Upbound – Sr. People Operations Manager – Austin, TX

Job title: Sr. People Operations ManagerCompany: UpboundJob description: Sr. People Operations Manager at UpboundRemote - Austinis the company behind, the open source project which started the control plane revolution in the cloud native community. Upbound helps companies rise above the clouds with our Crossplane powered Universal Cloud Platform. With Upbound you get universal real-time visibility into all of your infrastructure environments, the same API centric approach Kubernetes pioneered for managing infrastructure and policies, and self service infrastructure capabilities.As remote first global startup, Upbound is in its first phase of hyper growth and in full scale up mode. We're looking for an HR Leader who is a builder, problem solver, and scaler. This is a truly unique opportunity to create, from the ground up, a world class and global HR/PeopleOps organization and culture that empowers Upbounders across the globe to feel and operate like owners. You will build and execute a global HR strategy to drive operational effectiveness and efficiency throughout the entire employee lifecycle.You'll own all aspects from onboarding, culture, benefits, performance management and all the way through to off-boarding and every thing in between. You'll partner with stakeholders at all levels to execute your strategy and establish Upbound as a premier employer across the globe. This person will report directly to the CEO. In this role you will... • Be a culture builder and champion, ensuring programs and practices reflect Upbound's core values. • Build and continuously improve a thoughtful and engaging employee experience throughout the employee lifecycle.• Create HR and people processes to ensure compliance internally and externally. • Develop Upbound's remote workforce strategies to drive employee engagement, effectiveness, and happiness. • Lead diversity and inclusion programs and practices across the company. • Build and execute a clear and effective global expansion strategy. • Establish promotion and performance management processes that are designed to ensure employees thrive. • Research, select, and deploy tools to drive scale. You are a good fit if you have...• Built and scaled a global HR or PeopleOps function at a series B/C remote startup. • Successfully designed and rolled out promotion and performance management processes for a global workforce. • A high degree of comfort navigating and solving operational friction and ambiguity with scale in mind. • Created new HR and PeopleOps programs, policies, and processes that solve meaningful business problems at scale. • An owners mindset who is comfortable operating and executing both in and outside of your primary job responsibilities.• A predisposition to lead by influence and get stuff done. • A thoughtful, empathetic, and engaging leadership style with a low ego. It is a plus if... • You have formal executive coaching experience• Lead or organized high level annual planning efforts• Have rolled out a formal planning process like OKRs or similar#LI-REMOTEWhile building amazing technology is important, Upbound has an intense commitment to building a great culture. With company values like Be Accountable, Demonstrate Craftsmanship, Champion the Customer, Collaborate Decisively, Care ForOur Communities, Act as an Owner and Engage Vulnerability; you'll find yourself in a place where learning, growth, impact, and fun finally intersect.Similar to the open source community we serve, we look to each other to constantly iterate and improve on what we're building and you will be a key contributor in this effort. We encourage people of all backgrounds, gender identities, ethnicities, ages, or any other descriptors that make you uniquely you, to apply with enthusiasm and confidence. Upbound is a place where you can be 100% comfortable being you. Expected salary:Location: Austin, TXApply for the job now! Apply tot his job