Senior People Partner

Job Description

As a Senior People Partner, you'll be a key advisor to leaders in Product & Technology, Marketing, and Finance, aligning organizational objectives with effective people strategies. You will provide guidance on organization design, team structure, headcount planning, and change management. Proactively identify emerging issues, potential risks, and opportunities, presenting solutions to support leaders in making informed, people-focused decisions. Develop strong relationships with managers and employees at all levels, becoming a trusted partner for open and solution-oriented discussions. Influence decisions by posing thoughtful questions, weighing trade-offs, and offering clear recommendations grounded in data. Coach managers and employees through complex situations, skillfully navigating conflict to maintain trust and drive progress. Integrate insights from your client groups into People team decisions and company-wide initiatives. Lead your client groups through essential People processes, providing clear timelines and expectations. Translate broad company programs into simple, actionable guidance. Identify and address process gaps, collaborating to enhance efficiency and automation. Support managers in setting clear expectations, delivering effective feedback, and addressing performance issues promptly and fairly. Identify and nurture top talent for critical roles, using people metrics to highlight trends and inform leader decisions. Champion core values, promoting a culture of clarity, inclusion, accountability, and recognition. Utilize technology and AI tools to boost efficiency and improve communication. Adapt to evolving business needs, with responsibilities shifting as required.

Qualifications

1. Bachelor’s degree in a related field. 2. 5+ years of progressive experience in HR/People Partner or HR Business Partner roles. 3. Experience supporting technical teams (e.g., Product, Engineering, or IT) strongly preferred; exposure to Marketing and/or Finance teams is a plus. 4. Experience working in Tech or SaaS preferred; experience in EdTech is a plus. 5. Experience working on a fully remote or highly distributed team, with comfort operating independently and collaborating asynchronously required. 6. Demonstrated ability to influence across functions and levels without relying on formal authority. 7. Proven track record of moving cross-functional work forward where ownership is shared or ambiguous. 8. Strong relationship-building skills, high emotional intelligence, and sound judgment in sensitive situations. 9. Operational mindset with comfort managing details, timelines, and follow-through. 10. Growth-oriented and feedback-seeking; open to trying new approaches and iterating on how you work. 11. Strong attention to detail and comfort managing multiple systems and processes at once. 12. A proactive, ownership-oriented mindset — you notice gaps, ask questions, and take initiative without waiting for explicit direction. 13. Comfortable with HR systems (ideally including Rippling, Lattice, Awardco or similar platforms), AI tools and leveraging data to inform decisions. 14. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Benefits

- Fully remote work, giving you the flexibility to do your best work from anywhere in the continental U.S. (unless otherwise noted) - Subsidized healthcare plans, including orthodontic coverage, with HSA option that includes employer matching - Company-paid disability and life insurance, with the option to enhance coverage through voluntary plans - Robust Paid Time Off, including Flex PTO for salaried roles, paid parental leave, company holidays, and paid volunteer service time - Retirement savings with employer match, vesting every pay period - Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care - Optional supplemental coverages, such as accident, hospital, and critical illness insurance, identity theft and credit monitoring, and legal protection services - Meaningful recognition and tangible rewards that celebrate achievements, fuel motivation, and recognize both individual and team success