Head of People Operations

About Us

We are Sila, a next-generation battery materials company. Our mission is to power the world’s transition to clean energy. To create this future, our team is building a better lithium-ion battery from the inside out today. We engineer and manufacture ground-breaking battery materials that significantly increase the energy density of batteries, while reducing their size and weight. The result? Smaller more powerful batteries that can unlock innovation in consumer devices and accelerate the mass adoption of electric cars to eliminate our dependence on fossil fuels. We're tackling one of the biggest challenges of our time every day, and together we're redefining what's possible. Are you ready to be a part of a team committed to changing the world?

Who You Are

As the Head of People Operations at Sila, you will play a critical role in building an enduring company that takes on the toughest battery materials challenges with science at scale. Reporting to the VP of People & Culture and working cross-functionally with leaders in Finance and Legal, you will play a key role in helping Sila transition from an R&D startup to manufacturing excellence as we grow from 350 to 500 to 1000 employees and beyond.

You are an inspirational, hands-on, pragmatic leader who has scaled People Ops in a growth-phase start-up or other growing business. Your approach is thoughtful and collaborative, yet firm, fair, and consistent. You love to move quickly, stay organized, and handle a range of initiatives. You are passionate about helping build an inclusive, enviable place to work through efficient, effective, and equitable workflows and policies.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Lead and collaborate. Inspire, lead, and grow a team of employees and contractors.
• Build HR basics. Manage, improve, and scale HR fundamentals including benefits and leave administration, employee relations, compliance, off-boarding, and Sila’s HRIS.
• Develop seamless, accurate, transparent workflows with Finance and Legal.
• Stay abreast of relevant compliance and employment law and introduce best practices, prepare policies and the handbook, and maintain employee files.
• Optimize HR Business Intelligence. Collect and select the right quantitative reporting and metrics that will lead to impactful reporting, prioritization, and change.
• Audit and assure the accuracy of our HR systems, data, practices, and policies.
• Scale the People & Culture team’s work intake and prioritization system, documentation, and standard operating procedures.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements

• 7+ years of prior human resources operations experience in a high-growth environment. 3+ years managing a team. 2+ years working in an organization with non-exempt, hourly, operational personnel.
• Delivers results in a fast-paced, dynamic environment: uses a highly organized, systematic, and responsive approach. Comfortable working in a transparent and highly communicative manner. Articulates own vision while also demonstrating flexibility to meet business needs.
• Proven track record and passion for optimizing and scaling effective, culture-aligned, and compliant policies and workflows.
• Experience with HRIS system implementation, optimization, and oversight (ADP, Kronos, Workday, others). Excellent data reporting skills using Google sheets and other tools.
• Understanding of US employment law and associated best practices.
• Available to work in our Alameda, CA offices at least 3 days per week.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

• Move long distances (such as from building to building) and be stationary for extended periods
• Operate a computer and other office equipment, such as a laptop, copier/printer, etc in a fixed location

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Working at Sila

We believe that building a diverse team at Sila helps us amplify our individual talents. We are an equal opportunity employer and committed to creating an inclusive environment where good ideas are free to come from anyone. We are proud to celebrate diversity and all qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, national origin, or any other status protected by law.