People Operations Lead

People Operations Lead

Paradigm is a San Francisco-based crypto/web3 investment firm with over $10 billion in assets under management across multiple funds.  We were co-founded in 2018 by Matt Huang (former Partner at Sequoia Capital) and Fred Ehrsam (co-founder of Coinbase). Paradigm makes investments in companies and protocols agnostic to the stage of investment, instrument or crypto industry.  

We believe that crypto will ultimately redefine money, finance, and the internet itself, and this technological revolution will have a fundamental and long-lasting impact on the global economy.  In the last four years, we’ve built a world-class team to identify investment opportunities, contribute to crypto research and support our portfolio of 90+ investments. We’ve also grown to ~70 people, working out of our one office in San Francisco.

We’re hiring a People Operations Lead. This individual will be responsible for a multitude of critical processes for our fast-growing and eclectic organization. In conjunction with firm leadership, this role will maintain responsibility for (among other objectives) setting the organization's workplace experience, payroll and onboarding / offboarding systems, performance management and learning & development programs, and HR requirements. This role will report to the Chief Financial Officer.

Responsibilities

• Drive workplace experience strategy in conjunction with Paradigm leadership

• Manage our onboarding, offboarding, payroll & benefits administration, and other HRIS requirements

• Drive the creation of a robust performance management approach, as trusted partner to other senior leaders at the firm as they coach and manage their own teams

• Manage HR compliance including in jurisdictions and states outside of California  

• Manage and oversee all aspects of immigration processes for candidates and employees, including visa applications, transfers, and compliance in partnership with legal counsel.

• Own contractor lifecycle management, including onboarding, compliance documentation, and coordination with finance and legal on contract terms and renewals.

• There will be an opportunity to aid in the growth of Paradigm’s early stage portfolio companies by sharing foundational best practices with those organizations

• Act as a key advisor on all matters related to employee management and development

Qualifications and Attributes

• The ideal candidate likely has 8-10 years of experience in people operations, talent, or other human resources business partner roles, in a rapidly-growing organization with investment professional and/or technical talent as a primary value-driver in the business.

• Must be familiar with common payroll and benefits administration tools, hiring best practices, and employee matters that are common to a scaling tech or finance organization of ~100 people

• Built or operated inside a successful performance management strategy covering many levels and functional skill sets

• Growth mindset; it’s not necessary that the ideal candidate have led the function previously though they must have the ambition and desire to do so at Paradigm

• Ability to operate in a fast-paced environment with a startup mentality

• Keen attention to detail, highly organized, and process-driven

• Ability to work with many different personalities and functions

• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information and maintain discretion