Director, People and Culture

Director, People and Culture (Senior People & Culture Business Partner)

WE EXIST TO IMPROVE THE PERFORMANCE OF ATHLETES AND TEAMS

 

Our   mission   is   to   improve   the   performance   of   athletes   and   teams,   which   we   do   by engineering the premier technology platform for sport. We've been at the forefront of sports technology   and   science   since   2006   -   we   don't   just   work   in   the   sporting   industry,   we   are actively changing its future. Our solutions are designed to help athletes and coaches “play smart” in a world where 1% can literally mean the difference between winning and losing.

We   work   with   over   3,000   teams   around   the   world,   empowering   coaches,   managers,   and trainers in premier teams in the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLS, EPL, AFL, NRL, NCAA, and more. We provide   the   information   they   need   to   optimize   athletes’   health,   game-day   readiness,   and performance,   as  well as  in-game  tactics.  Our solutions include  wearable  technology,  video analytics,   and   athlete   monitoring   solutions,   and   we   are   passionate   about   helping   sports organizations at all levels to better scout, recruit, teach, and win.

 

WE WANT PEOPLE TO BE PASSIONATE ABOUT ENHANCING BUSINESS PERFORMANCE THROUGH ITS PEOPLE

Reporting to the Vice President, People & Culture who is based in Melbourne, this role will initially partner with business leaders of the Commercial team at a global functional level whilst also having responsibility for the EMEA region both culturally and operationally.

You will join a global team supporting a matrix organization of 450+ employees from London. You will work together with the P&C team in designing and delivering strategies to enable, motivate, develop and retain our employees. To be successful,  you must  be  both  strategic and hands-on, motivated by the challenge of inspiring people with innovative solutions built to scale.

 

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Build, develop and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders in your dedicated function(s) and the EMEA region.
• Develop strategic workforce   plans,   coaching   senior   leaders   to   drive strategies that engage and retain our best employees, as we continue to scale for growth. This includes change management, communication, talent and mobility for their teams.
• Take a key role in shaping our culture and values, continuously addressing the organizational needs, devising solutions, and coaching managers.
• Provide hands-on support to leaders, teams, and employees.
• Oversee all employee-related initiatives within the function and region you support.
• Partner with the P&C subject matter experts to implement strategic initiatives. (L&D, DEI, reward, workforce planning, talent acquisition).
• Design and deliver targeted solutions with a high degree of focus on scale and growth, including org design, performance management, talent management, recognition, and team building to support the employee’s growth and individual development plans.
• Responsibility for the full employee life cycle, onboarding to offboarding.
• Partner   with   the   VP, P&C  to   inspire,   mentor   and   manage   regional   P&C   resources, providing impactful leadership and coaching that delivers a best in class service.
• Deliver a data driven approach, using insights to identify trends and inform decisions.

 

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

• A commercial mind-set with a high value for building relationships. 
• Ability to build excellent working relationships, especially   with   people   managers   and   P&C   team   members across timezones and cultures.
• Due to this role being truly global, the flexibility to have early morning and late night calls, whilst also establishing boundaries for yourself and the team to achieve worklife balance.
• Extensive experience in a business partner role supporting global senior leaders and working within a fast-paced, and high-growth environment.
• Ability to lead organization-wide initiatives.
• You can balance moving quickly with designing thoughtful approaches to employee development, engagement, and belonging.
• Ability to provide thought leadership on a range of topics.
• Capable   of   designing   and   developing   creative,   commercial   solutions   to   address business   needs,   particularly   in   organizations   experiencing   significant   change   and transformation.
• Ability   to   communicate   effectively   at   all   levels   of   the   organization,   including   the Executive Team.
• High   energy,   proactivity,   and   a   passion   for   creating   a   market-leading employee experience and high-performance culture.
• Organized and able to manage multiple projects and priorities in parallel.
• Adaptable, and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

 

WHY CATAPULT?

• We have amazing people. We can promise you will work with some of the most ambitious and intelligent people in an exciting industry, and you will do some of the best work of your life.
• We encourage our people to have constructive, open and honest communication in order to make Catapult extraordinary; innovate and create smart solutions; establish a collaborative, yet challenging, environment to develop our performance and the performance of our customers.
• Our workforce spans more than 20 countries, you'll have the opportunity to work across multiple nationalities and cultures, and build your global awareness and capability
• We value improvement and development. We are challenging ourselves to continuously grow and become a high-performance company. That means we maintain a growth mindset in everything we do, and our people are always looking for ways to do things better. There is unlimited opportunity to grow, do more, and do better.

 

Whether you’re interested in sports or not, you’ll have the satisfaction of knowing your work

is supporting some of the most successful teams and athletes on the planet!

 

Research   shows  that   while   men   apply  for  jobs  when  they  meet   an   average  of  60%  of  the criteria, women and other marginalised groups tend to only apply when they check every box. So if you think you have what it takes, but don't meet every single point in our job ad,

please   still   get   in   touch!   We   would   love   to   have   a   chat   and   see   if   you   could   be   a   great addition to our team. We are building the future of sports performance, our priority is to find the brightest talent that can add to our team culture, those who actively contribute and who are excited about what they do.

 

All offers of employment are subject to Catapult's positive prehire check. To find out more, please contact the Talent Partner for this role