Jul 3, 2022
We work with some of the most gifted and dedicated talent in the industry, and attracting and retaining each individual contributor is critical. As part of the People team you will play a key role in ensuring its core mission: to create an environment where exceptional talent flocks to and thrives. We are growing incredibly quickly, so building an all-star ops team is critical to the success of the project. As the first HR Manager you will play a key strategic role at the company. Your day-to-day tasks will vary widely, and will require you to be flexible, proactive, strategic, and efficient. We’re still a small team, which lends itself to high degrees of autonomy, impact, and accountability. We care about results, and give lots of trust while working on strong alignment to achieve those results.
Responsibilities
Work with the HR director to run compensation planning, headcount modeling, OKR setting, and capacity planning;
Process job changes in our HR tool to ensure correct information is entered in a timely manner. Incl. processing manager changes, department transfers, promotions, compensation changes and bonus payments
Implement and streamline process oriented talent onboarding & offboarding, and process essential new hire paperwork, ensuring compliance deadlines are met, as well as sending necessary communications to the new hires regarding important information
Provide new employees with resources and internal tools to ensure they are set-up for success on their first day
Drive employee engagement, and inspire a high performance work culture
Refine HR processes and procedures, and implement industry leading best practices
Provide coaching to managers and leaders to support employees and ensure effective channels of communication and employee satisfaction
Advise employees and leaders regarding company policies, employee relations issues, performance management , development planning and succession planning.
Develop relationships across the People community and collaborate to guide processes that allow for the seamless implementation of People programs, employee development, and the overall employee experience
Your Profile
5+ years of HR experience engaging with employees across levels on all types of HR matters
3+ Experience working at a high-growth tech company/start-up
Detail and action-oriented individual with an owners’ mindset
Comfortable working as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, dynamic, high-energy environment
Strong communicator, empathetic and personable, and can manage your emotions and those of others very well
You are flexible, always seek to learn and grow, and aren't afraid to pivot
Take a collaborative approach to leadership and you love working with others
Sense of humor appreciated
Working at Matter Labs
You will receive highly competitive compensation and equity options. The roles are fully remote, but you are welcome to sit in one of our offices, or a co-working space of your choice. We operate in small, focused teams, with no time tracking and minimum bureaucracy. Only results matter. We will provide you with anything you need to learn, grow, and be more productive.
At Matter Labs, we are building zkSync: a blockchain scaling solution secured purely by cutting-edge cryptography. Our mission is to scale Ethereum to billions of users, fully preserving its most valuable properties — permissionlessness, trustlessness, and resilience, — in order to protect and enhance global economic freedom.