People Programs Manager (U.S. Only)

Shogun is on a mission to empower brands to create exceptional ecommerce experiences, and in the process, build the best remote company.

Since being in the Winter 2018 batch of Y-Combinator, we've seen tremendous growth while intentionally creating a culture where people from all backgrounds belong. Our company and products are informed by diverse perspectives from the best talent around the world. We are fully remote, have no offices, and are looking for team members who are excited to work remotely.

We closed our Series A and B in 2020, and after raising a $67.5M Series C in 2021, we are scaling faster than ever. Some of our investors include Insight Partners, Initialized Capital, Accel, VMG Partners, and Y Combinator. Join us to grow your career with our rapidly growing company!

Location

For this position, we are looking for candidates located in the United States.

What You'll Do

We are looking for an enthusiastic, resourceful, and highly motivated People Programs Manager to join our rapidly growing team at Shogun! In this role, you will partner closely with and support various leaders and team members to help ensure an engaging and rich employee experience through the people programs we launch. 

The ideal candidate will contribute at both hands-on and strategic levels to cultivate an amazing and innovative culture as the organization grows and scales. To help us understand and design this experience, we are looking for a strategic, creative, action-oriented People professional with experience supporting People Team programs. 

• Act as the project manager for major People Team initiatives such as comp reviews, performance reviews, surveys, Shogie training, as well as ad hoc initiatives, integrating diversity of perspectives into design and delivery approaches

• Provide rigorous data analysis and reporting solutions based on inbound employee questions and feedback

• Manage, develop, and maintain people-centric programs and cultural change initiatives

• Partner with key stakeholders to identify gaps and people program opportunities, then create and advise on next steps to meet stakeholder and organizational needs.

• Provide clear communication of progress, roadblocks, updates, and future plans to direct lead/scaled programs and experience leadership team

• Work with teams to define implementation plans that identify milestones, risks, responsibilities, success metrics, and scalability

• Lead strategic projects and deep dives to analyze and solve larger scale business and organizational problems

• Partner with lead to keep key stakeholders informed of progress on people-related programs and highlight any areas where processes need to evolve or change.

• Develop measurements of success for assigned programs, create sustainable and scalable program solutions, and report and measure results

• Maintain influential relationships with People team and other stakeholders

What You'll Bring

Need to have

• 5+ years of work experience in program management or other equivalent practical experience

• 2+ years of experience in Human Resources 

• Experience partnering cross-functionally, identifying key pain points and leveraging data to make informed decisions on a global scale

• Communication and collaboration skills, with experience navigating ambiguous situations and assessing problems from multiple perspectives

• Experience managing large complex projects, building program workstreams, and setting key deliverables and milestones

• Experience managing multiple stakeholders and varying priorities

• Experience collaborating with and influencing cross-functional teams to set objectives and produce results

• Experience managing career growth/development programs, DEI related programs

• Experience auditing and synthesizing content

Nice to have

• Experience with Lattice, Asana, and Notion

What We Offer

• Competitive salary

• Benefits (vary by location)

• Equity

• A highly skilled and dedicated team that is fun to work with

• Remote work – We are a diverse and distributed team that uses Slack, Zoom, Notion and other tools to stay connected

Our Values

• Work in the open: Operate with high integrity and choose what's right over what's easy. Be transparent as a company and with each other

• People are People: Treat yourself, colleagues, and customers with dignity, empathy, and respect. Start from a presumption of positive intent

• Win and grow together: Strive to be the best, individually, and as a team. Support and encourage each other. Seek opportunities for growth

Shogun supports workplace diversity and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender identity/expression, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, or any other protected class.

Please refer to the position specific location requirements listed under the location section of the job description as we are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the mentioned location(s) without requiring employment visa sponsorship. Click here (or click apply if no hyperlink) if you are a New York or Colorado-based, US candidate.