To think really well our brains needs rest and focus. In balancing our time, energy and attention, we rejuvenate with power naps, mindfulness or even a quick planking challenge.
Bellroy’s mission is to inspire better ways to carry; use business as a force for good; and help the world – and our crew – flourish. Our Head of People and Culture is vital to helping us meet that mission. You will be responsible for helping our crew flourish – leading the recruitment, development and support of our people. We’re fast growing, so you’ll have plenty of onboarding to oversee. And we’re fast changing, so you’ll have new policies and procedures to nut out. And for our crew, you’ll pay attention to the areas of motivation, wellbeing, and behaviour change.
You’ll oversee the organisation of our regular events, and surprise us with ones we hadn’t thought of. From the annual conference to Friday drinks, you’ll shape get-togethers that we’ll remember, that are on the button for Bellroy. You’ll help us maintain the culture we’ve worked so hard to build – helping staff productively surface conflict rather than suppress it or explode it all over their peers; and you’ll help us continue to value evidence and skill over political power, as well as the many other cultural values we strive for.
Sound like the thing you want to be a part of? Then please read on...
You’re driven to help people be their best. You know that the combination of a big ambition and the right team to achieve it can make fabulous things happen. You have a solid amount of experience in helping people thrive in an organisation, and in particular in supporting great people working together to achieve a common goal. You’ve managed a team yourself and understand that checklists and procedures done right free people to innovate when it’s important, without binding them in red tape.
You can expertly and confidently guide the recruitment of our people.
You will oversee Bellroy’s recruitment process, with the excellent support of our internal recruiter. You know just how to identify gaps in our wonderfully diverse team and find the best routes to reach exceptional employees.
You are hell-keen on developing our people.
From design to digital, brand to product, finance to office management, you’ll spot the skills that need a helping hand and work with managers and staff to help them achieve their best.
You know just how to support a human towards being their best.
You are well-versed in systems and facilities that can support staff and create an environment that lets them shine. The Bellroy team is located in our Fitzroy and Bells Beach offices, in co-working spaces in LA and London, and a few others sprinkled remotely across the globe. You know how to facilitate and encourage connections across teams and locations, and make sure team members have a cohesive experience wherever they’re located.
You believe in our culture, and want to do everything you can to nurture it.
We choose to fill our business with ‘smart people with good intentions who get shit done’. Smart people is about working smart, not doing well on an IQ test. We’re interested in thinking about how we do things better, and we help each other by testing our ideas and checking our assumptions. Good intentions build trust and a long term desire to keep moving together in the same direction. We’re a great team, and more importantly, we have huge respect for each other. Getting shit done is the name of the game. We’re outcomes focused; at Bellroy we work to make people’s objectives clear and then we get out of the way and let people shine.
To your ears, that last paragraph sounds amazing and you want in.
We make great products that delight people in their everyday lives. We help our staff love their work and grow as people. We believe in working to help make the world a better place. As a certified B Corp, we pursue better ways to source our leathers (for environmental impact and animal welfare), reduce our impact on the environment and make sure our products last as long as possible. We are constantly looking for better ways to do… well, everything.
Want to join us?
This role is full-time and based in our Fitzroy office.
Start Day: We're ready when you are!
Have a good look around our website, read Our Story page and get a feel for who we are. If you think you’d be a good fit, please send us your cover letter, resume and answers to the questions below
Q1: Tell us about the external ideas and concepts you have used to help build and evolve your views on people and culture. (Please refer us to books, articles, people, podcasts, experiences, or anything that’s been influential and you think will help us better understand you).
Q2: Imagine that you are starting this role next week, what would you want your first week to look like to help you hit the ground running?
Q3: Imagine that you are in this role, and one of Bellroy’s managers comes to you and asks for some advice about how to improve their people management skills. Talk us through your approach to providing this advice and make some recommendations to help this manager continue their learning.
To think really well our brains needs rest and focus. In balancing our time, energy and attention, we rejuvenate with power naps, mindfulness or even a quick planking challenge.
Work and play matters. It keeps us balanced. So we’re always mixing it up. If there’s family commitments, hours are flexible. If the surf’s pumping, we grab our boards. And while at the office, we have monthly learning events to keep minds melding.
We want the world to be a better place because of Bellroy. Our giving program matches donations our team contributes to charities like The Centre for Effective Altruism, or those recommended by GiveWell. On top of that, we also donate a portion of revenue to effective charities.
Our search for radical effectiveness constantly leads to better ways to get things done. To help fuel that growth, we offer tools like Blinkist subscriptions, a digital learning library, workshops and more. Ask our Flourishing Team where to start, and see how deep the wormhole goes.
'Bellroy' is a fusion of our two homes – Bells Beach and Fitzroy. Bells Beach brings a relaxed, outdoor vibe to balance Fitzroy's creative, urban style. The city and the sea; inspiration and adventure. Together they provide a perfect balance.
Our beach HQ sits behind giant sandstone cliffs that overlook one of Australia’s best-known surfing coastlines. It’s where our Product Designers experiment in the Maker Lab, and our Sales team consume awesome amounts of espresso and Skype bandwidth. Things are more tranquil here than our Fitzroy neighbours and we like the focus that can create. There’s a cafe right next door if you need a quick bite and our 11am surf check always provides the perfect chance to reset the mind with some salt air.
Our Fitzroy space is immersed in the middle of Melbourne’s creative hub. It’s where our Creative, Marketing, Engineering and Operations teams develop campaigns and ensure each Bellroy is sent safely across the world. Walk out the door and you’ll find streets bursting with energy (and the best ramen joint this side of Tokyo). There’s also an olympic-size pool just around the corner for those in need of a lunchtime refresh.
Outside of our two main headquarters we have a team that works remotely - from Western Australia to parts of Asia, the USA and Europe. Being global is at the heart of Bellroy, it keeps us connected, and makes sure we see life from many different perspectives. If you have an internet connection and the flexibility to become part of a team you don’t see everyday, you might consider joining our growing global network.
It takes a diverse crew to make Bellroy tick. We’re a collection of thinkers and makers, coming from over 25 different countries (and counting). Everyone has a unique set of skills, which all blend to achieve a clear vision – Inspire better ways to carry; use business as a force for good; help the world, and our crew, flourish.
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