HR Business Partner

MissionWired; Washington; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

MissionWired is seeking aSenior HR Business Partner to partner with managers and the People team in delivering best-in-class HR programs. You will coach leaders, influence culture, and execute talent development and engagement initiatives while ensuring compliance with HR policies and regulations.

You will help build career paths, support employee lifecycle changes, and contribute to diversity and organizational design efforts, collaborating across levels and states as needed.

Qualifications

• Proven record supporting managers in complex people situations.
• Strong talent focus and perseverance under challenges.
• Experience collaborating with stakeholders at all levels across the organization.
• Flexible to evolving priorities and changing situations.
• Data-informed decision making in People Ops.
• Experience fostering belonging and accountability.
• Able to balance strategy with hands-on execution.
• Strong communication across levels.
• Capable of making trend-based decisions on a case-by-case basis.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent; 5–7 years HR with focus in People Operations/culture & engagement; HR policy knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Proactively supporting managers and employees to enable people-centric decisions while maintaining consistency across the organization.
• Work with the People team to deliver excellence in HR programs including performance management, talent development, learning and development, and employee engagement.
• Coaching managers on developing their teams, navigating employee relations issues, and applying MissionWired practices and policies.
• Help develop career path frameworks and support lifecycle changes from onboarding to exits.
• Support initiatives related to diversity and inclusion, manager enablement and organizational design.
• Regularly pull data and update standard reports in People and DEIB spaces.
• Assist with creation and upkeep of records and performance management software.

Skills

Support managers

Data reporting

Adaptable

Diversity & inclusion

Strategic thinking

Effective communicator

Trend-based decisions

HR policy knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in HR

Job description

Successful candidates will be responsible for:

• Proactively supporting managers and employees to enable them to make people-centric decisions while maintaining consistency across the organization;

• Working side-by-side with your manager and the broader People team to deliver excellence in People programs, including performance management, talent development, learning and development, and employee engagement;

• Supporting the Senior HRBP in coaching managers on how to develop their team members, navigate employee relations issues, and applying MissionWired practices and policies;

• Being part of the team that is developing career path frameworks and supporting employee lifecycle changes from onboarding to exits;

• Providing support on key people initiatives such as diversity and inclusion, manager enablement and organizational design;

• Regularly pulling data and updating standard reports in the People and DEIB space;

• Assisting with the creation and upkeep of records, and performance management software.

Must-have qualifications:

• A proven record of effectively supporting managers as they navigate complex people situations;

• A high bar for all things talent-related, and you’re willing to stay the course when challenges arise;

• Experience working with people at all levels across the organization, and you proactively work with partners to provide support when needed;

• Adaptable and flexible to evolving priorities and changing situations;

• A clear affinity to data reporting and data-informed decision-making;

• Experience as an inclusive operator that contributes to creating a sense of belonging and accountability;

• Able to work high and low, fluidly transitioning from being a part of strategy one moment to diving deep into details and working tactically in the next;

• An effective communicator with the ability to collaborate and influence at different levels in the organization;

• Comfortable making trend-based decisions on a case-by-case basis at times;

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent with 5-7 years of experience, with 5 of those years in Human Resources with a focus in People Operations and/or culture & engagement;

• Knowledge of HR policy and regulations; other relevant training or certifications welcome.

Nice-to-have qualifications:

• Ability to work in the DC office 1-2 days / week preferred

• Experience working with employees in multiple states;

• Experience in a professional services environment (e.g., agency or consultancy) with 200+ employees.