People Partner
Sylvera
People & HR, Sales & Business Development
London, UK
Posted on Dec 6, 2024
What is Sylvera anyway? 👩👨🌳
Sylvera provides carbon data for genuine climate impact. Our mission is to incentivize investment in real climate action.
Purchasing credits through the carbon markets is one of the most established and scalable ways to channel finance from the private sector to effective climate solutions and work toward societal net zero. Unfortunately, the voluntary carbon markets have been plagued with mistrust and a lack of effectiveness since they’ve emerged – until Sylvera.
To help organizations ensure they're making the most effective investments, Sylvera builds software that independently and accurately automates the evaluation of carbon projects that capture, remove, or avoid emissions. With Sylvera's data and tools, businesses and governments can confidently invest in, benchmark, deliver, and report real climate impact.
Our team is made up of leading minds in climate change from scientists to policy, finance and carbon market experts. We work in partnership with scientific organisations, universities, governments and think tanks to develop and test rigorous and holistic ratings methodologies, leveraging the latest technology. Founded in 2020, Sylvera has employees worldwide with offices in London, New York, Belgrade and Singapore. We’ve raised over $96million from leading VCs like Balderton Capital, Index Ventures and Insight Partners to date.
What will I be doing? 👩💻👨💻
Reporting to the COO, you’ll play a central role in shaping a culture where employees can perform at their highest level and do career-defining work. Specific responsibilities will include:
- Partnering with managers providing guidance on performance, engagement, and career development
- Driving initiatives to develop a high-performing culture that aligns with our values and ambitious goals
- Acting as a thought partner to the COO and other People Partner (Maddie!) and managers on organisational design and workforce planning
- Supporting employees through their full journey at Sylvera, from onboarding to career progression
- Managing employee relations, providing clear guidance on people policies, and working with our Legal team to ensure we are at all times legally compliant
- Measuring and improving employee engagement and wellbeing - from data through to action
We’re looking for someone who: 🧠💚
- Has 4-6 years of experience in a People function - this must be in a venture-backed environment
- Has a bias for “done” rather than “perfect” - we want quick iteration cycles rather than multi-quarter projects
- Has a proven ability in equipping and challenging managers to support their team well
- Has a proven ability to increase talent density through reward and performance management
- Naturally contributes towards the everyday vibe of the office
- Understands our mission and cares about making every employee understand their contribution towards it
We’d like someone highly ambitious, motivated and eager to propel their career forward. We prioritise grit, positivity, and the willingness to get stuck in, and encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn't exactly match this job description
Benefits 💰
- Equity in a rapidly growing startup
- Private Health Insurance and Life Assurance
- Unlimited annual leave
- Enhanced parental leave
- Access to Mental Health support via Spill
- Office bar tab once a month
- Weekly drinks in the office
- Catered lunch once a month in office
- Monthly Deliveroo/equivalent allowance once a month
Location 🌍
We work flexibly but encourage people to come in regularly to our great office in Old St
Our Values 🙌
Own it: We make new mistakes. We build on the momentum of our wins and reflect on and learn from our failures.
Stay curious: We keep our focus on the long-term, even if that means short-term challenges.
Do what’s right - even when it’s hard: We take a growth mindset to our work, our customers, our market and the opportunities ahead of us.
Collaborate and challenge with empathy: Our teams deliver through active collaboration. We invest in each others’ success and make the company stronger in the long-run.
Empower Customers: Make extraordinary efforts to exceed our customer expectations. If we’re serving our customers to the fullest, we can help direct more investment into real climate impact.
What if you’re a partial fit? 🌱
We prioritise grit, positivity, and the willingness to get stuck in, and encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn't exactly match this job description.
Equal employment opportunity 🌈
Sylvera is an equal opportunity employer: we value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.