JOB OPENING AT BRIDGE IN - HEAD OF PEOPLE AND CULTURE (BASED IN PORTUGAL)

BRIDGE IN is on the Top 10 Best Portuguese Startups of 2023.
If you are a top achiever and like hard challenges, this is for you.


We are looking for a talented and driven Head of People and Culture to help us implement solid HR processes to enable our continued growth, from recruitment to HR management, supporting every team member to achieve peak performance and job satisfaction.
This role is pivotal as it takes care of our most important asset, our People.

At BRIDGE IN we value smart, determined, and energetic candidates with a can-do attitude who are willing to get their hands dirty, improve, and grow with the company. The ideal candidate will be a tech optimist, passionate about startups, with superb people skills and an analytical mind, who has worked in tech recruitment and people management.


At BRIDGE IN you can expect to work on interesting problems and be challenged every day, working to support our world-class team.

Responsibilities

  • Be the champion of company culture

  • Promote team-building activities, and events, for a cohesive team spirit

  • Promote cross-pollination of ideas and communication across departments

  • Build an onboarding plan to quickly and effectively ramp up new joiners

  • Create and maintain an Employee Handbook and other relevant documentation in the corporate wiki

  • Foster relevant skill acquisition and improvement with selected training programs

  • Continuously listen and coach employees to help them achieve peak performance and job satisfaction

  • Work with VPs and CxOs to set OKRs for each contributor and assist in continuous monitoring

  • Own recruitment process for new hiring positions and execute candidate sourcing

  • When needed, provide consultancy, namely in cultural considerations in international teams

  • Act as subject-matter expert on all things regarding People Management

  • Define and optimize processes to prepare for the company's further scaling

  • Optionally, be a company advocate as a speaker in events to increase BRIDGE IN local brand equity

 

Requirements

  • Based in Portugal (or willing to relocate)

  • Bachelor's/ Master's degree in Human Resources Management, Business Administration, Psychology or similar

  • Ideally 6+ years of working experience in similar fields, including a minimum of 3 years experience in tech recruitment and 3 years experience in people management

  • Acute ability to understand and relate to people's needs and wants

  • Great English oral and written communication skills

  • Experience interfacing with senior management with a pragmatic view of the HR business function

  • Ability to reconcile and negotiate between company requirements and employees' expectations

  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills

  • Be deliberate, thorough, and rigorous when executing assignments

  • Proficient with corporate productivity tools, including online corporate wikis, email, and spreadsheets

  • Ability to self-manage by prioritizing tasks and managing time effectively

  • A can-do attitude and a team-first player. You will need to have the humility to roll your sleeves up at times and then move straight into a senior management meeting

Nice to have

  • Being naturally optimistic and cheerful 

  • International experience either on a personal or professional level

  • Proficiency in Portuguese, Spanish, or other languages is a plus

  • Previous experience in recruiting cross-border teams

  • Previous experience in a fast-growing tech business

  • Higher education or noteworthy training in STEM areas

What we offer

  • Be part of the initial team of a fast-growing tech startup

  • Work with world-class colleagues

  • Engage with amazing people in the tech and startup world

  • Variable bonus aligned with business results

  • Competitive salary and benefits, including Private Health Insurance

  • Have a true impact on company steering and growth

  • Be recognized based on merit

  • Career growth and continuous personal improvement

  • Enjoy a flexible schedule and remote-first working environment


BRIDGE IN is an exciting startup working to support the future of work and decentralized companies, providing a Company-As-A-Service platform to democratize access to opportunities, automate bureaucracy, and facilitate global expansion. True to our nature, BRIDGE IN is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity and inclusion, and above all, merit!