Senior People Business Partner – Finance & Legal

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

📋 Description

• Collaborate with Finance and Legal leadership to align business objectives with people strategies encompassing talent, team structure, and culture.

• Manage headcount planning and assist in organizational design for Finance and Legal departments.

• Aid leaders in evaluating the impact of automation and AI on roles, skill sets, and operational methods.

• Conduct talent reviews and calibration while supporting succession planning for senior positions.

• Recognize key talent in FP&A, accounting, tax, commercial legal, and compliance, and create retention strategies.

• Mentor managers on performance, feedback, and enhancing team effectiveness.

• Assist first-time and developing leaders in cultivating essential management capabilities.

• Oversee change initiatives related to organizational, process, and systems transformations.

• Address employee-relations issues with discretion and sound judgment in collaboration with People Centers of Excellence.

• Collaborate with Compensation on career frameworks, leveling, offers, and annual pay and performance cycles.

• Leverage people data, including attrition, engagement, hiring velocity, and organizational health, to discern trends and inform decisions.

• Respond to engagement survey findings and foster an inclusive, high-performing culture within Finance and Legal.

• Partner with Finance and Legal leadership teams, working alongside the VP, Global People Business Partners on executive priorities.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 7 years of progressive HR experience.

• More than 3 years as an HRBP supporting Finance, Legal, or other corporate functions.

• Preferred experience in a B2B SaaS or technology organization.

• Proven experience collaborating with director- and VP-level leaders, ideally within a CFO or General Counsel environment.

• Knowledge of finance and legal roles, career trajectories, and talent landscapes.

• Significant expertise in talent management.

• Practical experience in organizational design and change management.

• Strong judgment in handling employee relations.

• Comprehensive understanding of employment law across various countries.

• High level of discretion when dealing with sensitive and confidential information.

• Proficiency with data and HR systems such as Workday.

• Interest in AI and its implications for work, roles, and skills.

• Ability to work autonomously, influence without formal authority, and constructively challenge leadership.

• Global experience is preferred (US, EMEA, APAC, LATAM).

• Candidates must successfully complete a thorough criminal background check and verification of education and employment.

• Must answer employment visa sponsorship queries for the U.S. location.

🏝️ Benefits

• Engaging work with opportunities for career advancement.

• Competitive salary packages.

• Rewarding bonus program.

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage.

• Pension/retirement matching contributions.

• Extensive life insurance policy.

• Employee assistance programs available.

• Generous time-off policies.

• Paid company holidays.