Principal HR Business Partner

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Job Overview

Our People team is called the Krakenite Experience (KX) team, and we aim to become a world leader in People Experience. Working with the world's top talent, our diverse and forwardâ€thinking team is spread across 60+ countries.

In this role you will be the Human Resources partner to various business units and work closely with senior leadership for these groups. This role requires a strong focus on understanding business needs and translating that to people and organization strategies that enable the business. Itâ€™s essential that this person is able to think strategically, solve complex problems with a high degree of autonomy, influence at all levels of the organization and partner with their client groups to make informed organization and people decisions that drives the business. This person will also be involved with strategic cross-organizational projects and initiatives that have impact more broadly across KX and Kraken. The ideal candidate for this role will be an experienced HR professional who can zoom out to see the big picture of what weâ€™re trying to accomplish and zoom in to execute with an ownerâ€™s mindset, high attention to detail and a data driven approach, all while building and strengthening collaborative partnerships with stakeholders and peers. They will also need to be flexible and agile to our dynamic and evolving needs of our environment. They will also have a strong interest in future of work and play an influential role in ideating new and innovative ways to enable the workforce experience we are aiming to create for our Krakenites.

Our KX Partners are all expected to be highly motivated, strategic culture champions that serve as managementâ€™s right hand, and each business unitâ€™s main point of contact, when it comes to developing world-class Krakenite experiences at every phase of the Krakenite Lifecycle. Each Partner will be assigned to business units where they will be tasked with learning how to best support each function to meet their goals while adhering to Krakenâ€™s values and remaining focused on the Company mission.

The Opportunity:

Partner with business unit leaders and the broader KX team to develop talent and organization strategies to meet the needs of the business. This includes strategic partnership on org design, people strategies, workforce planning, M&A integration, and Krakenite experience.
Provide high-touch partnership to management and Krakenites to improve work relationships, build morale, and increase productivity, engagement, and retention
Lead and build programs based on bespoke needs of the client groups and also lead/participate on projects that have cross KX/company impact.
Thought leader and partner across the KXBP team to support initiatives, as needed, across Operations, Technology, Sales, and other areas.
Trusted partner to the leadership team on all things people and organization

Skills you should HODL:

Minimum of 12 years of experience as a Human Resources Business Partner supporting international teams.
Knowledge of international employment-related laws, regulations, and compliance requirements
Experience working in a remote, globally distributed team in a fast-paced high-growth environment strongly preferred
Experience at a technology company or highly successful start-up strongly preferred
Proactive problem solver and disciplined self-starter that thrives in an ambiguous environment with ever-changing priorities
Appreciates privacy, security, â€œcrypto valuesâ€, sound money, and can get along well with other Krakenites
Passion for cryptocurrency adoption and personal experience with crypto strongly preferred
Extremely organized with exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
Workday experience strongly preferred

Job added on Monday 22nd May 2023

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