ODEN TECHNOLOGIES Head of People and Culture Salary in the United States

 About Oden:

We are on the brink of the next industrial revolution. New York-based Oden Technologies is an intelligent industrial automation company that provides manufacturers with the most efficient way to make a product. Its AI-powered production software is designed to help manufacturers attain the best performance out of their factory assets and deliver actionable recommendations. With Oden, employees on the floor can diagnose and mitigate issues as soon as they arise or offer alerts to avoid issues.

Why We Do It:

We like to enable those who make things - to make more, to waste less, to serve their customers, and to thrive in a competitive world. Help enough makers, and the world can give us all the abundance we want for less cost and environmental impact. We’re on the verge of a 4th industrial revolution that begs for absolute efficiency in all factors of life. We plan to deliver that to everyone who makes things.

Oden Values: 

• We foster trust, collaboration and personal development in our team, clients, and society 
• We communicate openly in all directions, embracing failure
• We face new challenges and information head on, everyone’s impact matters
• We learn from our mistakes and move forward with purpose and plan
• We are building a community of those who create and move boundaries, with ownership and passion

The Role:

As the Head of People and Culture, you will be part of the leadership team and report directly to the CEO. You will work closely with all teams and at all levels to improve talent development, performance, and feedback across the organization. You will also help empower employees to be as effective and impactful as possible.

On any given day, you will design new, scalable programs and frameworks, advising organizations on how to develop a culture of feedback, and iterating on how we can improve our efficiency as a team. As the Head of People & Culture you should feel proud to be apart of all the key moments of an employee's life cycle. 

Responsibilities:

• Organizational Assessment & Design: Educate, advise, and influence Oden’s executive team and managers on organizational design, organizational development, competency models, leadership development, employee engagement and retention, performance criteria and measurement, succession planning, talent reviews, and change management
• Learning and Development: Create learning and development programs to prepare employees for more significant responsibilities as the company grows and scales
• Culture and Employee Experience: Define and drive a culture that embodies Oden’s values that reward, promote and encourage high performance throughout the organization. Ensure cultural consistency as Oden scales, and set up infrastructure to manage through change and maintain the level of trust and transparency across levels and functions that exist today
• Talent: Optimize the team and process for recruiting, including team structure, recruiting KPIs and their continuous improvement to drive the growth strategy
• Compensation and Benefits: Develop and manage a competitive, contemporary compensation program by completing regular market analysis, designing pay structures, conducting cost analyses and effectively implementing improvements
• Strategic Alignment: Effectively communicate alignment between HR programs and support for the organization's mission and strategic vision. Secure executive sponsorship and support for HR initiatives, new programs, operational efficiencies, and regulatory changes in HR practice
• Leadership: Oversee day-to-day operations of the HR function and be accountable for success across all human resource disciplines. Inspire the HR team, driving passion into every part of the workflow
• Compliance: Enhances and/or develop, implement, and enforce HR policies and procedures of the organization by way of systems that will improve our overall operation and effectiveness. Understand HR policies, programs, laws, and issues and implement systems to ensure regulatory compliance

Minimum Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in People Operations / HR role, with recent relevant experience, preferably in a similar workforce industry. 5+ years of managerial experience preferred.
• Experience at a Series A stage company or managed growth around 50-100-200 employees
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate, influence, and work well with team members at all levels
• Experience in developing creative recruiting strategies and being strategic to identify and attract top-notch talent in a highly competitive market
• Experience creating an HR Roadmap and designing People Ops strategy in line with company goals and strategy
• Strong communicator with the ability to provide both strategic foresight and feedback. 
• Comprehensive understanding of employment law and compliance, compensation, benefits, organizational development, employee relations, and training
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail with a knack for accuracy and creative problem-solving skills
• Strong time management and critical thinking skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively
• A solutions-oriented mindset when faced with challenges and in addressing roadblocks
• High social and emotional intelligence - you truly enjoy mentoring team members and cultivating strong relationships with all types of people
• Experience establishing relationships as a trusted advisor with the highest degree of integrity; exercises confidentiality and good judgment in complex and sensitive situations
• Flexible leader - you can operate at a highly strategic level, but can also perform all tactical HR-related duties for the company 

What We Offer You:

• Measurable impact to the world and the chance to help real people - family businesses, entrepreneurs, engineers.

• Exposure to many tech disciplines, most of which are rapidly evolving.

• A bridge between the physical and cloud worlds of tech. Our platform unites big data visualizations with sensors, and heavy industrial equipment.

• A platform that has the potential to evolve beyond what we have envisioned now.

• Scientific and transparent thinking, for everyone involved.

• Backing by world leaders of both industry and tech that will ensure long term growth and development for us.

We’re an equal opportunity employer (EOE). 

Diversity at Oden means building a team that is rich across all boundaries of race, ethnicity, gender identification, sexual orientation, disability, religion, age and thinking style. We welcome all backgrounds, life experiences, and worldviews as this is the catalyst for the rapid evolution of our product and our organization. Diversity allows us to tackle new challenges, embrace change, make well-informed decisions, and ultimately Make Things Better. In alignment with our “People First” company value, Oden has a passionate internal team dedicated to the promotion of diversity and inclusion initiatives as a core component of our culture.

Our diversity initiatives apply to our practices and policies on recruiting, compensation and benefits; professional development; promotions; social activities and the ongoing development of a psychologically safe work environment.