Talent Associate Co-op, Wayfair
January 2025
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4 days a week in office
A global online homeware marketplace
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A global online homeware marketplace
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
More information about location
4 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help everyone, anywhere create their feeling of home.
Role
Who you are
- Current Sophomore or Junior student pursuing an undergraduate degree in Business, Communication, Psychology, HR or other relevant program with a 3.0 GPA minimum
- Must be returning to the course of study following completion of the Co-op
- Ability to commit to working 40 hours/week (9am-5pm, Monday-Friday) from January 6 to June 20, 2025 in our Boston office
Desirable
- A desire to win and drive collaboration cross functionally
- Analytical and process-oriented, comfortable learning data analysis tools
- Ability to hit the ground running - a confident self-starter
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Superior and innovative problem-solving skills
- Proven ability to thrive as part of a team and individually
- An entrepreneurial spirit and mindset
- Comfortable in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Willingness to be flexible and take responsibility for multiple and changing tasks as necessary
What the job involves
- Program Dates: January 6th, 2025 - June 20th, 2025
- Everyday, the Talent team works with key stakeholders across the organization to accelerate Wayfair’s success by enabling our people to deliver their best work everyday
- As a Co-op in this department, you will have the opportunity to add value by driving projects, working with a diverse group of people and diving into complex problems
- Collaborate effectively with cross-functional stakeholders on challenges related to the hiring, development, and/or engagement of Wayfair's workforce
- Use creative skills to innovate & improve approaches to recruiting, learning, and/or performance management to build the best team
- Use data and good judgment to inform decisions around hiring, learning offerings, and/or people policies and procedures
- Communicate effectively with key partners and stakeholders such as business leaders, new hires, and managers
- Exercise strong organizational and prioritization skills to deliver results and solutions to human capital challenges
- Possible Team Placements Include:
- Corporate Communications: Our Corporate Communications team focuses on driving one cohesive company narrative that positively positions Wayfair to external and internal audiences by developing, sharing and amplifying company stories to build trust with target audiences
- Corporate Travel: The Corporate Travel team is a high touch customer facing team that will allow you to foster relationships with both internal & external partners. You will be able to own projects and help build processes to support colleagues within the corporate travel and community experience programs
- Employee Resource Center (ERC): The ERC is a global centralized services team that assists employees for a variety of reasons ranging from leave of absence or accommodation requests, questions related to benefits, I-9 completion, Workday issues, Wayferrals, internal mobility, etc. The ERC also partners closely with stakeholders for processes such as terminations, unemployment, interview scheduling and HRIS reorganizations
- Global Mobility & Immigration (GM&I): Wayfair values global mobility and believes the opportunity for employees to carry their experience across various business locations, both domestically and internationally, adds value to the business and allows employees to develop their careers. The GM&I team supports the end-to-end movement of Wayfairians globally and oversees four distinct programs to support these moves: International Transfers, International Assignments, Immigration, and Domestic Relocation
- Global Talent Development (GTD): Our GTD team works to create and offer resources that drive professional development. As a Co-op on this team, you will work cross-functionally to create and maintain learning offerings and content
- Purpose & Inclusion: Our Purpose & Inclusion team is here to enable a Wayfair culture where every employee, future and present, is seen, valued, and invited to contribute to a thriving global community centered around the creation of home. This team engages with leaders to grow their commitment and collaboration, develops education programs and awareness, and builds the right infrastructure to support our work
- Talent Relations (TR): Our TR team is here to support employees with performance management & employee relations, benefits administration and overall wellness. As a Co-op on this team, you will support all HR projects, processes, programs, and procedures at Wayfair
- Total Rewards: Our Total Rewards team leverages a data-driven approach, using both internal and external insights, to develop a competitive employee benefits and compensation strategy across the globe. This team is responsible for designing compensation and benefits packages, including health, retirement, and childcare options, aimed at enhancing employee retention and overall well-being. Additionally, they play a vital role in communicating the offering to managers and employees, ensuring a clear understanding of Wayfair’s Total Rewards package
- Paid program that runs twice annually in January to June and July to December
Our take
Wayfair emerged in the early era of eCommerce with a mission to revolutionize online shopping, offering customers a convenient platform to purchase goods. Today, it stands as one of the foremost global players in the online furniture delivery industry, boasting an impressive inventory of over 33 million products.
Renowned for its extensive product range and comprehensive service offerings, Wayfair distinguishes itself by providing an end-to-end customer experience, from browsing to doorstep delivery. Despite its prominence, the company faces profitability challenges attributed largely to expansion expenses. Nonetheless, its solid presence in the competitive online homeware sector solidifies its position as a key contender.
With ambitious global expansion plans, Wayfair remains committed to maintaining its leadership in the industry. As it aspires to become the ultimate destination for all home needs, its more recent ventures into physical retail represent significant strides toward this overarching goal.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
-14% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company values
- Relentless Customer Focus: Delivering an exceptional customer experience drives everything we do. We invest in understanding our customers and partners. We are all in customer service
- Deliver Rsults With Agility: We prioritize work that drives long-term value. We execute with urgency, learn from failure, and nimbly pivot. The outcomes of our efforts are impactful, measurable results
- Use Good Judgement: We are bold and confident, never reckless. We make reasoned, calculated decisions based on data, critical thinking, and pattern recognition
- Build the Best Team: We lead by setting the bar high, articulating clear goals, and diving deep. We hire, develop, and leverage only the best. Our leaders continually reevaluate and strengthen their teams and do not shy away from hard decisions. We expect and demonstrate excellence
- Collaborate Effectively: We invest in cross-functional global partnerships that maximize impact and minimize duplication. We prize collaboration in all interactions – with our teammates, stakeholders, and suppliers. We disagree, align, and commit. Effectiveness and efficiency in collaboration are required.
- Respect Others: We earn and show respect, treating our teammates and partners with empathy and inclusion. We presume good intent while prioritizing impact. We balance confidence and candor with humility and kindness.
- Be an Owner: We are Wayfair first. We act on what’s best for the company, ahead of team or individual goals. We spend every dollar as if it is our own. We take pride in Wayfair’s success while planning the next win. We always think long-term
- Innovate & Improve: We are not limited by precedent. We boldly challenge the norm. We continually identify opportunities to innovate, improve, and simplify. We value incremental improvements, but we also look for game-changing breakthroughs.
- Adapt & Grow: We value adaptability and self-reflection. We find opportunity in every change, experience, and mistake. We are committed to continuous self-improvement.
Company HQ
Prudential / St. Botolph, Boston, MA
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Leadership
Niraj Shah
(Co-Founder & CEO)Studied Engineering at Cornell University before co-founding Spinners, a Boston-based IT services company. Previously acted as Entrepreneur in Residence for Greylock and has served as CEO of Wayfair since co-founding the company in 2002.
Steven Conine
(Co-Founder)Co-founded Spinners before working for Operations at iXL. Conine also co-founded Pillar VC in 2016.
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