Employee Experience Specialist

SwingDev-a hippo company is the Polish branch of a fast-growing InsurTech product company - Hippo Insurance. We’re here to make home insurance smarter and more proactive, using tech to bring fresh solutions. We also create digital products that support our customers, always focusing on what really makes an impact.

Putting a lot of effort into hiring top-tier professionals is a proof that we care a lot about tech experience, the attitude, human approach, and what we could call „culture fit”.

„SwingDev is all about people” - yes, it may sound a bit cliche. But whether we're writing code or just hanging out, we know that people are at the heart of everything we do. We like to have a good time and keep things light, even when we're tackling big projects. We could brag about what’s making us special, but we’ve boiled it down to two key ingredients: mature, companionable people who, rather than compete, prefer to inspire and have each other’s backs; a culture of trust, empathy, and positivity that keeps us together, lets us interact as teammates and friends, and truly enjoy the ride.

Are we a good match?

As an Employee Experience Specialist, you'll be part of a small People team that helps make SwingDev-a hippo company a unique place to work. A lot of this job is hands-on: on-site events, remote bonding activities, employer branding, and more. It needs good planning and attention to detail, but also an open mind, creativity, and energy to bring things to life.

Some initiatives you'll own, some you'll support, always with help from the team that have each other’s back. People should feel comfortable coming to you, because you're around, you care, and you ask the right questions.

Every company is different, so copying what worked somewhere else is not enough here. Some of our best events and initiatives were a bit unusual - we're fine with trying something first, or doing it differently, as long as it makes sense and feels like us.

Sounds like your mindset? Keep reading!

Why is it worth your time?

• You’ll join a small team of People and Recruitment professionals who are genuinely enthusiastic about their job and show up for each other
• You’ll contribute to initiatives across the various People areas - culture, events, employer branding, onboarding, communication, and more
• You'll be part of a stable, US company with the flexibility of hybrid work and an office full of goodies

What you’ll be doing

• Helping with People-related communication - e.g. promoting our team bonding activities and encourage people to participate and get to know each other
• Planning and running our company events - offsites, Christmas costume parties, team celebrations, and remote bonding activities like online GeoGuessr games
• Coming up with employee gift ideas, handling the logistics behind them, and keeping our gift repository organized and up to date
• Supporting team bonding not just company-wide, but within individual teams - helping them run their own smaller bonding activities when they need a hand or an inspiration
• Owning People reports and dashboards - keeping data clean and up to date, and making sure this data stays reliable and consistent over time
• Running ad hoc research when we need it - e.g. comparing HR tools/vendors, benchmarking benefits, and turning that research into thoughtful recommendations
• Helping make onboarding smooth for new joiners, and continuously improving it - gathering and analyzing feedback from new hires, spotting pain points, and proposing concrete changes to the process
• Supporting our Employer Branding efforts, e.g. coming up with new ideas for our social media presence, contributing content to our newsletters for the candidates, and helping shape how we show up externally
• Analyzing feedback and pulse survey results - collecting the data, recognizing patterns, flagging what needs attention, and suggesting next steps
• Cooperating with the office team on keeping our HR tools, accounts, and benefits running behind the scenes

We are looking for someone, who…

• Has 3+ years of experience in People field (excluding recruitment and payroll)
• Has recent, practical experience planning and running company events and sourcing creative, memorable employee gifts - online team bonding activities are a nice-to-have on top of that
• Has a track record of keeping things organized and accurate over time - data hygiene, reporting discipline, and following through on recurring tasks, not just designing processes once and moving on
• Is naturally easy to talk to and quick to build trust - asks follow-up questions and digs a little deeper before jumping to conclusions
• Has an eye for detail, gets things done, and genuinely loves organising
• Draws energy from helping others and making their lives easier and more fun
• Is a team player - supports others when needed, cheers them on, enjoys exchanging ideas, and stays open to feedback
• Is curious of other people’s perspectives and what they have to say
• Can come to our Warsaw office 1-2 times a week
• Is OK with occasionally meeting in the evenings with our US colleagues
• Speaks Polish on a native-lever and English at proficiency lever - you'll talk to people in Poland and the US
• Stays positive, looks for solutions and isn't afraid to push for an unusual idea when it's actually the right call

Recruitment process

• Send us your CV - it’s the best way for us to get to know you
• Complete a short one-way video interview via SparkHire
• Have two Zoom calls with Justyna (People Manager) and Alicja (VP, People)
• Have a conversation with Marcin (VP, Engineering and one of SwingDev Founders)
• Have a quick on-line coffee with the whole People team
• ...and welcome aboard!