Senior Diversity & Belonging Specialist (Remote, APAC)

Shopify exists to make commerce better for everyone and in order to bring this mission to life, we must include everyone across all dimensions of diversity worldwide. Our commitment is clear: diversity is an organisational imperative and belonging is at the core of what we do. We continuously strive for merchants, employees and our ecosystem to experience this fundamental human need throughout their entire journey with Shopify. Our vision is that everyone at Shopify and in our ecosystem feels included, valued and heard and that we bring more voices to entrepreneurship in our mission to make commerce better for everyone.

The Senior Diversity and Belonging Specialist (APAC/ANZ) will be responsible for leading the implementation of Shopify's global diversity and belonging strategy in APAC/ANZ with the primary goal of threading diversity and belonging topics and best practices into existing frameworks, events, and touchpoints while also designing new, bespoke programs and initiatives. The Senior Specialist will support APAC/ANZ-based teams in the design of their diversity and belonging work plans, provide subject matter expertise to the APAC/ANZ teams, partner with Talent on regional initiatives and processes, and establish external partnerships with organisations representing underrepresented communities.

Responsibilities include:

• Lead the implementation of Shopify's Global Diversity and Belonging Strategy in APAC/ANZ.
  
• Manage and support the annual work planning process under the strategy with leadership teams in APAC/ANZ.
  
• Support APAC/ANZ-based teams in the implementation of their annual work plans through the provision of subject-matter expertise, training, facilitation, and implementation support.
  
• Partner with Talent teams in APAC/ANZ on diversity and belonging issues related to hiring, performance, impact, compensation, Talent development, attrition and culture.
  
• Partner with Product and Commercial teams to offer D&B insights and expertise into the development of their general plans and programs.
  
• Liaise and establish partnerships with other tech companies in the region and organisations supporting underrepresented communities in the region.
  
• Develop a regional working group of tech companies and diversity and belonging experts.
  
• Support the internationalisation of our ERG program to ensure that its impact is realised.
  
• Work with People Analytics and Talent research teams to identify underrepresented groups in the region and work with Talent teams and leadership teams to develop bespoke programming and initiatives to reach these groups.
  

Qualifications

• Experience in or in-depth knowledge of the global diversity and belonging space.
  

• Excellent writing, editing, presentation and communication skills.
  
• Experience consulting with and getting buy-in from diverse populations.
  
• Experience working with people around the world and with different cultures.
  
• Local knowledge and expertise about diversity and belonging in APAC/ANZ.
  
• Connections to underrepresented communities outside of Shopify in the region.
  
• Experience designing and conducting surveys and evaluating the results of surveys and translating those results into plans.
  
• A track record of creativity and innovation.
  
• Experience building a partnerships strategy and developing partnerships.
  
• Experience teaching others about diversity and belonging.
  
• Experience facilitating a variety of conversations with diverse perspectives present.
  
• Self-motivated and self-directed, with the ability to work independently.
  
• Strong cross-functional/collaboration skills, relationship building skills and the ability to achieve results without direct reporting relationships.
  
• Ability to develop a big picture and long-term vision as well as maintain a strong attention to detail in individual projects and tasks.
  
• Extensive understanding of and experience in program and project management.
  

Closing date: Sunday,January 2nd at 11:59PM CET.

Shopify is now permanently remote, and working towards a future that is digital by default. Learn more about what this can mean for you: https://www.shopify.com/careers/work-anywhere

Our belief is that a strong commitment to diversity & inclusion enables us to truly make commerce better for everyone. We encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, racialized people, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities, and/or people with intersectional identities. Please take a look at our Sustainability Reports to learn more about Shopify's commitments to our communities, and our planet: https://www.shopify.com/about/environment#SustainabilityReports

At Shopify, we understand that experience comes in many forms. We're dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team - so if your experience is this close to what we're looking for, please consider applying.

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