People Programs Manager (Fixed Term)

About Remote

Remote is solving global remote organizations’ biggest challenge: employing anyone anywhere compliantly. We make it possible for businesses big and small to employ a global team by handling global payroll, benefits, taxes, and compliance. Check out remote.com/how-it-works to learn more or if you’re interested in adding to the mission, scroll down to apply now.

Please take a look at remote.com/handbook to learn more about our culture and what it is like to work here. Not only do we encourage folks from all ethnic groups, genders, sexuality, age and abilities to apply, but we prioritize a sense of belonging. You can check out independent reviews by other candidates on Glassdoor or look up the results of our candidate surveys to see how others feel about working and interviewing here.

All of our positions are fully remote. You do not have to relocate to join us!

What this job can offer you

This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the people centric initiatives for our growing global, remote company. This role will help drive and implement critical people programs by focusing on program management, stakeholder engagement, cross functional collaboration, change management and comprehensive communications for multiple audiences. This role will also ensure that our strategic roadmap is planned and executed successfully. This role will be an integral part of helping to define future roadmap items for 2025 and establish best practices for program and project planning across the team keeping everyone well informed and clear on our objectives and priorities. This is an exciting time to join us as we build the future for all Remoters!

What you bring

• Experience at 1,000+ size tech orgs leading enterprise wide initiatives with strong demonstrated experience in change management practices, stakeholder engagement and comms strategy development (preferably in a global remote environment)
• Strong Project or Program Management experience (PMP certification a plus)
• Solid experience and foundational understanding of core HR design and programming (possibly people ops or talent development)
• Experience with data reporting and analytics tracking key results, deliverables and ROI
• Experience in people functions and programs management including designing and managing complex programs within a People Team and across a distributed workforce
• Past experience creating and leading internal people focused programs designed for scale in a high growth and fast-paced environment
• Ability to see big picture - thinking strategically and broadly about how people programs drive business objectives and impact
• Experience implementing and scaling people programs such as performance management, engagement, career development, DEIB and goal setting.
• Comfortable with using data to understand and explain program rationale and impact
• Ability to work independently while managing people programs to completion, solving problems creatively and proactively with cross functional teams and delivering results
• High attention to detail and the ability to handle sensitive information with discretion and care
• High self-awareness, empathy, and the ability to collaborate effectively, listen, and absorb feedback
• A commitment to fostering a company culture that values diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills
• It's not required to have experience working remotely, but considered a plus

Key Responsibilities

• With People Leadership, develop and execute a comprehensive People Programs function that propels our high performance culture and takes the employee experience to new heights.
• Manage the execution and communications of People Programs including the performance review cycle, goal setting, engagement surveys and career development. Ensuring deadlines are met and employees are equipped with the necessary guidance and information
• Identify areas for improvement in existing People Programs and design new initiatives to address gaps and ensure our programs scale and grow with our business.
• Drive diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts by helping to develop and implement strategies that create an inclusive and equitable work environment. Champion initiatives that promote diverse hiring practices, support underrepresented groups, and ensure fair and unbiased people practices across the organisation.
• Act as a catalyst for building and nurturing a high performance culture through the implementation of performance management frameworks, and ensuring regular high quality feedback and action plans to integrate solutions with tangible results
• Identify and help design people focused initiatives that empower our employees to take ownership of their career development, foster a growth mindset, and pursue opportunities for learning and advancement.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather insights, analyze data, and identify trends to inform the development of People Programs.
• Stay up to date with industry best practices and trends in People Programs, employee engagement, and high performance cultures, and apply them to our organisation as appropriate.
• Measure the impact and effectiveness of People Programs through data analysis and reporting, and continuously iterate and improve based on feedback and results.

Practicals

• You'll report to: Senior Manager, People Enablement
• Team: People Team
• Location: Canada, EMEA & South America
• Start date: As soon as possible

Remote Compensation Philosophy

Remote's Total Rewards philosophy is to ensure fair, unbiased compensation and fair equity pay along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate. We do not agree to or encourage cheap-labor practices and therefore we ensure to pay above in-location rates. We hope to inspire other companies to support global talent-hiring and bring local wealth to developing countries.

At first glance our salary bands seem quite wide - here is some context. At Remote we have international operations and a globally distributed workforce. We use geo ranges to consider geographic pay differentials as part of our global compensation strategy to remain competitive in various markets while we hiring globally.

The base salary range for this full-time position is $35,00 USD to $78,000 USD. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level and location, and our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay for the successful candidate in this role is dependent upon many factors such as location, transferable or job-related skills, work experience, relevant training, business needs, and market demands. The base salary range may be subject to change.

At Remote, we foster internal mobility as a key element of our culture of employee growth and development, supported by a compensation philosophy that guarantees pay equity and fairness. Therefore, all compensation changes associated with an internal move will be reviewed by the Total Rewards & People Enablement team on a case by case basis.

Application process

1. Interview with recruiter
2. Interview with team members
3. Interview with future manager
4. Prior employment verification check

Benefits

• work from anywhere
• unlimited personal time off (minimum 4 weeks)
• quarterly company-wide day off for self care
• flexible working hours (we are async)
• 16 weeks paid parental leave
• mental health support services
• stock options
• learning budget
• home office budget & IT equipment
• budget for local in-person social events or co-working spaces

How you’ll plan your day (and life)

We work async at Remote which means you can plan your schedule around your life (and not around meetings). Read more at remote.com/async.

You will be empowered to take ownership and be proactive. When in doubt you will default to action instead of waiting. Your life-work balance is important and you will be encouraged to put yourself and your family first, and fit work around your needs.

If that sounds like something you want, apply now!

How to apply

1. Please fill out the form below and upload your CV with a PDF format.
2. We kindly ask you to submit your application and CV in English, as this is the standardised language we use here at Remote.
3. If you don’t have an up to date CV but you are still interested in talking to us, please feel free to add a copy of your LinkedIn profile instead.

We will ask you to voluntarily tell us your pronouns at interview stage, and you will have the option to answer our anonymous demographic questionnaire when you apply below. As an equal employment opportunity employer it’s important to us that our workforce reflects people of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences and this data will help us to stay accountable. We thank you for providing this data, if you chose to.