People & Culture Specialist

At Loam, we have the earth in our hands. As a team of scientists, farmers and entrepreneurs, we are on a mission to improve the world’s farmland and address climate change.

We are developing microbial technology to remove CO2 from the atmosphere and build carbon in agricultural soils. We help farming businesses prosper by boosting yield and soil health and enabling access to carbon markets.

As a start-up with ambitious founders and investors, our work is fast-paced and multidimensional. We foster a supportive and diverse workplace, where every team member is encouraged to learn and grow beyond their area of expertise.

While everyone at Loam is working in different roles, we all have one job: to remove CO2 from the atmosphere and store it stably in farmer’s soils.

About the Role

Our HR team is expanding and looking for a full time People & Culture specialist to play a key role in supporting our HR strategy across employee engagement, performance and retention. This is an exciting opportunity for a high-performance individual capable of managing a wide range of HR accountabilities, in a rapidly growing startup.

In this role you will be reporting to our Head of People & Culture who is based in Sydney, Australia. You’ll be the HR lead in our US office, and you will be collaborating closely with both Australian and Canadian colleagues while supporting our growing team located in St Paul, MN, as well as a small team at our laboratory in South Portland, ME.

This role will be responsible for implementing HR policies and processes, supporting US recruitment, and all HR related issues.

Key areas of accountability include:

• Assist with planning and executing employee engagement related initiatives including but not limited to events, onboarding, surveys, general communication, training, career development, employee recognition, diversity and inclusion to support our high-performance culture, mission and business objectives.
• Support teams with creative and tactical ways to engage while working remotely
• Maintain pay plan and benefits program
• Driving adoption and utility of Loam’s new HRIS - Elmo
• Support and execute on our company values and employer branding initiatives

• Bridge management and employee relations by addressing demands, grievances or other issues
• Support teams across Loam's performance appraisal system that drives high-performance
• Assess and support employee learning and development planning

• Help us ensure Loam Bio is the best place our team members have ever worked!

Requirements

• You are a solution-oriented, people person
• Familiarity with HR best practices in US companies
• 5+ years of relevant experience preferably in a SaaS or tech environment
• You are structured, organized and focused and can easily prioritize competing tasks
• Experience working in or supporting remote and hybrid teams
• Clear and effective communication (written and verbal), with strong interpersonal skills
• You are enthusiastic, positive, friendly and passionate about our people and our mission

Note - This role can be located in either St Paul, MN or South Portland, ME.

Benefits

Collaborative and highly engaging work environment with engagement across the Loam international team

• Ability to have significant impact and grow with the organization
• Competitive package on offer, including base salary and bonus
• Paid time off, 401K with company match, short-term/long-term life insurance
• Health, dental and vision insurance