HR Business Partner

Jobtailor; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks an experienced HR Business Partner to guide leaders on organizational, leadership, and people matters within a fast-moving tech environment. You will support employees through the lifecycle and partner with Recruiting, Finance, Legal, and People teams.

You will drive organizational design, workforce planning, and talent development, coaching managers through performance and employee relations, and leading People work streams from idea to execution.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as an HR Business Partner in technical or fast-moving settings.
• Experience advising senior leaders across multiple functions.
• Strong skills in organizational design, workforce planning, and change management.
• Experience owning performance and compensation cycles, including calibration and manager enablement.
• Working knowledge of employment law fundamentals.
• Good judgment navigating employee relations issues.
• Comfort with HRIS and turning people data into clear leadership narratives.
• Excellent communication and trust-building abilities.

Responsibilities

• Serve as trusted advisor and coach to leaders and managers, including senior leaders, on organizational, leadership, and people matters.
• Support employees and managers throughout the employee lifecycle.
• Partner with Recruiting, Finance, Legal, and People teams as needed.
• Partner with leaders on organizational design, workforce planning, and talent development.
• Coach managers through performance, employee relations, and team dynamics.
• Lead People work streams from idea through execution.
• Provide recommendations, identify tradeoffs, and expose when needed.
• Lead and improve performance management, manager effectiveness, performance reviews, engagement, and compensation programs.
• Use people data, Rippling, and AI-enabled tools to identify insights and reduce manual work.
• Identify trends and recurring challenges and turn insights into improvements to People practices, manager support, and employee experience

Skills

HRBP experience

Advising senior leaders

Organizational design

Workforce planning

Change management

Performance & compensation cycles

Employment law

Data storytelling

AI in HR

Manager enablement

Tools

HRIS

Rippling

AI-Enabled Tools

Job description

• Serve as a trusted advisor and coach to leaders and managers, including senior leaders, on organizational, leadership, and people matters
• Support employees and managers throughout the employee lifecycle
• Partner with Recruiting, Finance, Legal, and People team members as needed
• Partner with leaders on organizational design, workforce planning, and talent development
• Coach managers through performance, employee relations, and team dynamics
• Lead People work streams from idea through execution
• Provide recommendations, identify tradeoffs, and expose when needed
• Lead and improve performance management, manager effectiveness, performance reviews, engagement, and compensation programs
• Use people data, Rippling, and AI-enabled tools to identify insights and reduce manual work
• Identify trends and recurring challenges and turn insights into improvements to People practices, manager support, and employee experience

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as an HR Business Partner supporting technical or fast-moving organizations
• Track record of advising senior leaders across multiple functions
• Strong organizational design, workforce planning, and change management skills
• Experience owning performance and compensation cycles, including calibration and manager enablement
• Working knowledge of employment law fundamentals
• Good judgment navigating employee relations issues
• Comfort working in an HRIS and turning people data into a clear story for leaders
• Excellent communication skills and ability to build trust at every level
• Experience or genuine interest in applying AI to performance management, coaching, and manager training
• Based in the San Francisco Bay Area and willing to work in the SF office 3x per week
• Legally authorized to work in the United States

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in organizational design, workforce planning, and performance management, leveraging people data and AI-enabled tools to enhance employee experience and manager effectiveness. Proven ability to advise senior leaders and navigate complex employee relations issues while fostering trust and collaboration across all levels.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• HR Business Partner Experience
• Organizational Design
• Workforce Planning
• Performance Management
• Employee Relations

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Organizational Design
• Workforce Planning
• Change Management
• Performance Management
• Compensation Cycles
• Employment Law Fundamentals
• Data Analysis
• AI Application in HR
• Manager Enablement
• Performance Reviews

Soft Skills

• Excellent Communication
• Trust Building
• Good Judgment

Industry Keywords

• Employee Lifecycle
• Talent Development
• Performance Management Programs
• Employee Experience
• San Francisco Bay Area

Tools & Technologies

• HRIS
• Rippling
• AI-Enabled Tools