Director, People Partners

Greenlight is the leading family fintech company on a mission to help parents raise financially smart kids. We proudly serve more than 6 million parents and kids with our award-winning banking app for families. With Greenlight, parents can automate allowance, manage chores, set flexible spend controls, and invest for their family’s future. Kids and teens learn to earn, save, spend wisely, and invest. 
At Greenlight, we believe every child should have the opportunity to become financially healthy and happy. It’s no small task, and that’s why we leap out of bed every morning to come to work. Because creating a better, brighter future for the next generation depends on it.
We are looking for a Director, People Partners to play a pivotal role in helping managers and leaders across the business implement people initiatives and management best practices to build a high performing and engaged team.
In this role, you will lead a team of People Partners, providing guidance, mentorship and support to run a high performing team that influences all departments across the business. This is a hands-on role and you will be working directly with managers and leaders across the organization. 
This role reports to the Chief People Officer.

What you will be doing:

• Act as a trusted business partner to managers and leaders throughout the organization
• Drive the performance management process including performance cycles and career development to foster a high-performance culture
• Guide managers through employee coaching discussions 
• Be a thought partner to managers on improving engagement within their teams and implementing action items from engagement surveys
• Champion our inclusive and diverse work culture and partner with managers to develop and deliver against our inclusion and diversity roadmap 
• Act as a thought leader continuously researching and experimenting with new and innovative people processes and technologies
• Be a resource for employees and your team through listening and coaching them through difficult or challenging situations
• Partner with recruiting team on staffing needs and talent management 
• Continually promote, reinforce and hold managers and employees accountable to Greenlight’s values

What you should bring:

• 8 years of experience in People Operations or HR experience, including at least 3 years in people management roles
• Strong knowledge of HR best practices, employment laws, and regulations
• Demonstrated expertise in constructively influencing senior business leaders to shape organization strategy, goals and alignment 
• Strong employee relations and manager coaching experience
• The ability to contribute to the creation and delivery of employee and manager training programs
• Knowledge of OKR and performance management best practices
• Strategic mindset with the ability to translate business goals into actionable HR initiatives

Who we are:
It takes a special team to aim for a never-been-done-before mission like ours. We’re looking for people who love working together because they know it makes us stronger, people who look to others and ask, “How can I help?” and then “How can we make this even better?” If you’re ready to roll up your sleeves and help parents raise a financially smart generation, apply to join our team.
Greenlight is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant based on age, race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including pregnancy, childbirth, or a medical condition related to pregnancy or childbirth), genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.