Strategic Lead, People Operations
Fervo EnergyAbout the role
Description
The Strategic Lead, People Operations will support People Operations’ delivery of new and evolving strategic initiatives. This role will play a key part on the People Operations team, which offers practical advice, innovative tools, and solutions to advance our company’s mission and support our employees’ experience, development, and well-being. The Strategic Lead, People Operations reports to the Director of People Operations.
Requirements
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and implement strategic initiatives that focus on creating a collaborative, positive, and inclusive place for Fervo employees to come to work including: Cultural initiatives; Career growth pathways for employees across technical, support, and managerial functions; Creative approaches to learning and development across employee levels; Talent management and retention mechanisms
- Lead projects from concept to execution, including change management, content creation, training facilitation, and project implementation management
- Utilize data analytics and insights to inform strategies, providing actionable recommendations for initiative delivery and process improvement
- Develop and implement comprehensive metrics and reporting mechanisms to measure the effectiveness of initiatives or programs
- Other People Operations tasks to align human resource processes with organizational strategic objectives
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required, graduate; Master’s degree desirable
- 3+ years of consulting, project management, human resources, or related roles with proven experience in program management and design and delivering strategic initiatives
- A deep passion for people and culture and building organizations around their greatest asset – their people
- A self-starter attitude and the ability to accomplish expected tasks under minimal supervision
- Comfort with ambiguity, the ability to adapt to change, and a desire to grow professionally by taking on new challenges
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent communications skills with the ability to communicate with executive leadership, management, and staff
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working in similar strategic role focusing on people and culture
- Experience working within high-growth organizations
Location
Fervo Energy is headquartered in Houston, TX, with growing offices in Golden, CO, Reno, NV, and Oakland, CA, and Salt Lake City, UT. This position will be eligible for some hybrid work flexibility, but regular in-office presence at the Houston office will be required.
Benefits
Fervo provides a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, short-term and long-term disability, flexible paid time off, and paid parental leave. Additionally, Fervo offers an incentive stock options program, a bonus incentive program, and a 401(k) plan with an employer match.
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