Strategic People Partner (Americas)

About the role

Location: While this position is posted in a specific location, all of Oyster's positions are fully remote and you can work from home. Forever. To create the best experience for our new hire this role requires that you be based between -5 UTC to -3 UTC. Role Summary We believe that good leaders create a culture of trust, respect, and collaboration, leading to higher engagement and retention. Strong leadership is essential for Oyster's success across a diverse and complex landscape, and we're looking for a Strategic People Partner to join our team to work closely with leadership across the organization. In this role, you will work closely with senior leaders across Oyster to identify, develop, and enhance key leadership capabilities so that they can best support their teams. You will work with people of all skill levels, from first-time managers to those more seasoned, and help people managers around the world build a consistent culture of enablement, trust, and togetherness. A big part of this role will be coaching and advising Leaders and managers to be the best they can be at People Leadership. You will also be responsible for advising Managers on intricate and complex HR and employee relations issues, including PIPs, investigations, etc. This role requires strong executive presence and comfort in leading and influencing at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Organizational Design: Work closely with Department Heads and cross-functional teams to assess and provide guidance on optimizing the team and the company's organizational structure, with a focus on strategic goal alignment and improving operational efficiency.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: You will partner with various teams within Oyster, including People Experience, People Services, Talent Acquisition, and Legal, to ensure a consistent and aligned approach to People processes and policies.
• People Programs and Strategic Initiatives: In partnership with the People Programs Team and through consistent feedback loops from the business, you will support developing, leading, and implementing strategic people programs.
• Core Requirements
• Minimum of 7 years of People and Business Partner experience in dynamic, fast-paced organizations.
• Organizational design expertise including experience partnering with leaders through significant org design changes.
• Deep knowledge of HR programs and practices, coaching and facilitation, and performance management and employee relations.
• Significant experience partnering with globally distributed teams across tim

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✨ One platform, a whole world of opportunity The best jobs are often restricted to a few wealthy cities, but talent exists everywhere. Oyster set out to change this by launching a global employment platform that enables companies to hire, pay, and support talent anywhere. We're proof that a strong, engaged culture doesn't require an office. Since January 2020, Oyster has: 🌏 Built a distributed team of 400+ across 60+ countries 👩💻 Featured in Forbes as #9 in FlexJobs Top 30 Companies for remote jobs 🌈 Formed a diverse leadership team and a workforce that's 60% female 🏆 Earned top employee engagement scores 🦄 Raised $286 million; valued at $1.2 billion 💚 Achieved B Corp status in 2023 Our momentum shows the power of global employment, and we're just getting started! If you want to help us drive change and work remotely, we'd love for you to apply!

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