Our People is key to the growth of GOAT Group as the company continues to expand globally. Through our innovative programs and data-driven strategies, the company is committed to building a culture that is inclusive, cooperative and motivating. As a member of this team, you will play an indispensable part in our company's future by matching talent to the right roles as well as cultivating an environment in which all of our employees – across our warehouses, Flight Club retail stores and corporate teams – are able to thrive.

GOAT is the world’s largest marketplace for authentic sneakers and apparel. To fuel this growth, GOAT strives to attract, retain, and engage a diverse, high-performing employee population through innovative people programs and data-driven strategies. We’re looking for a Talent Planning Manager to help shape and execute key people initiatives impacting this global employee base.

This position will play a key role in identifying, designing, and implementing organizational development and effectiveness initiatives and programs that will shape the company’s future for years to come. Together with the team’s Director and your peers, you’ll ensure that GOAT is strategic and data-driven in all its people decisions and drive initiatives to help support and empower our most valuable asset - our employees.

With a keen business acumen and comfort managing a broad set of cross-functional stakeholders, candidates for this role should be excited to tackle a wide array of people-related issues and ensure GOAT is on the leading edge of organizational effectiveness research and best practices.

In this role you will:

• Join as an early member of the Talent Analytics & Planning team, shaping how GOAT brings the greatest out of its people for years to come
• Build and manage core People processes, including performance management, engagement initiatives, and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs, shaping the employee experience across our corporate, warehouse, and retail populations
• Design and manage organizational development initiatives that will scale to meet the needs a rapidly-growing, global business
• Support the People Leadership Team in managing strategic talent initiatives, helping to manage and coordinate cross-functional projects and initiatives
• Seamlessly partner with stakeholders across the business, including our broader People Team, Executive Team, and other leaders across GOAT’s business

We are looking for:

• 8+ years of relevant professional experience in consulting, HR strategy, or organizational development; emphasis on HR program management, People Analytics, or Human Capital Strategy a plus
• Strong project management skills, capable of seeing cross-functional initiatives from design through implementation while keeping stakeholders appropriately engaged
• Proven ability to manage a wide cross-functional array of stakeholders, both within HR and across other business functions
• “User-centric” mindset, with an ability to think innovatively to create the best experience for our employees
• A love of continual learning, approaching the challenges of an ambiguous, dynamic environment and rapidly change responsibilities with a curious mindset and “get-the-job-done” mentality
• Experience in telling stories with data, both quantitative and qualitative
• Subject matter expertise in organizational development, organizational behavior, industrial-organizational psychology, or other fields relevant to human capital management
• Excellent communication, detail-orientation, and organization abilities

GOAT is the global platform for the greatest products from the past, present and future. Since its founding in 2015, GOAT has become the leading and most trusted sneaker marketplace in the world. Through its unique positioning between the primary and resale markets, the company offers styles across various time periods on its digital platforms and in its retail locations, while delivering products to over 30 million members across 170 countries.

The company is backed by strategic investor Foot Locker, Inc. as well as some of the leading names in venture capital including D1 Capital Partners, Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, Index Ventures, Matrix Partners, Upfront Ventures, Webb Investment Network and Y Combinator.

We encourage you to apply even if you feel unsure about whether you meet every single requirement. We look for people who are passionate about what we do, not just those who check off all the boxes.

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