People Business Partner (PBP) Generalist

Releady; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 69,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Releady is seeking a proactive People Business Partner Generalist to serve as the engine for the global PBP team. You’ll work directly with business leaders to deliver data, org planning, and talent-cycle support in a fast-paced tech environment.

This hybrid role supports 25 PBPs, requires strong data visualization and Workday skills, and involves coordinating organizational changes and executive-ready presentations.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in HR-related roles (HR Specialist, Generalist, or Business Partner).
• Proven client-facing experience with managers and leaders.
• Advanced proficiency in Google Workspace and Microsoft Office, with strong Sheets/Excel skills.
• High proficiency in Workday with custom reports and org charts.
• Familiarity with Looker Studio/Google Data Studio and ServiceNow.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy with large data sets.
• Ability to build project workback plans and align cross-functional timelines.
• Demonstrated ability to meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication for senior leadership.
• Solid understanding of core HR concepts and regional labor compliance.
• "Always learning" mindset, ownership mentality, and strong team-player approach.

Responsibilities

• Translate complex HR data into clear, executive-ready formats and reporting.
• Provide ad-hoc data pulls and demographic cuts for leadership.
• Partner with COEs and People Operations on governance and validation of reports.
• Work with Workday headcount, job profiles, and org charts to support org plans.
• Manage population and compliance analyses for cross-functional initiatives.
• Contribute to onboarding decks and analytics for new executives.
• Coordinate talent-cycle workbacks and communications schedules.
• Design executive presentations and prep for leadership offsites.

Skills

HR Generalist

Client facing

Workday

Looker Studio

Google Sheets

ServiceNow

Data visualization

PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Psychology, Business Administration, or a related field

Tools

Google Workspace

Microsoft Office

Excel

Job description

OVERVIEW

We are seeking a proactive, highly collaborative People Business Partner (PBP) Generalist to serve as the operational and strategic engine for the client's global People Business Partner team. As the sole Generalist supporting a team of 25 PBPs, the successful candidate will work directly with business leaders and cross-functional partners, including People Analytics, Centers of Excellence (COEs), and People Operations, to deliver data, reporting, org planning, and talent-cycle support that keeps the business moving.

This role is ideal for a client-facing HR professional with a builder's mindset who enjoys turning complex data into clear, executive-ready insights, managing program timelines, and coordinating high-impact organizational changes in a fast-paced technology environment.

Location: Hybrid in either office location (San Francisco, Chicago or D.C.)
Contract 6-months minimum (W2 only, no 1099 or C2C)

Pay: $50-70/h depending on experience

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Translate complex Employee Relations, Compliance, and Performance Management data into clear, visual formats, and set up repeatable reporting processes, such as ServiceNow reporting workflows.
• Pull quick, accurate ad-hoc data and demographic cuts for executive leadership, including exit interview data, attrition, span of control, location lists, and productivity and AI initiative requests.
• Act as the main operational partner for quick data requests, auditing, spot-checking, and validating COE reports before they reach leadership.
• Pull, clean, and format Workday headcount, job profile, and reporting structure reports to support initiatives such as career ladder projects, regional tracking, and VP-level analyses.
• Manage population and compliance analyses for cross-functional initiatives, including return-to-office (RTO) tracking across business units.
• Help build and organize onboarding decks and analytics packages for new executives.
• Manage people movement lists in Workday and work closely with People Operations to carry out complex, multi-layered restructuring activities accurately.
• Design, update, and maintain detailed organizational charts to support leaders through re-orgs and strategic org planning.
• Build and audit custom email distribution lists to support change management and internal communication cascades.
• Run point on workback plans and communication schedules for core talent cycles, including Annual Rewards, Performance Calibration, the employee engagement survey, Promotions, and Mid-Year Reviews.
• Design executive-ready presentations, coordinate content, and manage operational prep for leadership offsites.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 3+ years of experience in HR-related roles, such as HR Specialist, HR Generalist, or HR Business Partner.
• Proven client-facing experience working directly with managers and business leaders, with a solid understanding of business priorities and objectives.
• Advanced proficiency in Google Workspace and Microsoft Office, with strong Google Sheets/Excel skills (formulas, data modeling, VLOOKUP/INDEX-MATCH, pivot tables).
• High proficiency in Workday, specifically custom report generation, org chart structures, and transactional manager processes.
• Strong familiarity with data visualization tools (e.g., Looker Studio/Google Data Studio) and ticketing or case management platforms (e.g., ServiceNow).
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy when working with large data sets, with a sharp spot-checking eye for auditing others’ work.
• Proven ability to build project workback plans, align cross-functional timelines, and hold stakeholders accountable to talent-cycle milestones.
• Track record of delivering high-quality work on tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to summarize complex information for senior leadership.
• Sound knowledge of core HR concepts, practices, programs, and general regional labor compliance.
• An "always learning" mindset, an ownership mentality, and a strong team-player approach.

Preferred

• Experience in a fast-paced, high-growth technology environment.
• Experience supporting HR Business Partner teams or senior business leaders through re-orgs and talent cycles.
• Experience creating executive-level presentations and reporting packages.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Psychology, Business Administration, or a related field.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or other non-merit factor. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees.