Sierra Club

People Partner, Agent Development

Sierra Club$90K — $130K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-10 years of experience in HR or people operations, preferably in a tech-driven environment.
  • Strong understanding of HR best practices, employment laws, and regulations.
  • Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail and the capacity to manage multiple priorities.
  • Proactive and innovative mindset focused on strategic impact and continuous improvement.
  • Experience working with engineering or technical teams.

Responsibilities

  • Provide guidance on HR policies and resolve employee conflicts.
  • Manage HR systems and maintain accurate employee records and reports.
  • Facilitate a seamless onboarding experience for new hires.
  • Implement HR policies in alignment with legal requirements and company values.
  • Design and implement employee engagement programs for improved satisfaction.
  • Structure teams for efficiency, defining roles in line with business strategy.
  • Coach managers to build high-performing teams and tackle people-related challenges.

Benefits

  • Unlimited flexible paid time off.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits.
  • Life insurance and disability coverage.
  • Retirement plan options based on employment location.
  • Parental leave support.
  • Fertility and family building benefits.
  • Providing meals, snacks, and coffee.
  • Discretionary stipends for personal needs.
  • Unique benefit of free alphorn lessons.
Full Job Description
What you'll do
  • Employee Relations: Serve as a key resource for employees and managers, providing guidance on HR policies, addressing and resolving employee conflicts, and fostering a positive and productive work environment.
  • HR Administration: Manage HR systems, maintain accurate employee records, benefits enrollment, and generating HR reports.
  • Employee Onboarding: Ensure a seamless experience from candidate offer approval to new hire start date.
  • HR Policy Implementation: Develop and ensure the effective implementation of HR policies and procedures across Sierra, ensuring alignment with legal requirements and company values.
  • Employee Engagement: Design and implement employee engagement programs to enhance employee satisfaction and foster transparent and effective communication.
  • Organizational Design: Structure teams for efficiency and scalability, define roles and responsibilities, and align talent with our business strategy and outcomes.
  • Advising Leaders: Coach and support managers to build high-performing, engaged teams and navigate people-related challenges with confidence.
  • Proactive Org Health: Leverage data and organizational signals to get ahead of risks. Partner with leaders to build resilient team structures and maintain high talent density.
  • Data-driven Insights: Translate trends and signals into clear, concise narratives that drive better people decisions at every level.
What you'll bring
  • 5-10 years of experience in human resources or people operations, ideally in a fast-growing environment supporting Engineering organizations.
  • Demonstrated expertise and understanding of HR best practices, employment laws, and regulations.
  • Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  • Proactive, innovative mindset with a focus on continuous improvement and strategic impact.
  • Experience partnering with engineering, product, or other technical teams.
Even better...
  • Hands-on experience implementing HR systems and processes in a scaling company.
  • Exposure to international HR compliance, including global employment laws and cross-border workforce considerations.
  • Understanding of international compensation structures and total rewards programs.
  • Fluency with AI tools to continuously sharpen how the team operates and executes, not just to save time but to raise the bar on quality.
Our values
  • Trust: We build trust with our customers with our accountability, empathy, quality, and responsiveness. We build trust in AI by making it more accessible, safe, and useful. We build trust with each other by showing up for each other professionally and personally, creating an environment that enables all of us to do our best work.
  • Customer Obsession: We deeply understand our customers' business goals and relentlessly focus on driving outcomes, not just technical milestones. Everyone at the company knows and spends time with our customers. When our customer is having an issue, we drop everything and fix it.
  • Craftsmanship: We get the details right, from the words on the page to the system architecture. We have good taste. When we notice something isn't right, we take the time to fix it. We are proud of the products we produce. We continuously self-reflect to continuously self-improve.
  • Intensity: We know we don't have the luxury of patience. We play to win. We care about our product being the best, and when it isn't, we fix it. When we fail, we talk about it openly and without blame so we succeed the next time.
  • Family: We know that balance and intensity are compatible, and we model it in our actions and processes. We are the best technology company for parents. We support and respect each other and celebrate each other's personal and professional achievements.
What we offer

We want our benefits to reflect our values and offer the following to full-time employees:
  • Flexible (unlimited) paid time off
  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits for you and your family
  • Life insurance and disability benefits
  • Retirement plan dependent on country of employment
  • Parental leave
  • Fertility and family building benefits through Carrot
  • Lunch, as well as delicious snacks and coffee to keep you energized
  • Discretionary benefit stipend giving people the ability to spend where it matters most
  • Free alphorn lessons

These benefits are further detailed in Sierra's policies, may vary by region, and are subject to change at any time, consistent with the terms of any applicable compensation or benefits plans. Eligible full-time employees can participate in Sierra's equity plans subject to the terms of the applicable plans and policies.

About Sierra Club

The Sierra Club is a nonprofit organization that promotes environmental conservation. It was founded in 1892 by John Muir and is one of the oldest and largest environmental organizations in the United States. The organization has over 3.8 million members and supporters and is dedicated to protecting the planet's natural resources and wildlife. The Sierra Club engages in a variety of activities, including lobbying for environmental legislation, organizing outdoor activities, and publishing a magazine. The organization is headquartered in Oakland, California.
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Size
800 employees
Industry
Founded
1892

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