VP of People

Wrike is the most powerful work management platform. Built for teams and organizations looking to collaborate, create, and exceed every day, Wrike brings everyone and all work into a single place to remove complexity, increase productivity, and free people up to focus on their most purposeful work.

Our vision:  A world where everyone is free to focus on their most purposeful work, together. 

Ready to become a Wriker?

We are seeking a visionary and strategic people leader to join our team as the Vice President of People & Culture. In this role, you will shape and steer the company's HR vision, aligning it with our corporate objectives and playing a vital role in executive decision-making by bringing people-focused insights to the table.

More about Your team 

This position reports directly to the CEO and is a vital part of Wrike's Executive Leadership Team. As a member of our leadership group, you'll play a key role in developing and putting into actionable HR strategies that align with our business goals. Your focus will be on fostering a workplace culture that supports business success and promotes a dynamic, inclusive, and high-performing environment.

How You will make an impact

You will play a pivotal role in shaping our people executive strategy and cultivating a positive workplace culture across all levels of the organization. To do this, you have robust leadership qualities, strategic acumen, and the capability to collaborate closely not only with executives but also with leaders throughout the company. Your responsibilities will entail formalising processes, ensuring compliance, and focusing people infrastructure development. While primarily focused on strategy, you should be prepared to be hands-on when necessary.

You will achieve your best if you

• Will be the number one for shaping and guiding our HR vision to align with corporate objectives, providing valuable insights for executive decision-making, including considerations for future M&A integration strategies. Building strong relationships across senior leadership will be crucial in driving initiatives throughout the company.
• You'll create a Talent strategy to not only attract top talent globally but to also enhance talent management initiatives , including workforce planning, performance management, and succession planning.
• As a culture champion , you'll cultivate an inclusive and empowering company culture, championing diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. Managing employee relations and implementing strategies to boost engagement and productivity will be key to ensuring a positive employee experience.
• You'll drive operational excellence in HR operations , focusing on efficiency and employee experience while managing costs, and guide the organization through growth phases and M&A integrations. Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and leveraging HR analytics to inform strategies will also be essential in this role.

Essential Qualifications

• An innovative leader with over 10 years of experience in senior HR positions within the technology sector, ideally within a global setting, with private equity exposure considered advantageous.
• Leading a wide range of functions within the HR Org including HRBPs, TA, WPO, Comp&Ben and HROps
• Demonstrated successful history of crafting and executing HR and Talent strategies that contribute to business success.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication abilities to motivate a diverse global team.
• A thorough grasp of HR best practices, employment laws, and compliance standards.
• Proven capability to lead during periods of change & previous involvement in M&A is highly desirable.
• Being open to going the extra mile within your role and flexibility to travel to various Wrike locations, including those in the US
• This role will require monthly travel to our COE offices across Prague and Cyprus

What’s next?

• Preliminary interview with Talent Acquisition
• Meeting with Wrike's CEO
• Functional Interviews
• Final Interview with Wrike CEO

Your recruitment partner will be Jakub Švitorka , Sr. Manager, Talent Acquisition

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Who Is Wrike and Our Culture

We’re a team of innovators and creators who solve the complex work problems of today and tomorrow.

Our persona 

💡  Smart: We love what we do, and we’re great at it because this is our domain. Our combined knowledge in this space is unmatched.

💚  Dedicated: We get up every day focused on helping our customers win. We’re committed to helping our teammates win, too!

🤗  Approachable: We're friendly, easy to get along with, considerate, and helpful. 

Our culture and Values 

🤩 Customer-Focused

We care about our customers. We understand the customer journey, experience, and value derived from Wrike. Decision-making and action-taking are done with the customer in mind.

🤝 Collaborative

We work as one and win together, each bringing unique strengths that contribute to diversity of thought for better outcomes. Leveraging our own work management platform, we foster an environment of creative collaboration and shared achievement.

🎨 Creative

We strive to succeed through continuous innovation. It’s our pursuit of novel concepts that helped us create a market category. We continue to cultivate a workplace that fosters creative thinking as a means of transcending conventional boundaries and empowers us to break new ground to deliver extraordinary work management solutions. 

💪 Committed

We believe in ownership at all levels of the organization, by owning workflows from start to finish. Each member of our team is an integral part of this commitment, establishing work as a platform for personal growth and transformation, as well as collective success and growth.

Check out our  LinkedIn Life Page ,  Instagram , Wrike Engineering Team ,  Medium , Meetup.com , Youtube for a feel for what life is like at Wrike.