Human Resources Business Partner

Luminance; New York (NY); On-site; USD 105,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Luminance is seeking an HR Business Partner to own the NY office and US employee population. The role combines hands-on HR operations with strategic initiatives across the organization, offering practical support to employees and managers while driving people projects globally.

Responsibilities include delivering HR services, advising managers, maintaining HR data, and shaping talent strategies as the business grows. Compensation is $105,000-$135,000 per year.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in an HR Business Partner, HR Generalist or similar HR advisory role.
• Experience providing HR support to managers across multiple teams.
• Strong knowledge of the employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, performance management, employee relations, engagement and retention.
• Experience supporting performance review and compensation processes.
• Ability to interpret HR data, identify trends and make evidence-based recommendations.
• Strong coaching, influencing and stakeholder-management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Sound judgement, discretion and the ability to handle confidential information.
• Experience working with an HRIS and producing HR reports.
• Working knowledge of relevant employment legislation and HR best practice.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a full range of HR services to assigned business groups and departments.
• Partner with people managers and leaders to understand business priorities and provide practical, commercially focused HR advice.
• Support the development and implementation of departmental goals, objectives and people strategies.
• Work closely with local leadership to identify, coach and develop talent.
• Provide guidance to HR Generalists and less experienced HR team members, where appropriate.
• Support wider HR team initiatives and contribute to the effective delivery of services across larger organisational groups.
• Identify opportunities to improve the employee experience throughout the employee lifecycle.
• Support initiatives that promote inclusion, engagement, collaboration and employee wellbeing.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures and relevant employment legislation.
• Advise managers and employees on the consistent application of HR policies and processes.
• Recommend new or updated policies and procedures in support of HR and business objectives.
• Create and compile HR reports and conduct analysis using the HRIS and other relevant data sources.
• Maintain accurate and confidential employee records and information
• Support HR, departmental and cross-functional projects within areas of responsibility

Skills

HR Business Partner

Coaching

Stakeholder management

Analytical HR data

Employee lifecycle

Recruitment onboarding

Performance management

Compensation processes

Communication

Discretion

Policy compliance

HRIS

Tools

HRIS

Job description

About Luminance

Luminance is the pioneer of Contract Intelligence for enterprise. Backed by internationally renowned venture capital firms and named in both the Forbes AI 50 list of “Most Promising Private AI Companies in the World” and the Inc. 5000 list of “Fastest Growing Companies in America”, Luminance is transforming how businesses understand and act on the intelligence contained in their contracts.

We are expanding rapidly across global markets and supporting enterprise customers in more than 60 countries, including AMD, National Grid, LG and DHL. We are looking for an FP&A Lead to build the financial planning and insight capability needed to support that growth.

The role

This is an exciting opportunity for an HR Business Partner to take ownership as the key HR contact for our New York office and wider US employee population, while helping to shape and develop the role as the business continues to grow. The successful candidate will be comfortable being hands-on with day-to-day HR operations, providing practical support to employees and managers, while also having the opportunity to gain valuable global experience and contribute to wider people initiatives and strategic projects across the organisation.

Compensation - $105,000 - $135,000 per annum

Key Responsibilities

Business Partnership and Advisory

• Deliver a full range of HR services to assigned business groups and departments.
• Partner with people managers and leaders to understand business priorities and provide practical, commercially focused HR advice.
• Support the development and implementation of departmental goals, objectives and people strategies.
• Work closely with local leadership to identify, coach and develop talent.
• Provide guidance to HR Generalists and less experienced HR team members, where appropriate.
• Support wider HR team initiatives and contribute to the effective delivery of services across larger organisational groups.
• Identify opportunities to improve the employee experience throughout the employee lifecycle.

• Support initiatives that promote inclusion, engagement, collaboration and employee wellbeing.

Policy, Compliance and HR Operations

• Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures and relevant employment legislation.
• Advise managers and employees on the consistent application of HR policies and processes.
• Recommend new or updated policies and procedures in support of HR and business objectives.
• Create and compile HR reports and conduct analysis using the HRIS and other relevant data sources.
• Maintain accurate and confidential employee records and information
• Support HR, departmental and cross-functional projects within areas of responsibility

• Proven experience in an HR Business Partner, HR Generalist or similar HR advisory role.
• Experience providing HR support to managers and leaders across multiple teams or departments.
• Strong knowledge of the employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, performance management, employee relations, engagement and retention.
• Experience supporting performance review and compensation processes.
• Ability to interpret HR data, identify trends and make evidence-based recommendations.
• Strong coaching, influencing and stakeholder-management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Sound judgement, discretion and the ability to handle confidential information.
• Experience working with an HRIS and producing HR reports.
• Working knowledge of relevant employment legislation and HR best practice.