Director, People Partner

Job Description

About the company

Robinhood is democratizing finance for all. With customers at the heart of our decisions, Robinhood is lowering barriers, removing fees, and providing greater access to financial information. Together, we are building products and services that help create a financial system everyone can participate in.

Robinhood is a fast-growing company and was recognized as a CNBC Disruptor 50 and a LinkedIn Top Startup in 2019. We’re continuing to grow and are looking for incredible talent that can help us achieve our mission.

About the role

Our People team plays a critical role in finding and growing world-class talent to achieve our mission and we need your help! We’re looking for a Director, People Partner (what we call HRBPs) to build, grow, manage, and lead a team of Robinhood’s People Partners and provide direct support to our Foundational teams (i.e. Operations, Marketing or G&A). To meet Robinhood’s increasingly complex needs, we’re looking for a leader who has exceptional business acumen, who builds trust and solves problems with clients at all levels, and who empowers their customers to run more effectively and inclusively.

As a Director, People Partner, you and your team will partner with business leaders across multiple functions and sites, supporting priorities ranging from organizational designs to cyclical programs. You will partner cross-functionally and collaboratively to assess, anticipate and solve HR-related needs. You will grow the high potential talent on the team and hire to scale the team to serve our employees, managers, and leaders. You will raise the bar for customer’s organizational performance, culture, inclusion and employee experience !

Your day-to-day will involve:

• Vision-setter: Set vision for what's possible with our talent strategy for the Foundational teams, collaborating closely with business leaders and our HR team
• Leader: Lead by example as a people manager, hiring great talent, inspiring your teams, developing potential, and creating opportunities for your team members to shine
• Business advocate: Deeply understand business priorities, helping your team articulate how people levers help drive business outcomes; collaborate with leaders so our workforce is high performing and highly engaged
• Trusted advisor: Build mutual trust and respect with senior business leaders, acting as advisor, coach, and thought partner; see around corners and help leaders grow and become more effective; have the courage to ask the tough questions that others might not; help your teams demonstrate effective judgement and empathy
• Problem solver: Collaborate across the full cycle of HR (cyclical programs, organizational change, employee relations, conflict resolution, etc.); address root causes and solve charged issues with grace and tact
• Culture champion: Invest in our culture, advocate for our employees, inspire with our values, celebrate our diversity, and deepen our sense of inclusion
• Rolling up your sleeves: Ready to jump in and do what it takes to support your customers and our people operations and programs

Some things we consider critical for this role:

• 10+ years of experience across HRBP, People Operations, HR specialist (Recruiting, Compensation, Benefits, etc.), or senior partnership roles
• 5+ years of experience as a people manager
• Experience partnering with and influencing senior leaders to help drive their people strategies and increase business outcomes
• Expertise developing deep, trusting relationships at all levels -- from new grad employees to C-suite executives
• Strong empathy and change management skills to scale teams through hyper growth and rapid change
• Bachelor's Degree

Bonus points:

• Experience in Retail Brokerage space and the challenges facing an organization bringing “tech” to a heavily regulated industry
• Experience working and learning in a high growth, fast-paced environment

Feeling ready to give 100% to democratizing finance for all? We’d love to have you apply, even if you feel unsure about whether you meet every single requirement in this posting. At Robinhood, we’re looking for people invigorated by our mission, not just those who simply check off all the boxes.