HR Director

Overview

LevelUp is a specialist agency that provides WordPress technical support for vendors, agencies and web site owners. We are just over 5 years old and have a medium-sized team that’s growing rapidly. Our startup has reached the point where we need to hire a superstar HR director to work as part of our leadership team. This particular role is a senior position and the successful candidate will be reporting directly to the CEO of the company.

The ideal candidate has significant HR experience (5+ years) and is capable of leading, managing and taking accountability for the HR department for the company.

This is a very exciting opportunity. You’ll be on the ground floor at a startup that’s going places, will be given real opportunities to contribute and shine from day one and will be working directly with the co-founders of the company. In short:- your work here really matters as we collectively aim to be the best in the world at outsourced technical support for WordPress.
The Role

Leadership – As part of the leadership team you will be responsible for leading the HR department for the company and will be accountable directly to the CEO.

Compliance – You’ll ensure labor compliance and be responsible for all government reporting.

Management – You’ll be responsible for managing and leading a team of people that report directly to you. This includes making sure everyone is clear on their role and responsibilities and in alignment with company strategy.

Recruitment – You’ll be responsible for managing our recruitment team so that we’re sourcing and hiring the right people for our needs both internally and for client-facing roles.

Creating, optimizing and managing processes – You will be responsible for creating, developing and optimizing HR systems and policies for the company, some of which don’t currently exist, including:-

-workplace violations and disciplinary action
-employee rewards and recognition
-employee career development
-employee onboarding
-termination / resignation
-exit interviews
-employee contracts
-logging and approval of expenses
-attendance and requests for leave

Office management – when we move to our new headquarters, you’ll be responsible for the operations of the office.

The Ideal Candidate…

…has at least 5 years of experience in a senior HR role

..has excellent written & spoken English and can communicate clearly and precisely

..is proactive and happy to take full responsibility of the HR department without hand-holding or micro-management.

..relishes the chance to work in a small to medium-sized startup in which the work you do really matters to the company

..is excited to work alongside a high-performing leadership team for which everyone is in alignment and held accountable to their role

..is the type of person that can stand up for themselves and proactively offer ideas and solutions to areas of weakness/inefficiencies in the company

.. understands that working in a small to medium-sized company means that we don’t already have all the processes and systems in place and enjoys the responsibility of coming up with what’s needed

..is passionate about creating a fair and equal working environment for everyone in the company so that employees are recognized for their good work and treated in a way that’s in alignment with our values

..is not afraid to voice feedback, even if negative, and listen to constructive criticism in a calm and objective manner

..takes responsibility and is consistent

Additional Information

This is a fully remote position in the short term and a hybrid position in the long term after we’ve set up our new office.

The working hours for this position is daytime Philippine time (PHT)

A company culture that focuses on the well-being of its team members – good work-life balance, flexible schedule, respectful work environment.

This is an exciting time of growth at the company, and our existing recruitment processes are relatively new – this is a great opportunity for someone that wants the freedom to put their ideas into practice and shape things as they see fit.

We offer a very competitive compensation package. Salary: Php100,000.00 – Php120,000.00 per month