Contingent Workforce Program Manager

Who is Bird

Bird is on a mission to bring environmentally friendly transportation to everyone. Our products, services, and people share one common goal: to make cities more livable by reducing gas-powered car usage, lowering carbon emissions, and improving the safety of all road users.

We are relentless in our pursuit of better—for our riders, for our partners, for our employees, and for future generations. Our award winning electric vehicles help millions of riders take carbon-free trips in more than 300 cities globally. And our teams push boundaries and challenge the status quo in pursuit of a brighter future.

Bird is hiring a Contingent Workforce Program Manager who will lead the operations management for all contractors, consultants, temps, and vendors for Bird globally. You will work with cross functional leaders to create a successful contingent staffing strategy, ensure compliance, and educate on our internal contingent workforce program. This role is critical in shaping and scaling our teams as we continue to grow rapidly.  To be successful, you must be both strategic and hands-on, motivated by the challenge to build teams at scale, and dedicated to creating HR solutions.

Responsibilities

• Create a global full lifecycle contingent workforce strategy and program
• Collaborate with leaders across the company to determine contingent resourcing needs, with an indepth focus on global Operations teams
• Be the main point of contact on employment matters for all contractors, consultants, temps, and vendors for Bird teams globally (US, EMEA, and APAC)
• Collaborate with vendor management, legal, finance, and IT teams in establishing efficient internal processes for contract reviews, budgeting, onboarding, and offboarding practices for 3rd parties for temps, vendors, and contractors
• Serve as a subject matter expert and owner of best-in-class contingent workforce compliance management across all geographies

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree and/or Masters in a relevant field
• 5+ years of managing Contingent Workforce Programs with a focus on negotiating contracts and establishing end-to-end contingent workforce best practices
• Strong understanding of independent contractor legal standards to make classification determinations, ensure proper contracting, and identify risk warranting legal advice
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills is essential
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to all levels of the organization
• Able to expertly navigate a large organization to build key relationships internally and externally

Culture at Bird

We're an ambitious, smart and open-minded team that is passionate about our mission. Each day is unlike the last, as we’re constantly moving forward, challenging each other, and working together to create the future of micro-mobility.

Perks up

We want people to succeed at Bird, so we give our teams plenty of time off to relax and recharge. We also offer a generous employer-paid healthcare package, childcare support, pre-tax spending accounts, mental health resources, a work from home stipend, a wellness stipend, and a whole host of other out of the box benefits that meet you where you are.

Bird is the world

Bird stands for a culture of inclusion. We celebrate different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives —encouraging everyone to bring their authentic selves to work. We have a diverse environment that empowers our team to feel comfortable when they voice their opinions. For these reasons and more Bird is a proud equal employment opportunity employer. We welcome everyone regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or genetics, and we are dedicated to providing an inclusive, open, and diverse work environment.

Sound like a place you’d like to work? Sweet. Let’s chat.