People Business Partner

creditgenie; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Fitness reimbursement

Office-based with flexible hours

Job summary

Credit Genie is hiring a People Business Partner to shape performance evaluation, talent development, and rewards programs. Reporting to the Chief People Officer, you will advise leaders and build agentic AI workflows that support evidence-based decisions.

Your focus is evaluating contribution, developing teams, and rewarding meaningful results, while coordinating onboarding, immigration, and payroll data accuracy across the employee lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Experience in People business partnering, operations, or program leadership with direct ownership of performance and rewards programs.
• Strong business judgment and credibility with leaders, including coaching managers through performance, compensation, organizational, and sensitive employee decisions.
• Demonstrated ability to build and operate agentic AI workflows with human judgment retained where needed.
• Analytical and technical fluency across compensation data, spreadsheets, HR systems, and integrations; experience with low-code tools, APIs, SQL, or scripting is useful.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders to set clear performance expectations, strengthen management practices, and connect talent and reward decisions to business priorities.
• Design and run performance reviews, calibration, and promotion processes with agentic workflows for inputs, materials, approvals, and outcomes.
• Shape and deliver salary, bonus, equity, and recognition programs, using market data and automation for analysis and scenario modeling.
• Coach managers through feedback and development, turning insights into actionable progress.
• Own benefits administration and immigration coordination, using agentic workflows and coordinating with providers and counsel.
• Coordinate onboarding, offboarding, and payroll data changes, testing and monitoring workflows for accuracy and compliance.

Skills

People partner

Performance management

Compensation planning

HR data analytics

Agentic AI workflows

Change management

Tools

SQL

APIs

HRIS systems

Job description

Company

Credit Genie is a mobile-first financial wellness platform designed to help individuals take control of their financial future. We leverage artificial intelligence to provide personalized insights and are building a financial ecosystem by offering tools and services that provide instant access to cash, and building credit. Our goal is to empower every customer to achieve long-term financial stability.

Founded in 2019 by Ed Harycki , former Swift Capital Founder ( acquired by PayPal in 2017 ). Backed by Khosla Ventures and led by industry pioneers from companies such as; PayPal, Square, and Cash App, we are well positioned to build the future of inclusive finance through cutting-edge technology and customer-centric solutions.

Overview

Credit Genie is hiring a People Business Partner to shape how we evaluate performance, develop talent, and reward meaningful results. Reporting to the Chief People Officer, you will advise leaders on critical people decisions and build the programs and agentic workflows that support them.

Your primary focus will be helping leaders evaluate contribution, develop their teams, and reward meaningful results. You will carry the same approach across the employee experience, building agentic AI workflows into the programs and processes you own. This is an individual contributor role with responsibility for both advising leaders and turning improvements into reliable ways of working.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders to set clear performance expectations, strengthen management practices, and connect talent and reward decisions to business priorities. Use reliable people data and AI-assisted analysis to identify gaps and inform recommendations.
• Design and run performance reviews, calibration, and promotion processes, building agentic workflows that collect and validate inputs, prepare decision materials, coordinate approvals, and follow through on outcomes.
• Shape and deliver salary, bonus, equity, and recognition programs with the Chief People Officer and Finance. Connect market data, individual contribution, internal consistency, and company priorities, using automation to support analysis, scenario modeling, and the implementation of approved decisions.
• Coach managers through feedback, development, and underperformance, turning insights from performance and reward cycles into clear actions and following through on progress.
• Own benefits administration and immigration coordination, using agentic workflows to automate routine work and partnering with providers and counsel on complex cases.
• Connect onboarding, offboarding, and payroll to accurate employee records, automating approved data changes, validation, and reconciliation. Test and monitor workflows, protect sensitive information, and resolve exceptions, measuring improvements in accuracy, turnaround time, and manual effort.

Qualifications

• Experience in People business partnering, operations, or program leadership, with direct ownership of performance and rewards programs in a growing business.
• Strong business judgment and credibility with leaders, including experience coaching managers through performance, compensation, organizational, and sensitive employee decisions.
• Demonstrated ability to build and operate agentic AI workflows. You can explain the problem you addressed, what you implemented, where human judgment remained necessary, and the results.
• Analytical and technical fluency across compensation data, spreadsheets, HR systems, and integrations. Experience with low-code tools, APIs, SQL, or scripting is useful.
• Clear communication, deliberate prioritization, and ownership from problem definition through adoption and improvement. You handle sensitive information with discretion and work effectively with Finance, IT, service providers, and counsel.

Benefits and Perks

Our goal is to provide a comprehensive offering of benefits and perks that promote better financial, mental, and physical wellness.

We believe working alongside each other in person is the best way to build a great product and foster a strong company culture. Our expectation is that employees are in the office five days a week, allowing for optimal collaboration, inclusivity, and productivity. At the same time, we understand that life happens and recognize the importance of flexibility. We are committed to supporting our employees when circumstances arise that require remote work or adjusted schedules. Our goal is to ensure everyone can effectively balance personal and professional responsibilities while maintaining our collaborative and productive environment.

Here are some highlights of our benefits and perks offerings, feel free to ask your recruiting partner for more details on our comprehensive offering for employees.

• 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents on your first day of employment.
• Receive up to $100 per month in fitness reimbursement or enjoy a complimentary full membership to