Senior Director, People and Culture

Adaptive Biotechnologies•Seattle, WA

About The Position

At Adaptive, we’re Powering the Age of Immune Medicine. Our goal is to harness the power of the adaptive immune system to transform the way diseases are diagnosed and treated. As an Adapter, you’ll have the opportunity to make a difference in people’s lives. With Adaptive, you’ll create a career highlight through collaboration with bright, curious colleagues working at the apex of innovation and application. It’s time for your next chapter. Discover your story with Adaptive. Position Overview The Senior Director, People provides hands-on leadership of people-related strategies and execution across two critical HR verticals. As head of the HR People Partners (HRPP’s), you and your team will deliver strategic HR solutions to all client groups across Adaptive, including (but not limited to) performance management and compensation planning, coaching managers and executives, organizational design and talent planning, employee relations, and succession planning. You will also oversee the People Operations (POPS) team’s efforts in HR ops, benefits administration, HR systems and people analytics. As a bridge between both teams, you will ensure that business needs and HR practice are aligned, resulting in positive performance and an Adapter (Employee) Experience consistent with our core values. This role is an integral member of the People & Culture Leadership Team (PCLT). Through inclusive partnership and thoughtful influence, you are able to rally peer resources across the HR function in support of the business units we serve. This leader must cultivate an inclusive culture where there is diversity of thought to drive innovative ideas. You report directly to the Chief People Officer and play a pivotal role for the organization as we undertake exciting growth and pursue our mission to improve patient outcomes through our proprietary immune medicine science and technology platform. Note on people manager roles: Leaders at Adaptive demonstrate behaviors consistent with Adaptive’s Core Values and Leadership Principles. Critical functions of your role include helping establish individual team member goals, aligning those individual goals with broader team objectives, and ensuring those objectives drive the achievement of company goals. Providing thoughtful coaching and consistent feedback to your team members will drive performance excellence and accountability, as well as support your team members’ growth and development. Leaders at Adaptive create an environment of belonging, respect, and open and honest communication every day.

Requirements

Bachelors + 17 years of related experience, or Masters + 14 years of related experience, or PhD + 10 years of related experience
Progressive HR experience and at least 2 years in a management and team leadership role, including strategic HR business partnering experience required.
Experience conceptualizing, initiating, designing and leading organization-wide initiatives in a fast-paced environment
Deep HRBP, Organizational Transformation, talent development, and change management experience including the ability to consult, coach, and influence senior executives, lead complex business initiatives, align cross-functional teams, and partner collaboratively at all levels
Knowledgeable HR Operations and HR Systems expert with a balance of strategic capability, problem solving, and a willingness to effectively execute individually and through others.
Excellent organizational and project management skills, along with the ability to manage multiple and competing demands are critical for success.
Strategically oriented with a hands-on approach and a focus on innovation, efficiency, simplicity, and ease of use for managers, employees, and candidates.
Highly collaborative, and builds strong, trusting relationships in order to align various stakeholders and to influence decision-makers to think strategically and critically and to drive positive transformational change throughout the organization
A change agent with a growth mindset, comfortable with ambiguity and proven ability to translate changing business objectives to effective People strategies
Possesses a high degree of emotional intelligence, empathy, intellectual energy, outstanding interpersonal, conflict-resolution, coaching and listening skills

Nice To Haves

Prior experience working in Technology or Life sciences industries is preferred
Prior experience working in and/or supporting international businesses is preferred

Responsibilities

Lead the People Partner and People Operations teams at Adaptive, providing organizational oversight, strategic counsel, and hands-on support to leaders and employees.
Actively lead and share insights from the business, emerging trends in the field of HR, and elevate the capabilities and cohesiveness of the team to maximize their value to Adaptive.
Provide expert guidance and thought partnership in people and organizational issues, provide management coaching to build leadership capability and proactively address employee issues, work with managers and employees to address complex issues from end-to-end.
Partner with HR COE’s to design, develop, and implement programs aligned with business strategies, our culture, and core values that attract, develop, engage and retain top talent.
Oversee, optimize, and integrate workflows, core processes and systems to meet the overall PaCT strategy and provide a positive employee experience
Manage the teams responsible for end-to-end operational delivery of the employee experience including answering employee inquiries, processing of employee transactions, administration of HR programs (benefits, onboarding, offboarding, leave administration, ADA compliance, Worker’s Compensation, and COBRA programs), COE support, reporting and analytics.
Own data integrity in our people systems, ensure methods are in place to update and clean data on a regular basis and help educate stakeholders and users on effective use
Oversee and leverage People Analytics to provide reporting, analytics, and metrics that provide strategic insights and support decision making initiatives.
Bridge leader and employee needs with the HR systems strategy to improve and scale current workflows and processes to meet future needs. Ensure systems and processes are efficient, simple, streamlined, and integrated.
All other duties as assigned