HRbp Associate

**About us**: We are building this and this and this In short, we are building the platform to drive global careers for millennials from emerging economies We work at the exciting intersection of the 2 hottest trends around - edtech & fintech And we love that we succeed as a business while powering the dreams of talented students **Founder Profile**: Arnav Kumar is a graduate of IIT Kharagpur. Leap is his second company and he has raised more than $30M in capital for his startups. In his last role, he was a VC investor with SAIF Partners (Now Elevation Capital), which is an early investor in paytm, meesho, urban company, unacademy and many other unicorns. He thinks and tweets about Product, Business Models and Company Building Vaibhav Singh is a graduate of IIT Kharagpur. He spent his first 6 years at DeutscheBank, across Singapore & Sydney to manage a $3Bn flow book. He has built 2 fintech startups before, as a founding member of CapitalFloat and Incred, both pioneering businesses valued >$500Mn The Leap team has a fine balance of industry experience (edtech, fintech, study abroad) and technical skills (engineering, product, design) **About the Role**: We are scouting for an HRBP for driving the People and Culture efforts here at Leap. We are currently a 1000 employee org and is expected to become 1400 over the course of the next 6 months. You will be working closely with Business Leaders to engage and develop the team. We have a heterogeneous org-> 20% Product Org (Engineering, Design, PM, Marketing, Product Ops) 80% Sales Org (Teachers / Counsellors, Inside Sales, Operations) We need great talent in both the orgs. Hence the ideal profile would be someone who has played the HRBP role for a heterogenous organization. **Key Responsibilities**: - Strategic Business Partner: Collaborate with sales leaders and executives to understand the sales strategy, objectives, and challenges. Align HR strategies and initiatives to support these goals. - Probation & On the Job Training Plan: Design and implement training programs to enhance the skills and knowledge of sales teams. Provide coaching and support to sales managers in developing their teams. - Performance Management: Establish and oversee performance management processes, including setting and monitoring sales quotas, conducting performance evaluations, and addressing performance issues. - Employee Relations: Address employee relations issues within the sales team, such as conflicts, grievances, or disciplinary actions. Promote a positive and inclusive sales culture. - Retention and Engagement: Develop strategies to retain top sales talent, including employee engagement initiatives, recognition programs, and career development opportunities. - Improving HR Processes and Data Management : Leverage technology and tools to streamline HR processes, improve data management, and enhance the overall employee experience. **Qualifications**: - At least 4 years of relevant HR experience and a prior HRBP experience of at least 2-3 years as an individual contributor - Has handled an employee Headcount of 150+ - Excels at building conscious culture, employee engagement, policies, and general problem solving - Excels at first principles problem solving and process design - Has spent at least a couple of years at growing a startup - navigated the different stages of a startup’s journey - Has a knack for data management - A full-time management degree in HR from a tier 2/3 business school would be preferred. **Mutual Respect**: We love people who are ‘relentlessly resourceful’. Find your way out. Focus on the possibilities instead of the problems. **Bias for action**: We take calculated risks backed by data and information available and encourage fail fast to find the best solutions as soon as possible **Learn & get better**: Continuous learning and improvement is the key. We don’t stop learning. We treat feedback as a gift and as an opportunity to get better. **Growth mindset**: We operate with a growth mindset and not a mindset of fear or judgement. You are in control of your own ability to learn and improve. We love Resilience.