Human Resources Business Partner – Technology & Platforms

Jobtailor; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Belvedere Trading is seeking a seasoned HR leader to set the people strategy for Technology and Platform groups, guiding hiring, engagement, development, performance, and retention across multi-quarter plans.

You will design organizational structures, own headcount planning and budgets, build career frameworks for technical roles, partner with Talent Acquisition on high-volume hiring, and drive performance reviews, compensation benchmarking, and leadership coaching.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business administration, organizational psychology, or related field.
• 5+ years of strategic HR partner experience in big tech, fintech, or high-growth environments.
• Strong business acumen with understanding of trading/investment business dynamics and compensation practices.
• Excellent interpersonal communication and influencing skills.
• Analytical mindset with ability to use HR data for decision making.
• Sponsorship is not available for this position.
• Ability to sit and concentrate for long periods and lift 30 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Set the people strategy for Technology and Platform organizations across hiring, engagement, development, performance, and retention.
• Lead organizational design, assessing team structures, spans of control, reporting lines, and role definitions.
• Own workforce planning, including multi-quarter headcount plans, growth scenarios, budgets, and delivery commitments.
• Build and maintain leveling and career frameworks for technical roles.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition on high-volume and specialized technical hiring.
• Scale onboarding and ramp-up for technical hires from offer through integration.
• Hold managers accountable for 30-, 60-, and 90-day talent milestones.
• Identify emerging leaders and coach first-time managers.
• Define learning priorities and co-design role-based development paths and technical onboarding tracks.
• Guide performance management, goal setting, calibration, reviews, feedback cycles, and development planning.
• Advise leadership on compensation and rewards, including market benchmarking, equity, bonus structures, and retention actions.
• Address employee concerns, sensitive issues, escalations, and culture-related matters.
• Lead people-side change management for reorganizations, team changes, platform initiatives, and operating-model shifts.
• Use people data and insights to inform decisions on attrition, performance, engagement, span of control, and workforce planning.
• Support Technology and Platform departments at Belvedere Trading, a proprietary trading firm

Skills

Strategic HR Partner

Workforce Planning

Organizational Design

Employee Relations

Performance Management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

HRIS (HRIS)

Job description

Set the people strategy for the Technology and Platform organizations across hiring, engagement, development, performance, and retention
Lead organizational design, assessing team structures, spans of control, reporting lines, and role definitions
Own workforce planning, including multi-quarter headcount plans, growth scenarios, budgets, and delivery commitments
Build and maintain leveling and career frameworks for technical roles
Partner with Talent Acquisition on high-volume and specialized technical hiring
Scale onboarding and ramp-up for technical hires from offer through integration
Hold managers accountable for 30-, 60-, and 90-day talent milestones
Identify emerging leaders and coach first-time managers
Define learning priorities and co-design role-based development paths and technical onboarding tracks
Guide performance management, goal setting, calibration, reviews, feedback cycles, and development planning
Advise leadership on compensation and rewards, including market benchmarking, equity, bonus structures, and retention actions
Address employee concerns, sensitive issues, escalations, and culture-related matters
Lead people-side change management for reorganizations, team changes, platform initiatives, and operating-model shifts
Use people data and insights to inform decisions on attrition, performance, engagement, span of control, and workforce planning
Support Technology and Platform departments at Belvedere Trading, a proprietary trading firm

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business Administration, Organizational Psychology, or related field
• 5+ years of strategic HR Partner role experience
• Proven background in big tech, fintech, or high-growth environments strongly preferred
• Strong business acumen, including understanding trading/investment business dynamics, financial incentives, performance pressure, and cultural sensitivities
• Excellent interpersonal communication and influencing skills
• Strong conflict resolution, coaching, and employee-relations skills
• Solid knowledge of employment law, compliance, compensation practices, and HR best practices
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage sensitive/confidential matters
• Analytical mindset and ability to use HR data and metrics for decision-making
• Integrity, discretion, professionalism, and respect for confidentiality
• Sponsorship is not available for this position
• Ability to sit and concentrate for long periods and lift 30 pounds
• Regular and reliable attendance during standard business hours; occasional nights and weekends

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in strategic HR partnership, workforce planning, and organizational design within technology and platform environments. Proficient in performance management, employee relations, and leveraging HR data for informed decision-making.

Highest-signal resume keywords

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

Hard Skills

• Workforce Planning
• Organizational Design
• Performance Management
• Compensation Practices
• Employment Law
• HR Best Practices
• Data Analysis
• Career Framework Development
• Onboarding Processes
• Talent Acquisition

Soft Skills

• Interpersonal Communication
• Conflict Resolution
• Coaching
• Influencing Skills
• Professionalism

Industry Keywords

• Big Tech
• Fintech
• High-Growth Environments
• Trading Dynamics
• Investment Business
• Cultural Sensitivities