People Lead

Innovamat•Los Angeles, CA

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Innovamat is an educational organization specializing in mathematics education. Founded in Barcelona in 2017, Innovamat provides schools with a complete, research-based math program covering Early Childhood through Secondary Education, grounded in research across mathematics education, cognition, and neuroscience. Innovamat also partners with leading thinkers and researchers in mathematics education, including Peter Liljedahl, author of Building Thinking Classrooms, and Brian Butterworth, a leading researcher in mathematical cognition and dyscalculia, bringing world-class expertise and perspectives into our broader work. Our program integrates curriculum, teacher training, assessment, and intervention into a single coherent system. Today, Innovamat is present in 9 countries, partnering with 27,000+ teachers across 2,800+ schools and reaching more than 600,000 students. We are one of the few organizations in the sector with independently validated efficacy data from external research institutions, and the first non-American organization to pass the California State Board of Education adoption process for a core math curriculum. We’re looking for a People Lead to help shape and strengthen our People function in the United States. This is a high-ownership role at the intersection of people strategy, leadership, employee experience, and organizational development. You’ll work closely with U.S. leadership, managers, employees, and our Global People team to build the structures and practices that enable our people and organization to thrive. We’re looking for a builder: someone who enjoys starting with a blank page, brings structure to ambiguity, and turns ideas into practical solutions.

Requirements

3- 5 years of experience in People/HR, People Business Partnering, People Operations, or a similar role.
Experience partnering closely with senior leaders and managers.
Experience across performance, engagement, development, employee relations, and other areas of the employee lifecycle.
Experience in an international or U.S. organization is a strong plus.
Experience building People processes, programs, or teams from scratch is highly valued.
Strong business acumen and ability to connect people initiatives to organizational outcomes.
Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills.
Analytical and data-driven approach to People decisions.
Strong judgment, discretion, and ability to navigate complex situations.
Comfortable balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
Entrepreneurial, proactive, and resourceful.

Nice To Haves

People coming from management consulting, early-stage startups, high-growth companies, technology, marketplaces, or other data-driven commercial environments.
Entrepreneurial experience is a big plus: if you’ve founded a company, built a project from scratch, or taken significant ownership of a new initiative, we’d love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

Partner with U.S. leadership and managers on people priorities and organizational needs.
Act as a trusted advisor to managers across the employee lifecycle.
Translate business priorities into practical People strategies and initiatives that strengthen the organization and support its goals.
Own onboarding, engagement, performance management, training and development, and succession planning.
Partner closely with managers and employees on people matters, employee relations cases, performance conversations, and other key moments across the employee lifecycle.
Turn employee feedback and survey data into meaningful actions that strengthen the employee experience.
Ensure People processes, policies, and practices are effective, consistent, and aligned with U.S. requirements and employee needs.
Own the U.S. benefits experience, serving as the main point of contact for employees, helping them understand their benefits and supporting them with questions, changes, and issues.
Continuously improve internal People processes, systems, and ways of working, partnering with People Ops and other teams to ensure a smooth employee experience.
Lead high-impact People projects from problem definition through execution.
Build scalable programs and processes as the organization evolves.
Use data and insights to identify opportunities and improve organizational effectiveness.