Freddie Looking for VP, People at Calgary, AB Full Time

About us:

Freddie’s (www.gofreddie.com) mission is an ambitious one: halving the spread of new HIV infections. HIV is on the rise, and over 50% of new HIV cases are in the LGBTQ2S+ community. Freddie has built a direct-to-consumer telemedicine offering to enable this community to access PrEP, an HIV prevention medication that reduces the risk of acquiring HIV by 99%. We launched in July 2020 and have quickly grown to become the largest HIV prevention service in Canada. And we’re just getting started.

Using our learnings from Freddie, we recently launched Frida (www.talkwithfrida.com), a direct-to-consumer telemedicine provider that provides mental healthcare, starting with ADHD. People are in need of mental health services. In any given year, 1 in 5 Canadians experiences a mental illness. And by the time Canadians reach the age of 40, 1 in 2 have-or have had-a mental illness. Frida will provide a streamlined way to access ADHD care, without the yearlong waits commonly experienced in the traditional Canadian healthcare system.

About the Role:
We are looking for a VP, People to join our rapidly growing team. We have hired 20+ people since the beginning of 2022 and we are looking at doubling our headcount this year

Reporting to the COO and as a member of the senior management team, the VP, People is responsible for ensuring the people strategy and practices align with the organization’s mission, values, and direction to support organizational growth and scale.

We have a preference for people based in Calgary (where we have an office) but are also open to remote candidates in Canada.

Responsibilities:

• Create, evolve, and champion people strategy and execution to continuously improve the employee experience as we double our headcount this year!
• Act as an advisor and confidant to Senior Leadership Team, advise on topics such as organizational design, and talent, performance, and succession management. Coach senior leaders on key areas such as leadership, strategy, and team effectiveness.
• Support the acceleration of employee development: Build out people practices/learning and development practices to ensure optimal access to career/personal development (coaching, mentoring, development programs or any other offering)
• Support creating an Inclusive Culture: accountable for bringing inclusion and belonging, including empathy and awareness, into the regular cadence of the business.
• Ensure all aspects of the People function are well-managed and meet both internal risk governance expectations and all legal and regulatory requirements.

What we’re looking for:

• Combine a data-driven and people-centric approach to culture and strategy
• You are excited to build, manage and design processes that help our people grow
• You are highly organized and can prioritize multiple tasks
• You genuinely love talking to people and love finding out more about them
• You are reliable, self-motivated and have a strong attention to detail
• You are excited about the ambiguity, but not afraid to question the status quo
• Inherent in a fast-paced startup environment

Requirements:

• You have 5+ years of people/HR experience and 3+ years of leadership experience in a start-up, helping a company grow from seed/Series A through multiple funding rounds
• Proven capability in setting the people strategy in a start-up organization and partnering with senior level executives
• Is comfortable engaging in debate and providing effective challenge as part of a senior leadership team and as the most senior leader of the People team
• Excellent organizational skills
• Excellent communication and presentation skills; both written and verbal
• Familiar with working in healthtech or other early-stage start-ups is a bonus but not required

Don’t meet every single requirement?

Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification in the job posting. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment so we strongly encourage you to apply even if you don’t believe you meet every single qualification outlined.

Freddie and Frida are committed to being an equal opportunity employer, so we highly encourage those from excluded and marginalized communities to apply. Such as (but not limited to): Indigenous, Black, and racialized communities, trans and non-binary, LGBTQ2S+, disabled, and HIV positive people.