HRD / HR Business Partner
Social Discovery Group (SDG) is the 3rd largest social discovery company in the world, uniting 60+ brands with 500 million users. We solve the problems of loneliness, isolation, and disconnection by transforming virtual intimacy into the new normal. Our portfolio includes online communication platforms focusing on AI, game mechanics, and video streaming - Dating.com, DateMyAge, Cupid Media, Dil Mil, Kiseki, and others.
SDG invests in IT startups around the world. Our investments include Open AI, Patreon, Flo, Clubhouse, Woebot, Flure, Astry, Coursera, Academia.edu, and many others.
We bring together a team of like-minded people and IT professionals specializing in the creation and development of globally impactful social discovery products. Our international team of 1200 professionals and digital nomads works all over the world.
Our teams of digital nomads work remotely from Cyprus, Malta, the USA, Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Montenegro, Poland, Latvia, Serbia, Spain, Portugal, UAE, Israel, Turkey, Thailand, Indonesia, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia and many other locations.
In August 2024, we achieved Great Place to Work US Certification™! This achievement reflects our core belief that a truly exceptional workplace is built on trust, pride, and camaraderie—not just great perks.
We are looking for an HR BP/ HR Director for the Core Business Unit to work with our remote, globally distributed multinational teams.
The role involves working with global teams.
Your main tasks will be
- Ensure the effectiveness of the personnel within the business unit, ensuring that employees contribute to achieving the company's strategic goals and financial targets.
- Manage staffing, ensuring the business unit has the right number of people who have successfully completed their probationary period and meet the company's satisfaction.
- Foster employee engagement and retention, creating a work environment where employees are motivated and committed to staying with the company and taking on new responsibilities.
- Implement and enforce HR processes within the business unit, ensuring compliance with company policies and regulations.
- Monitor and measure the satisfaction of managers and employees of the business unit with the HR function.
We expect from you
- 4+ years of successful experience in an HR BP / HRD role with exposure to investment environments or portfolio companies.
- Experience working directly with founders and C-level stakeholders.
- Understanding of company growth stages (seed to growth) and cap table basics (at a practical level).
- Ability to implement and ensure execution of key employee lifecycle processes: hiring, onboarding, development, succession planning, performance management, and offboarding.
- Proven track record of managing key HR metrics (payroll budget, turnover, efficiency, engagement, loyalty), with hands-on experience in C&B and analytics.
- Experience working across multiple entities or business units (e.g. portfolio companies / multi-asset environment).
- Strong persistence and ability to drive results.
- Goal-oriented mindset with a focus on data, metrics, and outcomes.
- Strong project management skills.
- High level of persistence and ability to operate in uncertainty.
- Strong command of both Russian and English is a must.
What do we offer
- REMOTE OPPORTUNITY to work full time;
- Vacation 28 calendar days per year;
- 7 wellness days per year (time off) that can be used to deal with household issues, to lie down and recover without taking sick leave;
- Bonuses up to $5000 for recommending successful applicants for positions in the company;
- 50% payment for professional training, international conferences and meetings;
- Corporate discount for English lessons;
- Health benefits. According to the paychecks, if you are not eligible for corporate medical insurance, the company will compensate you with up to $ 1,000 gross per year per employee. This can be spent on self-purchase of health insurance or on doctor’s fees for yourself and close relatives (spouse, children);
- Workplace organization. The company provides all employees with an equipped workplace and all the necessary equipment (table, armchair, wifi, etc.) in our offices or co-working locations. In the other locations, the company provides reimbursement of workplace costs up to $ 1000 gross once every 3 years, according to the paychecks. This money can be spent on the rent of the co-working room, on equipping the working place at home (desk, chair, Internet, etc.) during those 3 years;
- Internal gamified gratitude system: receive bonuses from colleagues and exchange them for merch, team building activities, massage certificates, etc.