Coursera was launched in 2012 by two Stanford Computer Science professors, Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller, with a mission to provide universal access to world-class learning. It is now one of the largest online learning platforms in the world, with 142 million registered learners as of December 31, 2023.
Coursera partners with over 325 leading university and industry partners to offer a broad catalog of content and credentials, including courses, Specializations, Professional Certificates, Guided Projects, and bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Institutions around the world use Coursera to upskill and reskill their employees, citizens, and students in fields such as data science, technology, and business. Coursera became a B Corp in February 2021.
Join us in our mission to create a world where anyone, anywhere can transform their life through access to education. We're seeking talented individuals who share our passion and drive to revolutionize the way the world learns.
We at Coursera are committed to building a globally diverse team and are thrilled to extend employment opportunities to individuals in any country where we have a legal entity. We require candidates to possess eligible working rights and have a compatible timezone overlap with their team to facilitate seamless collaboration. As a remote-first company, our interviews and onboarding are entirely virtual, providing a smooth and efficient experience for our candidates.
Job Overview:
The People team at Coursera is responsible for building our teams, retain our amazing talent, and developing programs that create community and promote employee engagement. Currently, we are tackling programs aimed at helping Coursera to continue to scale as a top global company of high-performance teams. We are passionate about fulfilling our company’s mission to transform lives through learning.
You will work closely with Executives and HR partners to ensure that the People strategy supports Coursera’s strategy and overall business goals. You will partner with executives and senior leaders to design and execute talent management strategies to enable our organization to scale and work closely with our People team to deliver innovative solutions to our most pressing business challenges.
Responsibilities:
Build a strong business partner relationship with executives, senior leaders and employees, and develop a strong understanding of their business, their goals and their challenges in order to drive organizational performance and improve and maintain the quality of team culture
Anticipate, assess and address systemic issues through facilitation, coaching, and delivery of interventions; using relevant data to inform and create insight for executives and their leadership teams
Consults with senior executives, diagnose root causes and provide guidance and influencing leaders to drive business decisions
Coach senior leaders to navigate the complexities of managing teams, topics to include understanding total rewards, managing career development, developing a high performance culture, providing conflict resolution strategies to complex employee relations issues
Be a champion of Coursera’s culture and values, consulting with senior business leaders on strategic initiatives, working with cross-functional groups and the People team to solve complex organizational challenges, and be an integral part of the client’s leadership team
Supports the design, development and execution of critical People initiatives and workstreams like organization design, workforce planning, compensation strategies, talent development and succession planning
Basic Qualifications:
7+ years of experience in a Human Resources role with recent experience as a HR Business Partner supporting a senior executive
Experience working in a fast-paced, growth company where the business is constantly evolving
Experience working with data from diverse sources and turning data into insights
Demonstrated history in designing and facilitating large scale interventions for leadership development
Demonstrated ability to influence multiple stakeholders with competing priorities, managing complexity and implementing People programs at the company level
Recent experience supporting senior executives
Preferred Qualifications:
Strong business and HR acumen, ability to understand business strategies and use OD, talent management and other HR interventions to translate knowledge into appropriate HR and management actions
Effective consulting skills, ability to coach senior executive leaders, able to present practical solutions that are heard, understood and supported
Experience supporting the human resource side of a merger and/or acquisition
Strong collaborator, managing multiple inputs and delivering solutions with a one-team mindset while maintaining a good sense of humor
Ability to maximize relationships and communicate constructively when offering quality advice, counsel and insights
Outstanding listening and communication skills and demonstrated ability to use feedback to learn, change and grow
If this opportunity interests you, you might like these courses on Coursera:
People Analytics
Influencing People
Organization Analysis
Compensation:
Coursera offers competitive pay and equitable compensation practices. Our job titles may span more than one career level. The targeted hiring base salary range for this role is between $126,650 and $181,700 . The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, including but not limited to: prior work experiences, training/education, transferable skills, business needs, and geographical location. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for variable pay, equity, and benefits.
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Coursera is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected class.
If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, please contact us at accommodations@coursera.org.
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