Chief People Officer - Shippit - Job details

Chief People Officer at Shippit

People & Culture, Full-time, Sydney sydney full-time

Description

Posted 29 days ago

Shippit is a powerful technology engine that is revolutionising how the world sends anything, to anyone, located anywhere. Logistics infrastructure is a sophisticated beast, and we’re not only improving the experience for everyone involved, we’re impacting the planet in a positive manner. Our deliveries are already 100% Carbon Neutral. While Australian founded, we’re truly global in our approach and have the benefit of being a free moving startup yet with the security of impacting a growing industry that needs some love and attention.

As the Chief People Officer you will deploy cutting edge strategies to attract and retain the best talent for Shippit to double the workforce and expand the geographical footprint. You will ensure the employee experience enables people to do their best work and be part of something bigger than themselves.

Specifically, we are seeking an inspiring leader who has scaled a People & Culture organisation before and has a strong pedigree in successfully deploying strategic People initiatives across the business. To be successful as a Chief People Officer, you will need to be a visionary leader with a strong background in People strategy & operations.

Along with the co-founder, Rob and Will, your key stakeholders will be the Executive team who have come from other Australian high-growth companies and are helping lead the way at Shippit. Our CTO is ex-Atlassian, CFO is ex-Xero and our CRO is ex-ebay.

Strategic responsibilities:

Advisor and executor on the best organisational design for teams and the company to be successful

Bring cutting edge thought leadership on people and workplace practices

Be a coach to the co-founders on elevating to co-CEO’s

Build a talent acquisition strategy including a compelling employee value proposition (EVP)

Define the long-term footprint strategy that best supports our strategy

Provide input into the company wide strategic plan for a organisational capability perspective as well as the P&C team perspective

Be a trusted advisor to the co-founders, Board and Executive team on all people related matters, particularly strategic organisational design

Drive cutting-edge retention strategies in a competitive marketplace

Build future-proof working practices in a post COVID world

Build and execute Shippits framework on Environmental, Social and Governance

Hire and build exceptional leadership capability that sets Shippit apart in the marketplace

Handle employee relations matters in an efficient and fair manner

Bring the existing values to life across all aspects of the people experience

Enhance the culture with alignment to values and company success

Own internal communications around people and organisational change

Operational & Team Leadership responsibilities:

Attract talent in a competitive Australian technology marketplace

Market and communicate the Shippit EVP in the most effective ways

Manage the P&C objectives, KPI’s and budget

Enhance the employee experience - both in office and remote

Build on the existing remuneration and benefits package to elevate Shippits EVP

Continue to enhance our diverse and inclusive culture

Address any new or existing retention issues such as burnout, role clarity, leadership or a lack of cross-functional unity

Manage the Sydney, Melbourne and Singapore offices

Set the bar in terms of leadership capability and building a high performing team

Inspire and coach the existing high performing P&C team

What you will bring:

Experience in scaling a high-growth business, ideally on a global scale

Exposure to SAAS businesses, ideally in the logistics or retail industry

Strong commercial acumen

Deep expertise in the P&C craft - from strategic to operational

Exceptional communication skills

We’re on a mission that needs the right humans to help make ship happen!

The team behind Shippit come from diverse backgrounds, but all embody the core values that makes our business different. Our mantra is to make ship happen, every single day.

WE PLAY THE STRAIGHT BAT - It's about radical candour which breed integrity and trust

WE CREATE THE FUTURE - It's about innovation and disrupting the status quo

WE RAISE THE BAR - It's about excellence and being better every day

WE MAKE AN IMPACT - It's about ensuring that what we do makes a difference

WE ARE GOOD HUMANS - It's about inclusivity of beliefs and personal circumstances

We’re a phenomenal place to work, and we can back that up. Shippit’s been ranked as #9 in Linkedin’s Hottest Startups to work at in 2021. We have a high-performance culture, everyone can make a difference, together we make great ship happen.

We have an overriding focus on wellness and are committed advocates for mental health awareness and gender pay equality & we’re committed to supporting and nurturing our team with perks like flexible work arrangements, parental leave and so much more!

“We are a 2022 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to responding to every applicant”