Bursts of Color - Software for Managers
For most of my start-up career, "HR Tech" meant clunky software that nobody wanted to use. We thus relied on old-school methods like spreadsheets and paper to handle critical things like compensation adjustments and performance reviews. The good news is that times have changed: there has been a renaissance in HR Tech that's useful and easy to use.
Following are a few tools that may save you and your HR lead some headaches as the company grows. Disclaimer: I am an investor in these companies. That also means I can help with a direct introduction to any of them if you'd like. :-)
Lattice: Enabling managers to support remote teams
Lattice connects performance management, employee engagement and employee development in one unified solution. Includes:
One-on-one agendas, notes, and recommended talking points
Weekly updates from direct reports
360 feedback for employees
Pulse checks on employee sentiment
Goals tracking and visibility
Employee growth & development modules via Grow
Northstar: Financial wellness and benefits for employees
Northstar is a financial wellness and benefits platform that helps employees and candidates make the most of their package:
Employees get personalized financial advice from a dedicated advisor
Helps companies scale through things like onboarding, open enrollment and equity events
Shows employees the value of total rewards beyond comp
Provides data on team financial goals and benefit needs
Assemble: Next-generation compensation management
Assemble replaces compensation spreadsheets with a single integrated platform:
Easy-to-build job architectures and compensation bands
Integrates with existing tools and benchmark datasets
Data exporting to CSV and such
Access controls so the right viewers see the right data
Illustrative offer letters that communicate the full value of equity to close candidates
PS, the Assemble founders recently posted this guide to building a compensation philosophy and a case study with VSCO.
Goodtime: Automated interview scheduling
Goodtime smooths out the interview cycle for candidates and hiring managers alike:
Enables scheduling of complex cases like back-to-back interviews or shared conference rooms
Seamless rescheduling on either candidate or interviewer side
Integrates with your ATS
Captures interviewer feedback and builds in debrief sessions to avoid post-interview delay
Via: Hire across countries seamlessly
Via helps companies onboard employees and contractors in new countries seamlessly through its international payroll, benefits and compliance platform:
Onboard international hires in hours with locally compliant contracts
Pay your team with a few clicks
Manage local benefits for your team on the ground