Superhuman Circles: Employee-Led Communities Built for Belonging
By Vrinda Gupta, Culture and Inclusion Specialist
Superhuman is a global company with more than 1,500 people across hubs and time zones worldwide. At a company this size and with this kind of geographical footprint, creating a sense of community and making sure employees feel like they can show up as themselves doesn't come automatically. It has to be built with intention, and Circles are one of the ways we do that.
Circles are what we call our employee resource groups: voluntary, team member-led communities grounded in shared identities and experiences. We call them Circles because the shape says something about what they stand for: community, unity, inclusion. There are thirteen of them right now, spanning identities from race and ethnicity to gender, sexuality, disability, and parenthood, with regional chapters across North America, Europe, and Ukraine.
Employee-led communities designed around shared identity
Circles bring people together in a way that feels different from the usual rhythms of a workday. There's something genuinely special about having a buddy, or many buddies, who share similar backgrounds, cultural identities, or life experiences. People who make you feel like you have a place at Superhuman, whatever that looks like for you.
Each Circle is led by two to three facilitators who volunteer their time in addition to doing their day jobs. They plan programming for the year, manage budgets, organize events, and think carefully about what their community actually needs. The People team acts as a strategic partner to them, helping bring ideas to life, but the creativity and care come from the communities themselves. Facilitators do this work because they genuinely care about the people in their groups.
Where shared identity becomes shared experience
One of the most visible places that facilitator care and creativity show up is in the programming. Each Circle builds its own calendar of events, and the range of what they create is genuinely impressive.
Heritage and Culture Months are always a highlight. For example, Black Ink, our Circle for Black Superhuman team members and their allies, hosted a marketplace during Black History Month, inviting Black-owned businesses into our San Francisco hub. The API Circle did something similar during API Heritage Month, calling theirs a bazaar and opening the doors to Asian American-owned vendors. Mi Gente Latina, our circle for Hispanic and Latiné Superhuman team members and their allies, has brought mercaditos to life during Latinx Heritage Month. Black Ink and the API Circle have both partnered with ERGs at other companies for these events, turning them into something bigger than any one organization.
The programming goes well beyond cultural moments, too. The Women at Superhuman Circle built a robust mentorship program that reaches across the whole company. The Parents Circles run Bring Your Kid to Work Day every year, a tradition that people genuinely look forward to, regardless of whether they have kids. There are guest speakers, book clubs, and coaching sessions, and most of it is open to everyone, not just Circle members. You don't have to identify with a group to show up and be part of what they're building.
A sense of belonging from day one
Every new Superhuman employee learns about Circles in their first week, and joining is as simple as finding each Circle’s Slack channel and introducing yourself. From there, participation is entirely up to the individual. Some people show up for everything. Some drop in when something resonates. Some eventually become facilitators themselves. There's no wrong way to be part of a Circle, and that flexibility is part of the point.
We spend so much of our lives at work that a company's culture shapes far more than just how we get things done. Feeling seen, celebrated, and genuinely good about showing up matters. At Superhuman, that feeling is built by the people who choose to build it—facilitators who give extra time, allies who show up in support, community members who keep the energy going in-person and online.
Circles are one of the reasons people feel at home here, and one of the clearest expressions of what we believe: that the best work happens when people feel seen and celebrated for who they are, not just what they do.
Interested in joining a team that builds belonging on purpose? Check out our open roles at superhuman.com/company/careers.