Job details
Salary $90,000 - $110,000 a year job type full-time
Full job description
Obran cooperative is the first worker-cooperative conglomerate in the united statesWe are on a mission to put the engines of business to work for humanityWe are strategically growing worker-ownership across numerous industries to change who those businesses serve - their customers and the workers, not outside investorsThis is how we are changing employment, addressing the wealth gap, and changing how people relate to their colleagues and their workOur worker-owners are more engaged, valued and wealthy than workers who`ve never had access to ownershipAnd through our growth-through-acquisition approach, we see ourselves as an organization that can catalyze millions of new worker-owners nationwide and globally.
Obran cooperative’s director of people operations is central to our organization’s ability to deliver on our core mission - making our businesses serve our peopleThe director of people operations is responsible to represent the needs of our workers and design the services, systems and a culture to serve themWe are looking for a leader with vision to define our goals and standards.
In addition to defining our goals and standards, the director of people operations is responsible to execute and build a strong central people operations teamThe director will build a people operations team that can both serve our members and our underlying businessesService to our members includes refining and implementing hr policies, designing benefits programs, and partnering with the obran institute, a leader in cooperative management, on community-building programs that support worker engagement and our democratic workplace (training, engagement, democratic elections)At the same time, the director will provide people operation services to our underlying businesses like recruiting-as-a-service, onboarding, performance reviews and career ladder development, and leadership coaching.
About the responsibilities
As a member of the cooperative’s leadership team, set measurable success metrics for how we will improve the lives of our members
Design a people operations organization that supports the business needs of each of obran’s underlying operating units
Partners with obran institute to develop and deploy cooperative education and practices including democratic elections, education and engagement programs that meaningfully improves people’s lives.
Hire, train, and mentor people operations leaders, as well as executives and managers in each underlying business units
Set and communicate policies to all obran employees
Recruits new teammates that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve
Administers all training programs to improve our members’ work, career outlooks, personal lives, and ability to participate in our democratic governance
Integrates mindsets and effective practices of diversity, equity and inclusion in all business functions
Designs and executes a world-class onboarding and offboarding system
Oversee and execute our democratic functions, including board elections, member meetings and petitions, and membership administration
Measure and track progress on key people operations performance indicators.
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Who we are
Our obran people operations team is the central mission-fulfillment part of obran cooperativePeople operations is ensuring that our democratic practices are functioning, our workplaces are safe and inclusive, and the fruits of our labor are maximally improving the lives and outlooks of all our members.
Our mission
Obran cooperative’s mission is to put the engines of business to work for humanity.
Our vision
Obran will be the world`s largest worker-cooperative conglomerateWe exist to grow profitable, useful, and impactful businesses that serve our members, customers, and communitiesWe acknowledge structures of inequity and embrace the struggles to overcome them, one workplace at a time.
We value
Democracy: we empower and educate members to participate fully in workplace decisions.
Innovation: we question the status quo and find new ways of working that are better for ourselves, our customers, our communities, and the environment.
Solidarity: we act in ways that promote equity and inclusion; we are pro-black, pro-women, pro-lgbtq+, and against hate and discrimination in all its forms.
Humanity: we believe that workers are humans first; we foster dignity, respect, and joy in our interactions with each other.
Balance: we think critically and holistically about our decisions, and seek balance in the short- and long-term outcomes of all stakeholders we touchOur stakeholders include our members, our families, our communities, our investors, our customers, our suppliers, and the environment.
Our principles
This organization operates in accordance with the rochdale cooperative principles:
Voluntary and open membership
Democratic member control
Members’ economic participation
Autonomy and independence
Education, training, & information
Cooperation among cooperatives
Concern for community
Requirements
Hr professional with 5-8 years of experience who has helped scale the hr/recruiting capabilities of a growing organization.
People leader that has been successful working with a wide spectrum of people, who have vastly different professional, personal and cultural backgrounds.
Demonstrated a commitment to building teams of diverse humans who experience an authentic sense of belonging in the organizations to which they’ve been recruited.
Natural community builder with proven ability to engage a diverse set of people around a shared purpose.
Experience working with a geographically distributed workforce.
Committed to creating a more just and equitable future.
Shrm certification not required but a plus
Knowledge of employee-ownership (cooperatives, esops) is not required but is a plus.
Benefits
Salary range
The base salary range represents the low and high end of the range for this positionActual salaries will vary and may be above or below the range based on factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performanceThe range listed is just one component of obran’s total compensation package for employees/membersOther rewards may include quarterly bonuses, cooperative membership, an open paid time off policy
Salary range transparency
$90,000 - $110,000 usd per year plus performance bonuses based on experience
We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Equal opportunities and accommodations
Obran is deeply committed to creating workplaces and a community of members where equity is prioritized and valuedWe believe that traditional corporations’ bad behavior disproportionately hurts the most marginalized people in society — including people of color, people from working class backgrounds, women and lgbtq peopleWe believe that these communities must be centered in the work we doHence, we strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or who are members of other marginalized communities.
Obran is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in the employment application processTo request an accommodation, please contact obran coordination team at 443-704-4635, or by email at coordinators@obran.org at least one week in advance of your interview.
