Who you are

• Have a bachelor’s degree or something you feel is equivalent
• Have 7-10+ years of experience in a people-facing HR role, with at least 2 years as an HRBP. Preferably, you’ve spent most of your time at high growth companies
• Be skilled in coaching, facilitation, and influencing colleagues at different levels
• Love building thoughtful, innovative people processes that can scale
• Be willing to say the hard thing and speak up for what you believe in
• Be passionate about tackling problems and solving them in a creative and principled way
• Have a high level of integrity and the ability to handle confidential information discreetly
• Have a passion for working efficiently with great tools, suggest new tools where there are opportunities for improvement, and be willing to learn the tools we are currently using (Radford, Workday, Lattice, Notion)
• Have a ton of fun while doing everything above!

What the job involves

• In this role, you will report to our Head of People Partners. You’ll play a meaningful role in shaping team health, manager effectiveness, employee growth, and organizational scale during a pivotal stage of Mercury’s growth.
• You’ll work closely with leaders as you support and consult across a variety of people processes and programs, including career development, performance management, employee relations, executive coaching, and organizational design.
• If you’re energized by solving people challenges, building strong relationships, and helping a mission-driven company scale intentionally, this is an opportunity to make a real impact from day one
• Deeply understand the business as a whole and act as a strategic HR partner to executives and leaders across Legal, Compliance, and Risk
• Provide a consultative approach that combines HR expertise, business savvy, and intuition to diagnose issues and provide creative HR solutions
• Advise leaders and managers on all things people-related, such as performance management & coaching, employee relations, leveling processes and organizational development
• Keep a finger on the pulse of organizational health, and design interventions as you spot potential challenges or areas of risk
• Partner with cross-functional People team colleagues to build impactful programs spanning recruiting, talent management, employee relations, internal mobility, employee engagement
• Drive key talent processes with your client groups including annual performance reviews, talent planning, and compensation cycles

Benefits

• Health, dental, & vision
• 12+ weeks of paid parental leave
• $600 USD custom WFH equipment setup
• Unlimited vacation policy (with a mandatory minimum)
• Annual $1K learning & development budget
• Paid 6-week sabbatical after the 5-year mark
• Weekly $100 food budget
• Monthly $100 wellness budget
• Monthly $50 cellphone reimbursement
• Pet-friendly offices with free tea and beverages, plus lunch and snacks
• Unlimited vacation policy (with a mandatory minimum)
• Retirement matching up to 4% of base salary (401K/RRSP)
• Inclusive fertility, hormonal health, and family-forming benefits through Carrot Fertility