Senior Director, People, Organizational Effectiveness

About the Role

Strava is the app for active people. With over 150 million athletes in more than 185 countries, Strava is where connection, motivation, and personal bests thrive. No matter your activity, gear, or goals, we help you find your crew, crush your milestones, and keep moving forward. Start your journey with Strava today.

Our mission is simple: to motivate people to live their best active lives. We believe in the power of movement to connect and drive people forward. 

We’re looking for a Senior Director of Organizational Effectiveness to serve as a critical partner and right hand to our Chief People Officer (CPO) and lead on a variety of strategic projects. This is a unique opportunity for an experienced and versatile people leader who has lead large, cross company initiatives—potentially someone who has previously led the People function at a smaller company and who is now eager to operate at a broader scale, or someone who has led a COE within a larger and more scaled organization.

Help shape how the Strava team and culture grows as we approach our next inflection point, applying strong leadership and People expertise to develop the team and strengthen our organizational capacity. You’ll collaborate on people strategy, while also owning high-impact projects that fuel continuous improvement across the company. You’ll help Strava’s team meet a high talent bar while also maintaining our positive and inclusive culture as we scale. This is an individual contributor role, although you will play a crucial role as a mentor and coach for our People Team, and you’ll partner with leaders across Strava to help them become their best.

We’re a fast-growing, global company with soon to be 600+ employees and 9 offices around the world. Our culture is rooted in teamwork, connection, and striving together. If you are passionate about creating a world connected through movement, and cultivating a healthy, happy and absolutely lights-out team – this is your opportunity.

What You’ll Do

• Serve a versatile and highly cross functional partner to the Chief People Officer to help shape and execute all facets of our People strategy, supporting high-growth, excellence, organizational velocity, and a thriving, global culture
• Lead a variety of strategic, cross-functional projects that improve how we operate—such as organizational design and effectiveness, workforce planning, performance programs, communication and change management, and culture initiatives
• Partner with peers across the People Leadership Team to achieve alignment and excellence in our team and culture
• Measure the impact of our work through data, uncover insights that can help us become better, and then action those insights across the organization
• Lead annual strategic planning processes, and ensure our team is always moving Strava’s broader objectives forward
• Serve as a mentor and coach to our People Team and leaders across Strava, helping people be their very best

What You’ll Bring

• 15+ years of People leadership experience across a variety of functions, ideally including time the most senior People leader at a growing company
• A strong track record of leading strategic, company-wide initiatives with measurable impact
• Creativity, agility, perspective, trustworthiness, and grit – as well as acting with urgency and getting after the opportunity ahead. A sense of humor is an added plus
• High business acumen and fluency in data and metrics—you use insights to fuel change and measure progress
• Deep empathy, curiosity, and a coaching expertise — you build trust fluently across teams and are motivated by helping others thrive
• A strong commitment to inclusion, deep respect for people and their varied lived experiences, and a passion for building places where everyone feels seen, heard and valued

Compensation Overview:

At Strava, we know our employees are the most important ingredient to our success, and our compensation and total rewards programs reflect that. We take a market-based approach to pay, and pay may vary depending on the department and your location. Salary ranges are categorized into one of three tiers based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. We will determine the candidate’s starting pay based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. We may modify these ranges in the future. For more information, please contact your talent partner.

Compensation: $230,000-275,000. The base salary posted is within the compensation range for this role. This range reflects base pay only and does not include equity, or benefits. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your locatio