Head of People Operations + Places

Binti builds modern software to help every child have a safe, loving, and stable family. Working with county and state governments across 36 states, Binti's tools improve the child welfare system. The 500+ agencies using Binti serve about 42% of children in child welfare in the US, and agencies using Binti have increased the number of approved families by an average of 30%, making a real dent in the shortage of foster/adoptive parents for children in the US. Beyond helping families foster/adopt children, Binti is launching software to support families who are struggling to get the services they need to stay together with or reunify with their children.

Binti is a for-profit, mission-driven software company based in Oakland, CA. Investors include Founders Fund, First Round Capital, Kapor Capital, and others. We’re a team of 90+ people and growing quickly. We care about creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and can bring their full self to work. We have a huge, ambitious vision to rewire government to be more effective in expanding opportunities for people around the world, and we are looking for mission-driven, high-empathy, high-performance, and low-ego team members to join us on our exciting journey towards that vision.

OVERVIEW OF  ROLE

The Head of People Operations, reporting to the COO/VP of People, will oversee all aspects of the employee backend experience, including compliance with laws and reporting, benefits, surveys, compensation, facilities, and more.  The role will look different every day as our company grows and scales. By supporting the Binti team and maintaining legal compliance, you will contribute to our mission of effectively supporting children and families nationwide.

LOCATION

This role is based in the San Francisco Bay Area, going to our office in Oakland, California multiple times per week. Relocation is offered for qualified candidates based outside the San Francisco Bay Area and willing to move in order to be local to Binti headquarters. 

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Manage people operations systems and tools (Gusto, Lattice, KnowBe4, WeWork)

• Maintain employer compliance for a remote workforce across 25+ states

• Manage employee surveys including communication plans, analysis, and action plans in response to feedback

• Oversee and run our annual benefits selection, open enrollment communications to the team, and documentation

• Update our compensation bands annually in accordance with our compensation philosophy

• Manage our Oakland office (in a WeWork currently) and office + employee programming (weekly lunches, etc)

• Act as a partner across the entire company, for managers, and employees in on/offboarding, performance reviews, performance improvement plans, reorganizations, investigations, etc.  

• Maintain and manage our internal people policies 

• Run our connection and cultural programming (team lunches, company offsites, etc)

• Actively creates an equitable work environment where employees feel like they included and belong here.

WHAT WE LOVE ABOUT YOU

Qualifications:

• Skills:

  • Comfortable with Lattice, Google Workspace, and Slack.

  • Managed compliance in multiple states (and very familiar with California) (I-9, harassment prevention training, unemployment insurance, EEO-1, CA Equal Pay, etc).

  • Have assisted in startup compensation work - aligning on exempt vs non-exempt, commissions, bonus and incentive plans, equity, etc.

  • Plus: Has experience in people operations at a company that grew fro ~100 employees to 500+.

  • Can proactively anticipate what the People Department should be preparing for next in terms of compliance, team growth, systems needed, etc.

  • Self-starter and able to work independently and learn with minimal supervision.

  • Familiar with managing office moves and possible lease negotiations.

  • Plus: if you have managed an HRIS/Payroll system transition before.

BENEFITS & PERKS

• An above-market compensation package (salary + equity)

• Excellent medical, dental, vision, and life insurance - 99% of insurance premiums covered for you + your dependents

• Flexible vacation time to promote a healthy work-life blend

• 13 paid holidays; 11 federally observed holidays (including Juneteenth), plus Election Day and the day after Thanksgiving

• 16 weeks of paid parental bonding leave for the arrival of a newborn or newly placed infant

• Sick/mental health time separate from vacation days (accrue up to a cap of 160 hours)

• 4 weeks of sabbatical after 4 years of service at the company

• 401k, Commuter benefits, FSA, and DCSA with administration paid for

• $5,000 annual bonus for employees who volunteer as a CASA (court-appointed special advocates)

• $2,500 annual reimbursement for ongoing learning and development, with opportunities to attend trainings/conferences, on-site speaker series, and lunch and learns

• $300 reimbursement for virtual home office setup

• $50 a month remote work stipend to cover internet, electricity, home office setup costs or lunch/snacks with coworkers

• Paid jury duty

At Binti, we celebrate having a diverse team and believe our differences make us stronger. Binti is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace and is an equal-opportunity employer. We welcome all qualified applicants to apply without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.