About Wintermute
Wintermute is one of the largest crypto-native algorithmic trading companies in digital assets. We provide liquidity algorithmically across most cryptocurrency exchanges and trading platforms, a broad range of OTC trading products as well as support high profile blockchain projects and traditional financial institutions moving into crypto. We actively participate in the development of the blockchain ecosystem through investments, partnerships, and incubation of new innovative products.
Wintermute was founded in 2017 by industry leaders and has successfully navigated multiple crypto industry cycles. Culturally, we combine the best of the two worlds: the technology standards of high-frequency trading firms in traditional markets and the innovative and entrepreneurial culture of technology startups. Read more here.
Working at Wintermute
We are seeking an HR Lead who would take on the ownership of the HR/People function including HR processes and operations. Wintermute has strong values on culture, management styles and views on performance assessment. We are looking for a person who would share those values and would be enthusiastic to help us scale those in our journey of growing the company by at least 20% in terms of headcount. Wintermute is a high performance dynamic environment attracting smart and driven people who are interested in technology, innovation, changing the status quo and having a direct impact on company’s performance. This is owner-executor role, meaning the responsibilities range from working on strategic HR related projects to being very hands on with all sort of HR operations.
Responsibilities
- Scaling and operationalizing company’s values and ways of doing business to make sure those are distilled throughout the organization and enable it’s effective running
- Initiate and execute various initiatives and improvements that help in distilling the culture and values that are important to the organization
- Work closely with the management and team leads to help them in management of their teams
- Owning and executing HR operations: employee onboarding and lifecycle management, relating HR system management and documentation, work on payroll with finance, HR policies and liaising with employment lawyers as needed
- Ownership and execution of HR operations related to visas, relocation, etc
- Initiation and execution of improvement projects in relation to processes, automation, HR system efficiency etc
- Organization and coordination of bi-annual performance and compensation review cycles
- Maintain and increase already high morale by supporting employees in support of all of their needs, addressing and resolving individual employee questions or concerns if those arise
- Coordinate various HR matters globally including coordination with Singapore office and management of remote employees
Hard skills requirements
- Educated to a degree level (BSc/MSc)
- 3-8 years of experience owning significant parts of the HR function in a high performing organization, such as a trading firm, fast growing technology company, consulting firm or similar
- Enthusiastic about Wintermute values and ways of doing business, enthusiastic about building and maintaining high performance environments
- Strong experience in several areas of HR such as performance review cycles, HR operations, compensation, employee initiatives, etc; willingness and ability to learn other areas
- Ownership mentality: doing whatever needs to be done to achieve the goals, from initiating improvements to effective execution of operational tasks
- Confidence with Excel/data sets and technology tools such as HR systems
- Great communication skills - clear, concise, empathetic, ability to speak with very different people (e.g. from deep technologists to MBA graduates) and understand different personalities and perspectives, ability to stay calm and balances even in high pressure situations
- Proven ability to see the bigger picture, commercial strategy, understand new functional areas quickly, and have a cross-functional mindset
Join our dynamic team and benefit from:
- Working at one of the most innovative trading firms globally.
- Engaging projects offering accelerated responsibilities and ownership compared to traditional finance environments.
- A vibrant working culture with frequent team meals, holiday celebrations, gaming events, and company-wide outings, including our annual Wintermute weekend getaway.
- A Wintermute-inspired office in central London, featuring an array of amenities such as table tennis and foosball, personalized desk configurations, a cozy team breakout area with games and free food.
- Great company culture: informal, non-hierarchical, ambitious, highly professional with a startup vibe, collaborative and entrepreneurial.
- A performance-based compensation with a significant earning potential alongside standard perks like pension and private Health insurance.
Note:
- Although we are unable to accept fully remote candidates, we support significant flexibility in regards to working from home and working hours.
- We offer UK work permits and help with relocation
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