Head of People

Company Description

About Divert 

Founded in 2007, Divert is a cleantech company providing customers with a clean and efficient solution to organic waste...and we’ve been at it ever since. In the U.S. 1 out of every 6 Americans is food insecure. Meanwhile, 1 out of every 7 trucks of fresh food delivered to a grocery store is either landfilled or recycled. This further results in a massive impact on the environment where 25% of all freshwater consumed, 21% of all US farmland utilized and 500 million barrels of oil are wasted. We are aggressively solving the food crisis. As the leading provider of unsold food solutions to major retailers in the U.S., Divert is positioned to fundamentally change the way unsold food is managed. Here’s how you can be a part of that change

Job Description

The Role

You are a strategic, empathetic individual who will guide strong teams through high growth and development. You will help enable an evolving and rapid-growth business through identifying opportunities to develop and improve people infrastructure. This position is not a traditional Human Resources role and we are open to non-HR leaders.

The work above is successful only if done while preserving a great culture and retaining great people.

Key Responsibilities

Define and drive Divert’s people & culture practices in a manner that scales along with the company. Be the visionary and the enabler for the entire talent lifecycle:

• Attract/hire: figure out how to get great talent from all over the world to come to Divert to support our mission and bring them through an equitable hiring process
• Onboard: build and execute effective and efficient onboarding experience for new employees
• Develop: identify and support learning and dev’t needs for all employees (group vs 1:1 vs team-based)
• Retain: build programs to retain key talent; ensure regular cadence of talent and succession planning
• Build and deliver great pay and benefits programs that support our employees and their families

What you will offer

You've done this before-- or have seen it done before. You know what it takes to build an amazing people operations function. You will be the champion of our people; you will have humility, demonstrate high emotional intelligence, be constantly curious, and be a committed team player, that gains trust quickly through your personal values. 

Please note: The Head of People position is NOT remote-based role Only candidates local to Massachusetts (or willing to self-relocate) will be considered.

Qualifications

Education/Qualifications/Experience/Skills

• Minimum of Bachelor’s degree from an accredited program, preferably with a focus in Business Management, Communications, or similar
• 8 to 12 years experience
• Strong organizational and leadership skills
• Strong problem-solving abilities
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Additional Information

The ideal candidate...

• Is passionate about our planet and reducing our carbon footprint
• Has the ability to break down ambiguous problems into concrete, manageable components with multiple solutions
• Enjoys “getting their hands dirty” by digging into complex operations
• Takes a high degree of ownership over their work
• A clear communicator with professional presence
• Effectively define objectives and priorities
• Has strong listening skills; open to input from other team members and departments
• Has the ability to lead through influence

(Note:  All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.)