Director of People

ABOUT WORKBOX

Workbox is a national workspace operator that goes beyond coworking–our ecosystem accelerates ambition, cultivates connections, and helps businesses thrive. In addition to office space and coworking solutions, we offer connection to a network of investors, professional specialists, and high growth businesses across our entire portfolio. Our workspace products include private offices, reserved desks and floating memberships, as well as meeting rooms and event spaces. We currently operate 13 locations, encompassing over 400,000 square feet, in seven cities across the U.S. and our differentiation has led to us being one of the fastest growing workspace operators in the country.

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

As we continue to grow, we are seeking a full-time Director of People to be based in our Chicago headquarters. This role is a high-impact, high-visibility position, providing comprehensive support in all aspects of the employee lifecycle. The Director of People will report directly to the EVP, General Counsel and partner closely with leadership across community operations, sales, marketing, IT, and finance.

This role will own and execute the full employee lifecycle, with a significant focus on talent acquisition : end-to-end recruiting, employer branding, candidate experience, onboarding, and retention. A successful Director of People will be an HR generalist, able to build relationships across the company, and a strategic thinker, helping us to shape HR policy, culture, performance management, and people operations that align with our organizational goals. This role involves handling sensitive employee information and requires a high level of professionalism and confidentiality.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Recruiting and Talent Acquisition

• Partnering with hiring managers to define position descriptions, hiring plans, and recruitment strategies.
• Managing full-cycle recruiting : sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer negotiation, and background / reference checks.
• Building employer brand, candidate pipeline, and proactive talent sourcing.
• Administering Employee Referral Bonus Program.
• Using applicant tracking software system and tracking recruiting metrics.
• Driving effective candidate experience and conversion.
• Partnering with talent acquisition vendors, if needed.

Onboarding, Training and Development

Culture, Engagement & Growth

Performance Management

HR Operations & Compliance

Requirements

Benefits