Job Description

Spotnana Spotnana is rebuilding the infrastructure of the $1.4 trillion travel industry in order to bring freedom, simplicity, and trust to travelers everywhere. Our revolutionary cloud-based Travel-as-a-Service platform enables corporations, travel agencies, suppliers, and technology providers to personalize travel booking, lower operating costs, and build deeper customer relationships. We have raised over $100M in funding from top tier investors including ICONIQ and Madrona Venture Group (early backers of Airbnb, Amazon, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Snowflake) to tackle the hardest technology problems in the travel industry. We have proven leaders who have built multi-billion dollar companies and technology at the vanguard of data, AI, and user experience. We are re-imagining our industry and building from the ground up. We are solving hard infrastructure and data challenges to create a better experience for our users. Based in San Francisco, Palo Alto and New York City with global offices, our team is growing rapidly. We are looking for bold creative thinkers and risk takers who will get to work with some of the smartest folks in the global startup ecosystem. Join us on our mission to bring trust and transparency to one of the world's biggest industries.

About the Role

As the People Lead for our India region, you will drive and support the growth and development of our organization. You will oversee both Talent Acquisition and People Operations reporting into the VP of People for Spotnana in the U.S. You must be creative, thoughtful, and driven, which will allow you to develop lasting relationships with both candidates and our hiring managers. Data excites you and you enjoy drawing insights from analytics to make sure our processes are optimized and operating efficiently. Most importantly you must be passionate about being part of building a strong community and making Spotnana the best moment of our employee's careers. We are committed to making every aspect of our business world-class and that starts by bringing in the top talent and cultivating an environment where teammates will thrive because they feel valued, respected and a sense of belonging.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of recruiters to source and hire top talent (technical & non-tech) efficiently and effectively
• Lead our local people operations team and initiatives
• Provide a positive experience for every candidate
• Source active and passive candidates through internal referrals, networking, external databases, and research
• Drive and support all People Operations programs, processes and procedures related to the entire employee lifecycle including but not limited to onboarding and offboarding, HR compliance, HRIS management, policy and employee handbook development and internal mobility
• Continually evaluate all processes for scalable optimization and recommend methods to automate, simplify, and enhance processes, procedures, and technology to support the full cycle employee experience
• Ensure all employee changes and policies are consistently documented, updated and communicated
• Proactively leverage People data and metrics to share reports on trends and opportunities and meet reporting and auditing requirements
• Manage all HR systems (including but not limited to our HRIS, internal database and internal knowledge sharing systems) with timely updates and accuracy ensuring data integrity and scalable processes
• Protect organization's value by keeping information confidential
• Comply with federal, state, and local legal requirements by adhering to existing and new legislation and advising management on needed actions
• Establish and maintain meaningful relationships with management and key cross-functional stakeholders internally
• Cultivate a positive and productive working environment for our employees throughout the entire employee lifecycle
• Develop strategies and frameworks for benefits administration, compensation structures, and compliance with employment law & regulations
• Drive employee experience programs to help make Spotnana the best moment of our employee's careers

Qualifications:

• You embrace our company values and believe in our mission
• 7+ years of related experience; global tech and/or start-up experience is a plus with at least 3+ years of experience leading recruitment across tech and non technical roles
• A strong command of the critical components of a successful HR department including employment law, performance management, resolving conflict, having difficult conversations, employee engagement, training, maintaining employee files, and managing operational budgets
• Ability to work in a dynamic, ambiguous and fast-paced environment
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• You are a problem solver and someone who loves taking initiative
• Strong understanding of how to navigate a distributed, hybrid workforce as we expand our facilities and locations
• Demonstrated ability to research and analyze problems at a senior level, providing feedback, guidance, and direction
• Discretion, sensitivity, and confidentiality; demonstrated ability to listen, analyze and inform appropriately while maintaining the required sensibilities in handling confidential information
• Strong written and verbal communication, highly organized with a focus on delivering business results
• Able to pivot and adapt when needs change
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience
• Proficiency with Greenhouse or similar ATS, LinkedIn, referral programs, job boards, and social media/networking platform
• Proven track record recruiting for a wide range of niche roles
• You are able to run a full cycle recruiting process and own engaging talent and collaboration with the hiring team
• Able to articulate business needs, evaluate talent and close senior talent

We are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive environment and to encourage these values in everyone on our team. We provide an environment of mutual respect where opportunities are available without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We believe that diversity and inclusion for people from all walks of life is key to our success as a company.