Senior People Ops Business Partner

About Skillz:

Skillz is the leading mobile games platform dedicated to bringing out the best in everyone through competition. As the first publicly-traded (NYSE: SKLZ) mobile esports platform, Skillz has pioneered the future of the gaming industry by accelerating the convergence of sports, video games, and media for an exploding mobile-first audience worldwide. The Skillz platform empowers developers to create multi-million dollar franchises by enabling social competition in their games. Leveraging its patented technology, Skillz hosts billions of casual esports tournaments for millions of mobile players worldwide to build the home of competition for all.

Skillz has earned recognition as one of Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators, CNBC’s Disruptor 50, Forbes’ Next Billion-Dollar Startups, Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, and the number-one fastest-growing company in America on the Inc. 5000. www.skillz.com

What We’re Looking For:

If you are a driven People Business Partner with a track record of delivering results for your customers and competition brings out the best in you, this role is for you! To be successful in this role, you will need the following:

• Resourceful, self-motivated and self-assurance to independently lead
• Durable/Resilient - comfortable with directional change and competing priorities
• Tremendous emotional intelligence and judgment, enabling your success as a trusted partner for Skillz business leaders
• Not afraid of conflict - willing to say “no” to work that does not create sustainable and measurable outcomes for the business

What You Will Do:

• Foster strong relationships with client group to identifying challenges and Improves retention rates / regrettable attrition for the functions they serve
• Tracking completion and success of 90 day goals and evaluations of client group
• Develop a scorecard to provide Head of People Ops performance insights for each role holders of the group(s) they support that is an accurate reflection of their monthly performance
• Implement process optimization or productivity improvement opportunities for People Ops that will reduce Operational expenses by a target figure to be agreed upon by Head of People Ops
• Drive performance management to identify employees in client group for mobility or remediation

Your Skillz:

• Has 5+ years in HR and has served as an HRBP for 5+ years in a rapidly changing organization
• Technology or Start-up experience with a consistent track record of success as proven by business results and in-company promotions
• Experience in organizational culture shift/change management
• Strong communication and influencing skills
• Track record of successfully implementing new initiatives and performance managing multiple customer groups with unique needs
• Deep knowledge of HR principles, best practices, and employment laws and regulations
• Experience conducting comprehensive HR data analysis, identify trends, and propose data-driven solutions to address challenges within the client group
• Experience providing guidance and coaching to managers and employees on employee relation matters, including performance management, disciplinary actions, and conflict resolution
• Proficient in HRIS and other relevant HR tools to manage employee data, generate reports, and support HR processes

Our Perks

Skillz offers competitive compensation packages with a salary, bonuses, and restricted stock grants. Generous company-paid benefits, time-off, leave, 401k match, etc. Check out our career page for more information.

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