VP, Talent Management

Amplitude is a leading digital analytics platform that helps companies unlock the power of their products. Almost 2,000 customers, including Atlassian, Jersey Mike’s, NBCUniversal, Shopify, and Under Armour, rely on Amplitude to gain self-service visibility into the entire customer journey. Amplitude guides companies every step of the way as they capture data they can trust, uncover clear insights about customer behavior, and take faster action. When teams understand how people are using their products, they can deliver better product experiences that drive growth. As an organization, we approach challenges with humility, take ownership of our contributions, and embrace a growth mindset that pushes us to constantly improve ourselves, each other, and the value we bring to customers and partners.

Amplitude’s Commitment to Diversity Equity & Inclusion (DEI): Amplitude also believes that diversity enables the creation of better products, improves the ability to solve complex problems, and drives more powerful solutions. We strive to create an environment of inclusion--one focused on psychological safety, empathy, and human connection,--that will allow employees of all backgrounds to thrive.

About the Role

Amplitude is hiring a Vice President, Talent Management. This role will oversee the Global HRBP team and operate as a senior advisor to the functional business leaders. The VP of Talent Management will work collaboratively across the People & Places organization, including; Talent Acquisition, People Analytics, HR Operations, Total Rewards,  Inclusion & Diversity and Workplace.  Responsible for identifying and building best-in-class HR capabilities within the People Business Partner team and effectively position the team to scale for growth.  This role will report to the Chief HR Officer of Amplitude.

 

As the VP, Talent Management, you will:

• Provide executive leadership to the  HR Business Partners and Talent Success  team both domestically and internationally and partner with peer members of the People & Places Leadership Team supporting all the company’s employees around the world. The VP of Talent Management must operate with a global mindset and be an experienced “leader of regional leaders”.
• Create deep and influential relationships with the executives across the organization, understanding their strategies, priorities, and goals. Bring business acumen  to shape HR strategy and priorities.
• Build trusted and collaborative relationships with key stakeholder and partner organizations including, Finance, Legal, IT and Workplace.
• Operate as a highly credible and objective leader who can facilitate complex problem solving with multiple audiences, applying a high level of EQ and relevant subject matter expertise; capable of diffusing conflict during crisis situations and matters of significance which may carry reputation or brand risk.
• Effectively manage HRBP and Talent Success team members, directing their work and providing coaching and development to build a high-performing, collaborative team.
• Continually assess culture and employee engagement. Identify relevant solutions that address systemic issues and improve engagement and retention.
• In partnership with functional People & Places teams, manage and execute HR processes including talent management, performance management, employee relations, learning & development, change management, and employee engagement.
• Strategically partner with Business Leaders/Executives on various people-focused initiatives to further organizational development, talent development, career progression opportunities, and collaboration between sub-departments.
• Partner with the Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion to incorporate relevant initiatives into business strategy via the HRBP and Talent Success teams.
• Provide coaching to executive leaders, enhancing management and leadership abilities, relationships among teams/individuals, interpersonal communications and performance management.
• Implement succession planning and talent management initiatives to develop career paths for employees that map to the firm’s strategy.
• Provide leadership for M&A initiatives – including strategy, org design, and integration.

 

You'll be a great addition to the team if you have:

We are looking for 15+ years of Human Resources including experience with a history of leading HR Business Partners and Talent Management teams in a global public company setting or hyper-growth company environment (i.e., needs to be experienced in both large and complex organizations and small start-up like environments)

• Exceptional influencing, communication, and relationship-building skills. Proven track record of raising leadership awaren