Head of People

At Doist, our mission is to empower people with simple yet powerful tools.

We're a multidisciplinary, fully-remote, team that’s passionate about creating products, like Todoist and Twist, that improve people’s lives. We thrive on innovating new solutions to old productivity challenges and we seek to rethink how productivity tools are made.

Our Core Values

They are few, but they are mighty. From creating processes to decision-making and recruiting, we build our four core values into nearly every single thing we do.

• Ambition. You aspire to put a dent in the universe. You set high standards for yourself and those around you. You solve issues that have a high impact on our customers and our company.
• Mastery. You care deeply about the quality of your work. You’re continuously learning and pushing yourself to the limits of your ability. As a champion of your craft, you are also a champion of your well-being – you work intensely, then disconnect completely.
• Independence. Others can trust that you’ll deliver on time. You keep your word and trust your teammates to do the same. You are proactive, take ownership, and remain accountable with little or no direction.
• Communication. Your communication is clear, concise, and engaging. You keep others in the loop and never go radio silent. You speak respectfully and foster warm relationships through your interactions. You’re culturally and socially aware and can appropriately navigate social situations.

We invite you to visit our blog to learn more about us, our values, and how we work.

About you

The Head of People role at Doist is multifaceted and dynamic. This role requires you to balance strategic vision with hands-on execution, fostering a safe and individual-centric environment while optimizing for growth and high performance. As the Head of People, you will champion our culture and values, ensuring that our workplace is one of the most fulfilling and highest-compensated environments in the world.

Straddling these strategic vs. hands-on dualities is a given for this role. If this excites you, please read on!

In this role, you’ll:

• Develop and implement a vision for our People and Culture, aligning it with Doist's values, mission, and business goals.
• Oversee all people operations, including recruitment, onboarding, performance management, compensation, benefits, and compliance.
• Serve as a staunch advocate for employees, ensuring their voices and needs are heard while balancing organizational goals.
• Stay at the forefront of HR technology and best practices, integrating advances into our People operations to increase efficiency and business impact.
• Foster a high-performance, growth-oriented, remote-first environment where some of the best people in the world come together to create amazing things.
• Guide and mentor a team with diverse talents, fostering their professional development and cultivating a culture of innovation, creativity, and continuous learning. Initially, you’ll have one direct report, with the budget for an additional People hire in the short term.
• Work closely with Doist’s leadership team and team members to ensure seamless alignment across all functions and create an integrated approach to people management.
• Continue to hone your functional expertise by jumping in to collaborate on and deliver various people/culture initiatives and projects.

Requirements

To excel in this role, you are someone who is:

• Passionate about People: You have an innate ability to understand and empathize with people from any culture, and you’re deeply committed to creating an environment where everyone can thrive.
• Strategically-Minded: You can zoom out to craft long-term strategies for talent acquisition, development, and retention, while also zooming in to address immediate people issues and concerns.
• Mastery-Oriented: You are driven by high-impact work and find creative solutions to foster a culture of continuous learning and development.
• Experienced in Startup and Scale-Up Environments: You have worked in both startup and scale-up environments, bringing a broad perspective and adaptability to your role. You have held a people leadership position in a company that scaled from at least 100 employees to a significantly larger size.
• Resourceful: You are adept at working within financial limits and can maximize the impact of available resources to benefit the team and the company.
• Independent: You take ownership of specific deliverables, honor your responsibilities, guide your team proactively, and remain accountable with little to no direction.
• Nurturing and Direct: You hold your team to high standards while genuinely caring about their personal and professional growth. You want to see them excel both inside and outside the workplace.
• Collaborative: You are willing to advocate for your team while building close relationships and alignment with other departments, particularly with other Heads and the Executive team.
• Comfortable with Ambiguity: You are great at planning ahead but also pragmatic in the moment, able to quickly change course without becoming flustered when new information arises.
• Excited by Doist’s Mission: You are inspired by our vision to empower people with simple yet powerful tools.

The Process

If you are excited about the opportunity to lead and shape the future of our people at Doist, we’d love to hear from you! Not sure the role is a good fit for you? That's okay! We'd still be happy to consider you. Here's what the process looks like:

1. Submit your complete application by Thursday, October 10 at 6:00AM UTC. This includes a resume (or manually entered experience) and thoughtful responses to all the application questions. No cover letter needed!
2. Anonymized application screening. We read every application to understand your motivation, skills, and experience. Once your application has been reviewed, you'll receive a response regarding the status of your application.
3. Value alignment interview with Amir Salihefendić (CEO)
4. Salary check.
5. Role-specific interview with Andrew Gobran (People Ops Business Partner).
6. Take-home test project. This will be your opportunity to showcase your role-specific skills.
7. Culture contribution interview with Chase Warrington (Head of Operations).
8. Reference check.
9. Decision by November 15th (estimated).

Benefits

Our perks and benefits are designed to provide the freedom and support you need to grow personally and professionally. Here’s what that looks like:

The basics

• Work from anywhere. Doisters can work from anywhere in the world. We never place restrictions on locations.
• Design your own schedule. Work during the time of day that’s best for you. Doisters are encouraged to work 8-hour days and no more than 40 hours/week.
• Competitive pay. Our formula-based salaries are calculated based on industry-benchmarked skills and geographical location – no stressful negotiation required

Expand your professional skills

• Continue your education. You’ll have a recurring budget to spend on attending conferences, taking courses, and purchasing books.
• Collaborate in person at retreats. Our team- and company-wide retreats are unforgettable. The connections that we make in person inspire us throughout the year.

Craft your ideal work environment

• Cozy up at a coworking space. Find a coworking space that’s right for you and Doist will cover the expense.
• Subscribe to apps and services. You’ll have a monthly budget to spend on services that help you do your job: home internet, work apps, music subscription, etc.
• Purchase the hardware you need. Every Doister has access to a recurring budget to spend on work-related equipment.

Focus on your well-being

• Recharge with generous time off. Doisters get 8 weeks (40 days) of PTO per year to use as they wish on vacations and national holidays.
• Spend time with your new baby. New parents receive 5 weeks of paid parental leave in addition to 13 weeks of paid pregnancy-related medical leave.
• Invest in your health and wellness. Take care of yourself with a monthly budget for things like a gym membership, healthy snacks, massages, health insurance, etc.

All information collected through this application is stored in Workable, Doist’s Applicant Tracking System, where it will be used for recruitment purposes only. For more information on how we handle candidate data at Doist, we invite you to review our recruitment privacy notice. For questions, please contact us at [email protected].