The opportunity
Lambda, The Superintelligence Cloud, is a leader in AI cloud infrastructure serving tens of thousands of customers. Our customers range from AI researchers to enterprises and hyperscalers.
What you'll do
Champion Culture and Values: Act as a key driver in promoting and integrating our culture, mission, values, and purpose across teams. Ensure these are embedded into all HR processes and initiatives, especially when it comes to hiring, performance management, and team dynamics.
Strategic HR Partnering: Provide HR partnership to high-performing engineering teams, with a strong focus on the team’s goals, business needs, and challenges. Become deeply embedded in team activities and dynamics, not just at the team level but across the organization. Engage in team meetings to stay informed and identify blind spots that impact team cohesion, performance, and morale.
Support Team Leadership: Act as a trusted advisor to team leaders, offering guidance on executing key initiatives and providing a fresh perspective on team dynamics and individual performance. Help leaders assess how their teams are working together, offering feedback on interpersonal relationships, conflict resolution, and ways to build a stronger team culture.
Execution of HR Strategy: Develop and execute HR strategies tailored to the unique needs of engineering teams, ensuring alignment with broader business objectives. Serve as a thought partner to leadership on how to optimize team performance through workforce planning, talent development, and succession planning.
Performance Management: Provide consistent performance management support to leaders, ensuring they are equipped to handle coaching, counseling, and career development. Actively monitor team performance and provide constructive feedback to help leaders make informed decisions on promotions, development, and performance improvement.
Talent Acquisition and Development: Take an active role in the hiring process, specifically in culture interviews, ensuring that new hires align with team values and bring the necessary talent to drive business success. Work with leaders to refine the interview process and raise the hiring bar across the organization.
What they're looking for
- Interpersonal Relationships and Conflict Resolution: Focus on understanding the interpersonal dynamics within teams. Use your high emotional intelligence (EQ) to coach individuals and teams on how to collaborate more effectively and resolve conflicts in a constructive way.
- Organizational Debugging: Work closely with leadership to identify and address any organizational issues or inefficiencies that may hinder team performance. Challenge the status quo and bring common-sense, innovative solutions to improve organizational effectiveness.
- Drive Values Through Leadership: Influence who is hired, promoted, and let go based on our core values. Ensure that HR decisions align with the broader mission and values, and be courageous in driving organizational change and improvements.
- Employee Relations and Legal Compliance: Manage and resolve complex employee relations issues with a focus on fairness and transparency. Ensure compliance with legal requirements, while providing guidance and support in handling sensitive employee matters.
