Head of People

Overview

About Shakepay

Shakepay is reimagining financial services to give every Canadian their fair shake, by making it bitcoin-friendly, secure, and rewarding. When Shakepay launched in 2015, it quickly became one of Canada’s fastest-growing financial institutions. Backed by top venture funds having raised $44M+ and trusted by over one million Canadians and counting. People who choose careers at Shakepay are helping shape a future of financial freedom, opportunity, and prosperity for all Canadians.

Head of People

Shakepay has an amazing, one-of-a-kind community of now over 1,000,000 shakers (aka “customers”) who are as passionate about our brand as they are about bitcoin. More importantly for this role, we’re up to over 75 shakers (aka “employees,” yep, we call ourselves shakers too). It’s those 75+ in particular that this position is most focused on.

As Head of People, you’ll be filling a new role in charge of developing, managing and overseeing the People team at Shakepay. It’s what you’re already good at with HR, day-to-day operations, and planning ahead to keep building an awesome team as a member of the executive team, but there’s an ambitious twist: we want Shakepay to be the best place to work in Canada. That’s not a bunch of hot air to us, it’s a part of our overall mission and we’ll equip you to make it undisputedly true. For real real.

Specific Skills

8+ years of experience in People Operations, including at least 5 years in a managerial role
Mission-driven with strong communication and collaboration skills
Strategic mindset with the ability to translate business goals into HR strategies
Proven track record as a senior leader, with the ability to provide robust recommendations, coach, influence and drive change at all levels of the organization.
An analytical mindset that thrives off of data
Comfortable working in a fast-paced and ambiguous environment
Deep understanding of HR-related compliance requirements and related employment law regulations in Canada

Nice to have

Experience working in a startup or fast-growing tech company
Experience as an HRBP, handling a large scope of work including talent acquisition, change management, learning & development, etc.
Ability to develop and implement employee engagement and wellness programs to contribute to a positive and healthy work environment

Responsibilities

Head of People Shakepay has an amazing, one-of-a-kind community of now over 1,000,000 shakers (aka “customers”) who are as passionate about our brand as they are about bitcoin. More importantly for this role, we’re up to over 75 shakers (aka “employees,” yep, we call ourselves shakers too). It’s those 75+ in particular that this position is most focused on. As Head of People, you’ll be filling a new role in charge of developing, managing and overseeing the People team at Shakepay. It’s what you’re already good at with HR, day-to-day operations, and planning ahead to keep building an awesome team as a member of the executive team, but there’s an ambitious twist: we want Shakepay to be the best place to work in Canada. That’s not a bunch of hot air to us, it’s a part of our overall mission and we’ll equip you to make it undisputedly true. For real real.

Define the people strategy at Shakepay
Create and implement new company policies and improve current internal People Operations systems
Develop the protocols and metrics to measure and define success, and report on it regularly to senior leadership
Manage a team that develops and executes day-to-day people, talent acquisition and culture initiatives encompassing all aspects of life at Shakepay
Lay the foundations of all people & culture initiatives, including improving our performance management, continuous learning and manager training
Strategize how we continue to maintain and strengthen our culture as we grow