Mapbox is the leading real-time location platform for a new generation of location-aware businesses. Mapbox is the only platform that equips organizations with the full set of tools to power the navigation of people, packages, and vehicles everywhere. More than 3.5 million registered developers have chosen Mapbox because of the platform’s flexibility, security and privacy compliance. Organizations use Mapbox applications, data, SDKs and APIs to create customized and immersive experiences that delight their customers.
What We Do
The People Business Partner team drives strategic programs to foster the development of employees, grow thriving teams, and evolve a strong culture of inclusion.We work closely with employees to understand their challenges and motivations, and provide innovative solutions. We support and partner with our leaders through a strong understanding of their businesses and by bringing forward new ideas for creating the best employee experience. We build and drive employee engagement initiatives, launch and facilitate learning and development programs, own our performance management processes, and support teams to build innovative technologies that power navigation for people, packages and vehicles everywhere.
What You'll Do
- Build strong relationships with global business partners and people team members to build business strategy
- Collect relevant information and data from our teams all over the world to help drive change and translate best practices
- Drive meaningful improvements to the business through people-focused, innovative initiatives
- Act as an advocate for your clients, your team, and our mission
- Take advantage of the many opportunities to evolve culture through org designs, talent development, and engagement initiatives
- Learn from those around you and share that learning widely
- Provide expertise and coach managers on appropriate people management best practices, i.e. performance management, reward & recognition, local labor standards, and change management
- Partner to build and refine Talent Management as well as Learning & Development programs
What We Believe are Important Traits for This Role
- A strong ability to collaborate with and coach senior management and executives
- Good communication both written and verbal in English and local languages (native level of Japanese)
- Ability to add value through change management; to help pivot the culture and improve overall effectiveness of the business
- Ability to effectively analyze and identify the data and trends that are affecting business performance, and solve issues that arise
- Experience supporting high growth technology organizations
- Experience supporting employees and HR initiatives in APAC (i.e. Singapore and China)
- Performance management and employee relations experience
- International experience (labor law, work practices) working with managers and employees in Japan
- Highly collaborative, flexible, and thrive in ambiguous environments with a growth mindset
What We Value
In addition to our core values, which are not unique to this position and are necessary for Mapbox leaders:
- We value high-performing creative individuals who dig into problems and opportunities.
- We believe in individuals being their whole selves at work. We commit to this through supportive health care, parental leave, flexibility for the things that come up in life, and innovating on how we think about supporting our people.
- We emphasize an environment of teaching and learning to equip employees with the tools needed to be successful in their function and the company.
- We strongly believe in the value of growing a diverse team and encourage people of all backgrounds, genders, ethnicities, abilities, and sexual orientations to apply.
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