Senior People Business Partner

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Act as a reliable advisor to business leaders, converting business needs into actionable people solutions.

• Collaborate with leaders on organizational effectiveness, team structures, roles, reporting relationships, workforce requirements, and organizational transformations.

• Assist in talent and organizational decision-making, taking into account business objectives, employee impact, costs, risks, and long-term effectiveness.

• Oversee people-related planning and execution for organizational transformations.

• Guide leaders through performance management issues and performance-related concerns.

• Create and support performance improvement plans along with necessary documentation.

• Manage and resolve employee relations issues, workplace disputes, policy matters, investigations, disciplinary actions, and intricate employee situations.

• Conduct workplace investigations and offer recommendations based on facts, business context, policies, and risk assessments.

• Assist leaders in differentiating between performance, capability, behavior, role clarity, organizational, and management issues.

• Provide straightforward advice and constructive challenges to leaders.

• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, People Operations, HRIS, Legal, and other People Team functions.

• Identify recurring organizational patterns and suggest actions to enhance leader effectiveness, employee experience, and business results.

• Support broader People Team initiatives and objectives.

• Maintain accountability and ensure follow-through from initial assessment to execution and resolution.

⛳️ Requirements

• Strong business insight and the ability to link people and organizational decisions to business outcomes.

• Extensive knowledge of employee relations, performance management, and HR best practices.

• Proven ability to advise and influence leaders on complex and sensitive people issues.

• Excellent consultative and problem-solving abilities.

• Capability to thoughtfully assess risk while balancing legal, employee, and business considerations.

• Experience in organizational design, workforce planning, organizational change, and talent decisions.

• Strong judgment and effective decision-making skills in uncertain situations.

• Ability to transition between strategic consultation and practical execution.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to handle difficult conversations.

• High level of ownership, discretion, and follow-through.

• Capability to manage multiple priorities and sensitive issues in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

• Proficiency with HCM systems; experience with Workday is preferred.

• A Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.

• A minimum of 5 years of progressive HR experience focusing on business partnership and employee relations.

• Experience supporting employees and leaders in both the United States and Canada is highly preferred.

• Familiarity with Canadian employment practices and provincial employment standards is strongly preferred.

• Demonstrated experience in advising and influencing business leaders on complex people decisions.

• Experience in supporting organizational change, workforce planning, or organizational effectiveness initiatives is preferred.

• Background in a fast-paced, evolving, or decentralized business environment is preferred.

• HR certification such as SPHR, SHRM-SCP, CHRP, or CHRL is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive health and wellness programs.

• Competitive salary and performance-based incentives.

• Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.

• Flexible work arrangements to promote work-life balance.

• Supportive and inclusive company culture.