Working at RippleMatch:
At RippleMatch, we are building the recruitment automation platform changing how Gen Z finds work. The current status quo of finding a first job is broken: Traditional career services and job boards with millions of postings aren't very helpful, and figuring out where to begin your career is a difficult and overwhelming decision. It's also not a fair contest. For many Gen Z candidates, opportunity is limited based on where they attend school and their personal networks.
By replacing job boards with matching and automation, RippleMatch eliminates the most time-intensive parts of the recruitment process for both employers and job seekers. Leading employers such as Amazon, eBay, and Teach For America leverage RippleMatch to build diverse, high-performing teams and Gen Z job seekers across the country trust RippleMatch to launch and grow their careers.
Since launching RippleMatch from a college dorm room in 2016, we've raised $79 million in venture funding (most recently, our $45m Series B), helped tens of thousands of users find jobs, expanded to 1,500+ colleges & universities, and brought on hundreds of leading employers as customers. Our tight-knit team of 130+ (& growing!) talented people work hard, celebrate wins, and care deeply about changing the way finding a job works.
The Role:
As a people-first organization, we believe that the most valuable asset we have is our team. As VP of People and a core member of the leadership team, you will be responsible for building and owning all aspects of the People function at RippleMatch. You’ll grow and develop our people and culture, building a happy, high-performing, diverse organization that puts people at the forefront of everything we do. You will be responsible for architecting and executing the people strategy that will enable us to achieve our mission of increasing access to opportunity and making hiring effective for everyone.
You will work closely with our Director of Talent to own, communicate, and create alignment around a hiring plan and org chart for RippleMatch. While working to scale up our team, you’ll also ensure that our culture scales well -- staying strong, diverse, and inclusive. You’ll help make sure that managers across RippleMatch are exceptional at hiring, retaining, and training their teams. You’ll also work closely with our Team Lead, People Operations to make sure that everyone at RippleMatch feels heard, included, and develops and grows in their positions, while staying compliant.
Lastly, you will be responsible for building deep, genuine relationships throughout the organization, living our core values, and serving as an exceptional standard for what culture means at RippleMatch.
Who you are
- Experienced (12+ yrs) people leader with a strong track record of building and leading a people team of 10+ employees at a growth-stage startup
- Minimum 3+ years leading and mentoring high performing teams, preferably at a remote-first organization
- Strong proximity to talent at very high growth org
- Strategic thinker who understands how to build and structure teams to achieve company-wide objectives and key results
- Deeply empathetic; capable of building deep relationships at scale, putting people first, and successfully managing teams
- Operationally excellent in compliance, compensation, and proper organizational leveling
- Data-driven operator with a results-focused mindset
- Hard-worker and highly productive
Culture & Perks:
At RippleMatch, we understand that our success stems from the people we have on board, which is why we invest heavily in our team’s well-being and growth. We offer a full slate of perks including equity, paid vacation, a pre-tax commuter program, discounted Citi Bike and Class Pass memberships, and — our favorite thing — comprehensive FREE healthcare benefits. We work hard to foster a culture of constant self-improvement, true ownership, and positivity. At our core, we are a tight-knit team that works hard, celebrates wins, and cares deeply about changing the way finding a job works. We are going to fundamentally transform the hiring landscape and won’t settle for anything less.
RippleMatch is a remote-first company. We believe in helping to shape the future of work and creating accessibility to a great working environment for all, regardless of location. Our physical office is conveniently located near Union Square in New York City and all RippleMatch team members are encouraged to work remotely or come into the office as much as they want or not at all. To ensure the health and safety of our team, RippleMatch does require proof of vaccination for all team members.
We believe in maintaining a culture that can cut across distance to suit our employees who choose to be remote as well as those who prefer to come in office. We host monthly virtual events as well as monthly in-person events, team-wide virtual activities every month like Wellness Challenges, and a time to hear from our founders regularly regardless of location. Creating strong bonds between RippleMatch team members means a lot to us and, while we know that this can be done remotely, we also invest heavily in creating opportunities to make sure remote employees get plenty of in-person time. We offer in-person onboarding, travel benefits and virtual team building activities like the ones above!
RippleMatch is a proud equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.