Climate change is one of the biggest problems humanity is facing today. We are an early-stage start-up working on simple, delightful solutions that make a real difference in one of the worst contributing industries: waste.

Chewie Labs is an early-stage start-up whose mission is to impact climate change by bringing user-centered design, technology, & magic to reducing waste.

At Chewie Labs, we know that happy employees lead to increased productivity, better results, and sustainable, long-term organizational growth. We’re looking for a People Business Partner to lead & develop our people-focused programs, and implement policies and practices to improve and scale our employee experience and support our culture. Our ideal candidate will have experience with fast-growing companies, a passion for building and evolving talented & diverse teams, an ability to use data to inform and innovate decisions about our people programs and experience managing and expanding the fundamentals of a great employee experience, including: onboarding, benefits & compensation, org design that fuels great business and enabling career growth for our teams.

You will thrive in a mission driven company, value a feedback-focused environment, have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to manage through conflict. Given our size, and stage of growth you will have the ability to pivot quickly and handle ambiguity.

**As the People Business Partner you will: **

• Provide strategic partnership and counsel to the leadership team on all things people-related.
• Ensure everything we do in the People Team supports our mission, and our culture.
• Develop, implement & evolve employee processes and procedures, while addressing engagement, retention and career growth needs.
• Lead, grow and develop an innovative People Team, who feel empowered to help us deliver on our business goals
• Enable our teams to work effectively, supported by effective people processes including compensation, talent development, performance management, employee relations, and organizational design.
• Provide performance management guidance to management and senior leaders.
• Continuously seek to identify, improve, and automate workflows to improve the management and accessibility of key analytical data that informs our people programs
• Exercise discretion while working with highly confidential information
• Be an ambassador for our culture and our company

Ideally you will have:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Employment Law Degree
• 5+ years in people operations
• Experience using data to inform people programming and decision-making
• Exceptional communication skills, writing skills, interpersonal skills, and ethical mindset
• Extensive knowledge of HR policies and systems
• The ability to zoom in and out. A strong strategic mindset with detail-oriented execution
• A knack for learning quickly and a passion to help equip people be their best selves at work

For your awareness, we have been requiring that all employees and visitors who come into our offices verify that they are fully vaccinated with respect to COVID-19. Of course we are open to discussing accommodations where legally required, such as for medical or religious reasons. If you need to discuss accommodations or better understand this requirement, please let me know. Otherwise, please prepare to provide verification of your vaccination.