People Business Partner

Required

• 5+ years of progressive experience in People Operations, with at least 2 years in a business partner role supporting leaders and managers directly
• Have worked at a tech company, start-up, or a similarly fast-paced environment
• Experience partnering with technical organizations and understand the unique dynamics of product and engineering teams
• Proven track record as a trusted advisor to senior managers, with the credibility to influence decisions and push back when needed
• Experience guiding leaders through organizational design, change management, and team growth (start-up or high-growth environment strongly preferred)
• Strong coaching skills; you help managers become better leaders rather than solving every problem for them
• Working knowledge of employment law and best practices in North America, and the judgment to know when to resolve an issue and when to escalate to Employee Relations or Legal
• Comfortable supporting a distributed/remote workforce across multiple states or countries
• Experience with performance management, talent reviews, compensation cycles, and career development frameworks
• Comfort working with people data and using it to tell a clear story and drive decisions
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to explain People Operations programs simply to employees and managers at all levels
• High emotional intelligence, discretion, and integrity; you're someone people trust with hard conversations