James Sherwood-Jones

Founded in 2019, Pigment stands out as one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies globally, redefining business planning and performance with our AI-powered platform. We empower organizations across diverse industries, including Consumer Packaged Goods, Retail, and Technology, to seamlessly integrate data, people, and processes, enabling them to plan and adapt rapidly. With a vibrant team of over 500 professionals across North America and Europe, and offices in New York, Toronto, London, Paris, and the Bay Area, Pigment has successfully secured nearly $400 million in funding from leading global venture capitalists. Our recognition as a Visionary in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Financial Planning Software underscores our commitment to excellence, as we proudly partner with industry leaders like Unilever, Vinci, Kayak, Siemens, and Coca-Cola. At Pigment, we champion smart risks, celebrate bold ideas, and challenge the status quo—all as a united team. Every team member has the opportunity to make a significant impact and tackle ambitious challenges. Together, we pursue excellence with a collaborative spirit, continuously raising the bar to ensure strong performance and a proactive approach while fostering an environment of humility. If you are passionate about innovation and wish to collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the industry, we would love to hear from you! <a href="https://www.pigment.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);">https://www.pigment.com/</a>

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Join Pigment: Transforming Business Planning and Performance with AI   Founded in 2019, Pigment stands out as one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies globally, redefining business planning and performance with our AI-powered platform. We empower organizations across diverse industries, including Consumer Packaged Goods, Retail, and Technology, to seamlessly integrate data, people, and processes, enabling them to plan and adapt rapidly.   With a vibrant team of over 500 professionals across North America and Europe, and offices in New York, Toronto, London, Paris, and the Bay Area, Pigment has successfully secured nearly $400 million in funding from leading global venture capitalists. Our recognition as a Visionary in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Financial Planning Software underscores our commitment to excellence, as we proudly partner with industry leaders like Unilever, Vinci, Kayak, Siemens, and Coca-Cola.   At Pigment, we champion smart risks, celebrate bold ideas, and challenge the status quo—all as a united team. Every team member has the opportunity to make a significant impact and tackle ambitious challenges. Together, we pursue excellence with a collaborative spirit, continuously raising the bar to ensure strong performance and a proactive approach while fostering an environment of humility.   If you are passionate about innovation and wish to collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the industry, we would love to hear from you! We're offering a fantastic opportunity for an HR Strategy &amp; Transformation Manager to join our People team. So, if you're passionate about driving strategic HR projects, optimizing processes, and enabling impactful change across the organization, we’d love to hear from you! Reporting directly to our Head of People, you'll be at the heart of our team’s transformation efforts—leading cross-functional projects, improving tools and processes, and supporting strategic decision-making at the highest level

We conduct background checks as part of our hiring process, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations in the countries where we operate. This may include verification of employment history, education, and, where legally permitted, criminal records. Any checks will be conducted lawfully prior to formal employment contracts being signed, with candidate consent, and information will be treated confidentially. Pigment is an equal opportunity employer. We believe diversity is a strength and fosters innovation. We are committed to enabling everyone to feel included and valued at the workplace.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, family, gender identity, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability,  sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, social origin, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. We may process your personal data in accordance with our <a href="https://get.gopigment.com/hubfs/Pigment%20-%20Recruitment%20and%20Employment%20Data%20Protection%20Notice.pdf">HR Data Protection Notice</a>.

<h4>What You’ll Do:</h4><ul><li>Management of Strategic HR Projects</li><div> </div><li>Monitor status of the People team roadmap: ensure alignment on priorities, follow-up with Projects Leads for updates, alert and remove roadblocks if needed</li><li>Structure and coordinate cross-functional projects, secure clarity and alignment of all stakeholders, and coordinate communications </li><li>Monitor and analyze People KPIs: retention, engagement, time to hire, diversity, etc.</li><li>Prepare materials and analyses for strategic reviews (Board meetings &amp; newsletters, Leadership Team (LT) meetings, All Hands)</li><div> </div><li>Improvement of People Processes and Tools</li><div> </div><li>Identify friction points in HR processes (onboarding, performance reviews, payroll, etc.) and lead their improvement</li><li>Collaborate with Ops, Finance, Legal, and GTM teams on cross-functional HR topics</li><li>Analyze the efficiency of the People team and suggest improvements in productivity and effectiveness</li><li>Assess HR tools and apps, their interdependencies, benchmark them against best practices and existing market solutions to propose enhancements (integration, tool changes, new purchases, etc.)</li><li>Propose and support the deployment of AI use cases to improve the People team’s effectiveness</li><div> </div><li>Support to the Head of People</li><div> </div><li>Manage the strategic agenda of the Head of People: prioritization, action tracking, decision preparation</li><li>Act as a facilitator to streamline interactions between the People team and other departments</li></ul>

<h4>You're in the right place if :</h4><ul><li>7–8 years of professional experience, ideally in a high-growth or fast-paced environment</li><li>Proven track record of leading impactful, cross-functional projects</li><li>Strong project management skills with the ability to drive alignment, structure, and execution</li><li>Solid appetite for HR topics and understanding of core People processes (onboarding, performance, payroll, etc.)</li><li>Comfortable working with data: analyzing People KPIs, generating insights, and reporting to leadership</li><li>Skilled in stakeholder management and cross-department collaboration (Ops, Finance, Legal, GTM, etc.)</li><li>Solution-oriented mindset with a structured approach to problem-solving</li><li>Experience providing strategic support to senior leadership (e.g. agenda setting, decision-making prep, communications)</li><li>Strong business acumen and ability to connect People initiatives with company goals</li><li>Previous exposure to HR tools and systems; interest in leveraging tech and AI for process optimization</li><li>Comfortable navigating ambiguity and driving clarity in a growing organization</li></ul> <h4>What we offer:</h4><ul><li>Competitive package</li><li>Stock options to ensure you have a stake in Pigment's growth</li><li>The best health insurance with Alan Blue entirely free for you and your family </li><li>Weekly Lunch and Lunch vouchers (Swile card) to cover your lunch breaks with total flexibility</li><li>Subscription to Egym Wellpass (ex-Gymlib) for full access to gyms, studios, and wellness spaces across France</li><li>Trust and flexible working hours</li><li>Along with one company offsite every year, we have brand new offices at the heart of major cities including New York, San Francisco, Toronto, Paris, and London</li><li>High-end equipment (based on stock/availability) to do your work in the best conditions</li><li>Remote-friendly environment</li></ul> <h4>How we work:</h4><ul><li>Thrive Together: We can only win as a team. We are all founders and do the right thing for our peers, Pigment customers, partners, and the planet.</li><li>Never Settle: We aim to become the best at what we do by delivering with rigor and ambition every day. Delivering means building a passionate Pigment community.</li><li>Go for it: We are biased towards action. Every action leads to learning and these learnings get us one step closer to our mission.</li><li>Be real, be humble: We are generous with our feedback, open to change our views and we approach it with empathy knowing everyone is trying to do the best for Pigment.</li></ul>

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