape the future of talent at FitXR and create an environment where high performers thrive, we want to hear from you!
- Set the direction and priorities for the Talent & People team, coaching and developing team members to excel in their roles
- Own the talent acquisition process, sourcing and engaging top-tier candidates, including hands-on hiring for executive and critical senior roles
- Lead workforce planning and ensure hiring priorities align with business goals, proactively talent pooling for future talent gaps or opportunities
- Responsible for the end-to-end employee lifecycle, from onboarding to performance and reward to offboarding
- Coaching and training managers in leading high performing teams, setting clear expectations, rewarding and retaining their top talent
- Work closely with the SLT and managers to ensure accountability in talent management, ensuring FitXR remains an environment for top talent to grow and succeed
- Lead the ongoing development and refinement of FitXR’s EVP, ensuring this is embedded through hiring, performance and employee development practices
- Act as the escalation point for complex employee relations issues, working with our legal support to ensure fair outcomes
Application process
- Our interview process takes place on Google Hangouts and tends to consist of the following stages:
- Initial screen with the talent team
- Hiring Manager (CEO) / technical interview
- Culture Interview with Team
- Exec Interview
- Some roles will have extra stages but we’ll let you know as early as possible if so
Our take
FitXR is rewriting the rules of fitness through immersive technologies. Using VR, it offers 5 studios, with hundreds of high energy classes on demand and choreographed by industry-leading fitness experts.
FitXR has successfully set itself apart in the space, becoming known for its engaging content and even referred to as the "most intense workout". This suggests they have bought users the same type of workout they would get in the gym, but in the Metaverse.
There has been a sharp rise in interest to use VR for fitness, and FitXR are well set to succeed in this growing market. To help attract new users (including those brand new to fitness), the company has partnered with the renowned Dr Brendon Stubbs, PhD - one of the world's leading exercise researchers.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Nov 2021
$14.1m
SERIES A
Dec 2020
$1.2m
GRANT
Total funding: $22.8m
Company benefits
- Remote first: your life, your way of working
- Unlimited annual leave
- Stock options
- £800 per annum learning budget
- £900 per annum wellbeing budget (Private Health Insurance available within this through our benefits platform)
- £400 work from home budget
- Bi-annual company retreat (last year we went to Portugal!) & regular get togethers
- Laptop & VR headset
- 12 weeks full paid family leave
Company HQ
City of London, London, UK
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Leadership
Sam Cole
(CEO)Previously Analyst - Consulting at PwC for 2 years and Investment Manager at E2Exchange for 6 months.
Sameer Baroova
(Co-founder)Previously Head of Games at PlayJam for 1 year and Project Lead at Electronic Arts for 7 months.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at FitXR
- Our mission is to make fitness fun and accessible for everyone. To build inclusive products, we need to build an inclusive team. Please know that this list is indicative and that we would still love to hear from you even if you feel you are only a 75% match. Skills can be learnt, diversity cannot. We promote a diverse and inclusive culture at FitXR.
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