Director of People & Culture

About Galvanize USA:

Galvanize USA is a nonpartisan civic empowerment program with a mission to build an America that works for everyone. The division in politics today is causing more and more women to step back from civic engagement. We believe there is a different way forward – one that is rooted in meaningful connection and where we get the support we need, feel less alone, and learn & grow together. We use data-driven research to support our audience in building strong communities, defending against disinformation, and meaningfully engaging in civic life. To learn more, visit galvanizeusa.org.

Employees of Galvanize USA also work part-time for a coordinated 501(c)(4) project, Galvanize Action. Galvanize Action identifies, engages, and moves moderate women in rural, small town, and suburban America to reliably support progress. To learn more, visit galvanizeaction.org.

As our team of 30 continues to grow, we are hiring our first-ever Director of People and Culture. This leadership role will focus on building scalable systems for our team to thrive, rooted in our shared values of compassion & care, continuous learning, community, and equity.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a member of the leadership team, building a responsive human resources strategy with strong feedback loops for hiring, engaging, developing, and retaining talent
• Propose, design, and lead measurable strategic plans with a focus on our values of equity, community, teamwork, continuous learning, and compassion & care
• Craft learning and development programs that empower and inspire staff members to reach goals
• Proactively lead the organization through change, with deep understanding of how to create buy-in and drive adoption of new processes
• Optimize our performance management process to drive accountability and help team members to feel empowered, trusted, and effective in their roles
• Coach and mentor teammates to foster a culture of empathy, deep listening, and feedback to connect more deeply across differences
• Design clear systems for thoughtful growth by supporting hiring managers through the entire employee lifecycle from recruitment to offboarding
• Create meaningful moments to connect through the design of team retreats, all-team meetings, and other initiatives
• Support team members in understanding and maximizing their benefits, including leave and reintegration planning for Galvanize USA’s sabbatical program
• Build user-friendly systems that organize policies, internal communications, and documentation

The ideal candidate will have:

• A strong track record of developing values-driven people and culture strategies with measurable outcomes
• Clear examples of coaching teammates to foster a culture of inclusion, trust, and accountability in a remote-first environment
• A proactive and data-driven approach for developing processes that inspire high performance, deep collaboration, and retention
• Demonstrated experience rolling out user-friendly systems effectively, with the ability to clearly articulate processes and drive adoption across the team
• Deep understanding of how to craft thoughtful systems for the entire employee lifecycle, from recruitment to offboarding
• Experience building performance management processes that cultivate a culture of continuous learning, productivity and growth
• Excellent project management skills, with the ability to effectively prioritize and remove barriers to implementation
• Commitment to ensuring diversity, equity, and inclusion is at the heart of both our people operations strategy and program delivery
• Experience building adaptable systems and navigating change successfully as an organization grows
• Dedication to Galvanize USA’s mission to empower women to build an America that works for everyone

Location: Fully remote

Reports to: Chief Operating Officer

Travel: 1-4 times/year

Hours per week (average): 40

Overtime Status: Exempt

Starting salary range: $120,000 - $128,000

Comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• 100% employer-paid health, dental, and vision insurance for employees and their families.
• Employees are able to enroll in a 401k retirement plan and are eligible for a 3% automatic contribution and up to a 3% employer match on 401k contributions.
• Pre-tax transportation benefits, as well as Flexible Spending Account options for medical and dependent care.
• Paid time off: 120 hours of vacation time, 80 hours of health leave, up to 2 days of casual leave, and 20 hours of volunteer leave annually. Employees will also receive 13 paid holidays throughout the calendar year.
• Paid family leave: Employees are eligible for 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave after 90 days of employment.
• Sabbatical leave: Galvanize USA currently offers a three-month sabbatical to employees upon their seventh year of employment.

Search Details:

• Apply through JazzHR by January 5, 2025. Applications must include a resume and contact information. Cover letters are optional; please limit to 1-2 paragraphs.
• First round interviews will be scheduled between January 9-15 (45 minutes)
• Advancing candidates will be asked to complete a job simulation activity between Jan 17-21 (no more than 2 hours)
• Second round interviews will be scheduled for January 27-29 (60 minutes)
• Final interviews & reference checks will be scheduled for February 3-5 (45-60 minutes)

Hiring Statement:

Galvanize USA is a project of Hopewell Fund, a 501(c)(3) public charity that incubates new and innovative public-interest projects and grant-making programs. Hopewell Fund is committed to attracting, developing and retaining exceptional people, and to creating a work environment that is dynamic, rewarding and enables each of us to realize our potential. Hopewell Fund’s work environment is safe and open to all employees and partners, respecting the full spectrum of race, color, religious creed, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, political affiliation, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and all other classifications protected by law in the locality and/or state in which you are working.

Galvanize Action is a project of Sixteen Thirty Fund, a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization.

E-Verify:

Hopewell participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with employees’ Form I-9 information to confirm authorization to work in the United States. Job candidates and employees authorized to work may not be discriminated against on the basis of national origin or citizenship status.