HR Manager

Headway Inc is a global tech company, revolutionizing lifelong learning by creating digital products for over 150 million users worldwide. Our mission is to help people grow. We're proud to be ranked 4th among the World's Top EdTech Сompanies by TIME magazine. We believe lifelong learning should be accessible, personalized, and impactful to each individual. That's how we change the world and why we bring together exceptional minds.

The core of our achievements is our team. We believe in people and shared values SELECT. That's why, together with Mariana Boloban, our Head of People, we're looking for HR Manager to join our team of superstars transforming the EdTech industry.

What team will you be a part of?

Our People Operations team — the strategic partner that helps Headway Inc stay focused, fast, and aligned. We work closely with every Tribe to strengthen leadership, build high-trust collaboration, ensure healthy performance, and create scalable people practices.

In this role, you'll shape how teams grow, navigate challenges, and thrive through rapid change.

— Want to act as a strategic partner to managers — guiding them through challenges, goals, and team dynamics.

— Enjoy building structure in fast-paced environments and scaling processes that create real value.

— Look for a role where freedom equals responsibility, and where initiative is truly welcomed.

— Know how to balance care and challenge, influencing leaders through trust, thoughtful feedback, and data-driven insights.

— Easily turn complexity into clarity and people data into actionable solutions.

— Drive the full employee lifecycle within the Tribe: onboarding → development → performance → engagement → offboarding.

— Partner closely with managers of the Marketing Tribe to strengthen feedback culture, goal-setting, team alignment, and leadership practices.

— Lead and improve performance cycles, manage low-performance cases, run calibrations, and support growth and development plans.

— Analyze people data (eNPS, turnover, headcount, workload, engagement signals) and translate it into clear recommendations.

— Co-create and enhance people processes with People Infrastructure and Talent Acquisition Squads.

— Strengthen engagement, trust, and cross-team collaboration within the Marketing Tribe.

— 4–6 years of experience in HR within fast-growing product or tech companies.

— At least 2 years in an HRBP/HR Manager role with hands-on partnership with managers.

— Experience supporting 15+ managers: coaching, leadership development, complex case handling and working with big teams (70–100+ people)

— Hands-on experience working closely with teams and effectively navigating complex people-related cases.

— Solid expertise across the full employee lifecycle.

— Strong background in policy, process, and framework development.

— Upper-Intermediate+ English.

— Alignment with the values of our team (SELECT).

— Work within an ambitious team on a socially impactful education product.

— An office with a reliable generators, satellite internet, and other amenities.

— Access to our corporate knowledge base and professional communities.

— Personal development plan.

— Compensation for English language learning, external training, and courses.

— Medical insurance and full sick leave compensation.

— Sports activities: running, yoga, boxing, and more.

— Corporate holidays: we go on a week-paid holiday to rest and recharge twice a year.

— Supporting initiatives that help Ukraine. Find out more about our projects here.

We've created a Talent Guide to help you navigate our hiring process with clarity and confidence — and get the most out of each stage. Take a look here.