Industrial/Organizational Business Psychologist - Assessments, US

Job Description

We are Multiverse, a tech scaleup with a social mission. We’re creating a diverse group of future leaders by building an outstanding alternative to college and corporate training.

In June 2022, we announced our $220m Series D raise, making Multiverse a mission-driven unicorn. This funding will help us to accelerate our growth in the US, where we’re committed to tackling the toughest challenges facing those who seek jobs - and those who provide them.

In our first year in the US, we launched over 20 apprentice cohorts at some of the best companies in America, including the likes of Verizon, Visa, Cisco and Box. Globally, we work with over 500 clients and we’ve been recognized as one of the fastest-growing businesses in Europe.

Join us on our journey to democratizing access to the best careers and learning opportunities.

The opportunity:

We are looking for an I/O Business Psychologist in the US to help us deliver our mission. Acting as the Psychometrics subject matter expert for our US-based clients and community, the I/O Business Psychologist is integral in supporting the delivery of Psychometrics in the US. With an aim to find a suitable apprenticeship for every candidate and a suitable candidate for every apprenticeship by matching great potential with great opportunities, the Psychometrics Team is at the core of the Multiverse mission.

Specifically, you will:

• Liaise with the consulting Industrial/Organizational Business Psychologist, legal counsel, and our clients to ensure that the global assessment and platform proposition is aligned with EEOC and local industry standards

• Conduct a wide range of local validation studies and write academic, industry, and social media reports with a special focus on diversity, adverse impact, user feedback, and experimental evidence supporting the value of using psychometrics to drive social mobility through training

• Contribute to the development of our evidence-based comprehensive competency framework linking early talent potential to apprenticeship programs and success on role

• Collaborate actively with an exciting team of scientists, UX and product experts and psychologists, with a wider network of coaches, early talent experts, and clients/employers from the biggest companies in the world

Big picture:

• Your work will help candidates from all backgrounds to access life-changing careers through training and coaching programs that are tailor made to fit their potential

• You will support our apprentices in discovering and leveraging their innate superpowers

• You will play a crucial role in educating employers about focusing on and managing potential and diversity through scientific evidence

About you:

• You earned a MS or PhD in Organizational/Occupational/IO/Business Psychology or Psychometrics and 3-5 years of prior experience

• You have experience in working with a US-based company working on the implementation of psychometric assessments or design and development of psychometric assessments used for employee selection

• You are an expert in stakeholder management

• You have experience with early careers, some experience with neurodivergent and minority populations is preferred

• You are extremely passionate and vocal about diversity, equity, and inclusion and genuinely want to make a difference

• You are a rigorous and ethical scientist believing in evidence-based practice

• You care deeply about our mission and embody our values in all that you do

The base salary range for this role is $70,000 - $140,000.

Benefits

Multiverse currently offers the following benefits.

• Access to no-cost and low-cost healthcare options for Multiversers and their dependents. Get care nationally through MetLife and Aetna’s provider networks.

• Support as your family grows! Fertility resources through a Kindbody Membership during their beta trial with Justworks. Time off to tend to your growing family with 16 weeks of continuous, fully paid parental leave for primary caregivers.

• Access to a 401(k) with a 4% match up capped at $5,000 per year

• Company sponsored One Medical membership

• Unlimited text based therapy with TalkSpace

• Monthly wellness reimbursement

Multiverse currently offers the following time off types.

• 20 Days of PTO per calendar year

• Life event and volunteer days

• Quarterly M-Powered Days to refresh and recharge

• End of Year Company Shut Down

• Time off to take care of yourself and your loved ones including sick time, compassionate leave and short term disability

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

Multiverse requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. We will consider requests for reasonable accommodation based on disability and/or religious beliefs on an individualized basis.