People Partner

Dovetail's mission is to enable the world to create better products and services through deep customer understanding. We empower 45,000+ people, from agencies to universities to Fortune 100 companies, to make sense of their customer research in one collaborative and powerful research platform.
We're constantly working towards Dovetail being the best place to work for everyone so we're now looking for a People Partner to support them in reaching their full potential based in our San Francisco office. We're proud of the team and culture that we've already built at Dovetail, our values are lived throughout every experience and the People Partner will play a critical role in supporting us through our next stage of growth working closely with the team in Sydney. We�??re still a small team in San Francisco and this will be our first operational role, so you�??ll also need to be happy to roll up your sleeves and support all aspects of the day to day running of our office.
What you�??ll do

• You�??ll build effective relationships with our Dovetailers. To develop great people initiatives you�??ll need to understand the challenges we have and how we operate. You�??ll focus on building great relationships and understanding the needs of our team to be able to support them.
• You�??ll create tailored people initiatives. We�??re still an early stage company so we�??re looking to start building out key people programs. You�??ll work with the leadership team to build programs across learning and development, performance management, and compensation strategies.
• Support onboarding our newest Dovetailers in San Francisco. We pride ourselves on making sure our employees have the smoothest start. You'll be supporting the onboarding process for SF based employees working closely with our Sydney People team, giving you a chance to set the tone for every new hire.
• Partner with leadership and people managers. You�??ll be supporting and advising our team on all things people-related including employee experience, performance management and coaching, and organizational development. You�??ll have a solid understanding of California employment laws to advise leadership and people managers.
• Build diversity, inclusion and belonging strategies. We�??re building a culture at Dovetail where everyone can be themselves and do their best work. You�??ll work with the people team to drive impactful DE&I initiatives.
• Own all things office management. As this is our first dedicated people role in SF, you�??ll need to wear many hats and will be in charge of making a great first impression for everyone who visits our office. No job is too small, from stocking the fridges and making sure we have plenty of snacks to managing our vendors and supporting with IT, you�??ll ensure our SF office and services are working perfectly.

Your background

• You�??ll have experience in building impactful people initiatives. You�??ll have experience implementing people initiatives including performance management, compensation, and employee development and growth frameworks. You�??ll also have experience in employee relations/conflict resolution.
• You�??ll have a good knowledge of California employment laws. You�??ll be responsible for ensuring we�??re compliant with state employment laws.
• You�??ll have experience working with both technical and non-technical functions. We�??re a product-led company so you�??ll have a deep understanding of different functions and the challenges the different functions face.
• You�??re a collaborator and can influence. You have the ability influence and coach leaders, and will have experience developing and leading organizational change initiatives.
• You�??re adaptable and comfortable with ambiguity. You�??ll have the ability manage competing priorities with a sense of urgency and the ability to pivot quickly based on the changing needs of the business.
• You�??re a creative problem-solver. You have a curiosity about people and organizational issues that help you drive creative solutions.

Job Type: Full-time