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Director / Head of Organizational Performance & People

New York, New York

Director / Head of Organizational Performance & People 

Public

 

About Us: 

Public is an investing platform that makes building a multi-asset portfolio fast, frictionless, and secure. Members can trade stocks, options, bonds, crypto, and ETFs—all in one place. Alongside its robust suite of investing tools, Public offers Alpha, a layer of artificial intelligence that provides fundamental data and custom analysis to support informed investment decisions.

Since its launch in 2019, Public has raised over $300 million. Investors include Accel, Tiger Global, Lakestar, Will Smith's Dreamers VC, The Chainsmokers' Mantis VC, and as well as renowned figures in business and culture, like Maria Sharapova, Tony Hawk, and Scott Galloway.

About The Role: 

As the Director / Head of of Organizational Performance & People, you are responsible for ensuring that the entire organization executes at its highest level. You’ll report directly to the co-founders & co-CEOs, and work with them to ensure the goals and strategy of the company are clearly understood by the entire company. As a steward of Public’s mission and principles, you will strive to advance our culture of high-performance in your collaboration with both internal and external stakeholders. 


To be clear: We are proud to be a lean company with very high talent density and incredibly high velocity of output. This role is about getting the most productivity out of a lean team. If you enjoy growing a team through lots of hiring, this job is not for you.

This role requires you to be onsite in the New York office at least 4 days a week, as well as travel to other offices like Copenhagen. 

Key Responsibilities: 

You will partner with the co-CEOs to ensure a resilient, high-performing organization that drives meaningful impact, in alignment with business goals and strategic initiatives. In this role, you will: 

  • Understand the company's goals and strategy by developing alignment with the co-CEOs and broader leadership team, as well as all functional leads.
  • Identify inefficiencies across the organization, and figure out a path to resolve them. This may require you to provide one-on-one support to employees across levels and teams to help them operate at their highest level.
  • Evolve the co-CEOs' internal engagement strategy by owning the development and execution of company-wide meetings, communications, and ad-hoc small-group initiatives (business reviews, offsites, etc.). 
  • Help managers hire, train, and retain talent. You will drive new hire orientation and employee onboarding, including distribution of pre-hire materials, and coordination with HR Ops, IT, and the hiring manager. 
  • Oversee all aspects of employee compensation, including developing salary structures and advising leadership on competitive compensation strategies to attract and retain talent. 
  • Provide support for offboarding and termination actions including sending termination documentation packets and conducting exit interviews, in partnership with Legal. 

 

Qualifications:

In order to succeed in this role, you must be hyper-organized, attentive to detail, and able to operate independently, with little to no supervision. Additionally, strong communication skills, integrity, and a good sense of judgment are key – especially when dealing with sensitive matters.

  • 7+ years of relevant work experience within a financial services or technology company / startup
  • Ability to develop and strengthen professional relationships with others while maintaining confidentiality, emotional control, and a proactive attitude towards risk management 
  • Excellent time management and prioritization skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines
  • Ability to analyze, format, and summarize employee data for leadership
  • You are an incredible communicator; you are highly empathetic, yet very direct and clear
  • You are able to have tough conversations with anyone
  • You are skilled at identifying and defusing any brewing organizational politics
  • You are excited about efficiencies more than large teams
  • You understand business strategies and metrics and are able to communicate them to others

 

Bonus: 

  • Thorough knowledge of employment-related laws and regulations
  • Talent management and/or recruiting experience in the FinTech space

 

Benefits: 

  • Equity participation in one of the fastest growing consumer fintech companies in the country
  • 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents 
  • Generous parental leave policy and reasonable PTO
  • 401(k) plan with 4% company match
  • Help build a product that you and everyone you know will love
  • Opportunities for career growth and professional development

 

Public is an equal employment opportunity employer to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. We celebrate people of all race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression. The base compensation range for this role is $170K-$250K (plus generous pre-IPO equity) depending on skills and experience.

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