Who we are
DataEQ is a data technology business on a mission to improve how big businesses serve their customers. We do this by helping them find, analyse and prioritise their most important customer interactions.
Founded in South Africa and headquartered in London, we currently support enterprise clients across four continents.
Why this job is exciting
We're looking for a People Lead to support our expansion by guiding us towards an employee experience and people infrastructure that will help us attract and retain the best talent.
As a fully remote company, you'll get the chance to not only work remotely yourself but inform progressive people practices that help our teams feel connected and supported in developing their careers and doing their best work as they work from remote locations.
The scope of the role includes :
Enabling the performance of our managers by guiding their thinking in the people decisions they make for their teams, providing guidance and insights to the leadership team to help them make better decisions for the business, and ensuring we have the right thinking and structures in place across how we hire, onboard, develop, compensate, reward and retain our talent.
As DataEQ's People Lead, you can expect a high degree of autonomy, with direct support from our operations team and close engagement with the CEO and leadership team.
It's a fantastic opportunity for an HR professional with exposure to all things HR, to build out the people function they've always envisioned, in a company like ours.
In this role you'll guide the thinking and implementation, so we're looking for someone who can strategize and influence, but isn't afraid to do the work themselves too.
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About you
You're an experienced HR professional and recruiter who has seen how HR functions are implemented and scaled in fast-paced, high-growth environments, either in tech scale up or in a forward-thinking corporate environment, and are now looking to make your own mark in an environment like ours, with the benefits of working remotely.
You're skilled at building trust with both first-time and experienced managers and know how to help them navigate the opportunities and challenges of a management role.
You have a proven track record of interpreting and applying the appropriate sections of applicable laws, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, and policies, to people situations as appropriate.
Managers and teammates seek your day-to-day advice and strategic input on bigger initiatives relating to their people. You communicate with warmth and influence, balance objectivity with empathy and logic with creativity, to help us find the right solution for everyone involved.
You aren't afraid to challenge the status quo, can help others navigate ambiguity and always approach challenges mindful of the impact on our company culture, values and teammate morale.
You're excited about getting stuck into day-to-day tasks as we scale and figure out what the future looks like.
Your skill-set :
You know how to write compelling job descriptions, how to screen active candidates and how to sell our opportunities to passive candidates.
You understand the hiring lifecycle and know which platforms produce the best results
Interview Process : 1. You apply!
1. You apply!
2. Meet the CEO & MD to learn more about you and answer any questions you have (60-minutes)
3. Meet the leadership team / hiring managers (30-minutes)
4. Culture-fit session (30-minutes)
5. Exco Team Interview (30-minutes)
6. We conduct reference checks and make you a job offer
Not sure if this is you?
We want a diverse, global team with a broad range of experience and perspectives. If this job sounds great, but you're not sure if you qualify, apply anyway! We carefully consider every application, and will either move forward with you, keep in touch for future opportunities, or thank you for your time.
We want to ensure DataEQ is an environment that suits your working style and empowers you to do your best work, so we are eager to answer any questions that you have about us at any point in the interview process.
We are looking for someone dynamic who believes in our vision and is excited to join the company at this stage of growth.
We have a tight culture that encourages curiosity, collaboration, innovation, freedom and demands intellect and performance.
This is an incredibly exciting time to be joining DataEQ as we build out our unique data capabilities in South Africa and abroad.
Those with unusual career paths or career changes are encouraged to apply if you believe your skills can help us accelerate our global growth, we want to hear from you.
Benefits
We offer the following benefits to all permanent employees of DataEQ :
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