Genesys Works · 15 hours ago
Director of People and Operations
St Paul, MN
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$104K/yr - $104K/yr
8+ years expGenesys Works is a nonprofit organization that trains and employs high school and college aged students to perform professional services for major corporations. The Director of People and Operations will lead site-level people and operations functions, ensuring effective organizational operations and supporting the mission of providing pathways to career success for underserved youth.
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Responsibilities
With the People and Operations Team, plan, direct, and implement policies and procedures to ensure effective and efficient organizational operations in the following areas:
Talent development and management: Lead the talent development lifecycle for GWTC, including recruiting and onboarding, performance management and team development, and staff culture and engagement; Serve as bridge to National and support local HR needs for staff and interns
Site-level Finance: Lead the annual budgeting process, provide regular financial analysis, manage the expense and contracting processes, and train as needed; serve as liaison to Board of Directors Finance Committee
Infrastructure: Identify and implement site-level office and technology needs
Events: Support operational aspects of Program or Revenue team events
Program Support: Provide additional operational support to the Program team including Onboarding interns, supporting subsidized transportation for interns, and providing the technology needed for Summer Training and internships
Partner with the Corporate Partnership needs to meet the needs of our partners, including executing contracts, meeting onboarding requirements (E.g., background checks), and billing
Manage operations of the Genesys Works Twin Cities Board of Directors, in partnership with ED and People & Operations Staff:
Set annual plan for five GWTC Board meetings, including administration (scheduling and preparing location) and strategic focus
Manage the creation of agendas for Board meetings and coordinate the content creation with the content experts
Manage the Board engagement scorecard; set and track engagement goals
Foster collaboration across the organization
Work in collaboration with the Genesys Works board, organization directors and program leadership to lead annual goal setting and budget processes
Facilitate and manage the workplan process, highlighting key organizational priorities and dependencies
Serve as site representative for Genesys Works key external partnerships including the Genesys Works National office, vendors and program partners on operational elements
Manage the People and Operations Team and serve on the Senior Leadership Team
Manage the People and Operations team, which currently consists of three permanent employees and one part-time intern
Prioritize team and individual activities, conduct periodic performance reviews, and support goal setting and professional development for team members
Participate on the Senior Leadership Team and provide overall input and counsel to organizational strategy and operations
Qualification
Required
Minimum 8 years of demonstrable success in a team leadership position
Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, experience working with people from diverse backgrounds and experience leading related initiatives
Experience in an operational leadership role with oversight of talent, finance and infrastructure
Experience managing a budget
Demonstrated ability to collaborate with internal and external partners
Self-starter with ability to work independently while simultaneously maintaining a team focus
Strong sense of accountability for both student achievement, operational excellence, and personal development
Must pass a background check
Ability to work with computers and databases
Critical thinking and strong analytical abilities
Preferred
Experience in workforce development, higher education, college access and/or college success
Experience with Salesforce
Benefits
Health coverage
Paid time off
(11) company holidays
A 403(b) retirement plan with company match
Validated parking near the Genesys Works office in downtown St. Paul
A communication allowance
Company
Genesys Works
Genesys Works is a not-for-profit organization with a proven record of enabling inner-city high school students to succeed as corporate
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$7MKey Investors
MacKenzie ScottICONIQ CapitalCD&R Foundation
2024-05-15Grant· $7M
2024-02-15Grant
2022-06-14Grant
Leadership Team
Byron Garrett
Chief Executive Officer
Recent News
2025-11-05
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