People Strategy Lead

Hirebridge; Leesburg (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The Building People, LLC is seeking a dynamic People Strategy Lead to guide the employee experience in our growing organization. This role partners with leaders to strengthen culture, support managers, and develop high-performing teams.

The ideal candidate has 5–10 years of HR experience, thrives in entrepreneurial environments, and can combine hands-on HR expertise with strategic thinking to address workforce challenges and improve retention across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years HR experience required.
• Ability to thrive in entrepreneurial environments.
• Experience shaping employee experience and culture.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leadership to develop people strategies that support business objectives, employee engagement, retention, and workforce effectiveness.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to managers and employees on personnel matters, employee relations concerns, workplace conflicts, performance issues, and policy interpretation.
• Conduct employee relations investigations and provide recommendations for resolution while ensuring fairness, consistency, and compliance.
• Coach managers on leadership effectiveness, communication, employee engagement, performance management, and talent retention.
• Support performance management processes, including goal setting, employee development discussions, corrective actions, and performance improvement planning.
• Partner with leadership to proactively identify and address personnel risks, workforce concerns, retention challenges, and employee performance trends.
• Develop and implement employee engagement and retention initiatives that strengthen culture and improve the employee experience.
• Support organizational development and change management initiatives that enhance team effectiveness, collaboration, and accountability.
• Ensure consistent application of company policies, HR best practices, and employment regulations.
• Track HR metrics and workforce trends to identify opportunities for continuous improvement and organizational effectiveness.

Skills

People strategy

Employee relations

Leadership coaching

Performance management

Employee engagement

Workforce development

Policy interpretation

HR metrics

Change management

Job description

The Building People, LLC is seeking a dynamic People Strategy Lead to join our team and help shape the employee experience in our fast-growing organization. This role is designed for an HR professional with 5-10 years of experience who thrives in entrepreneurial environments and is passionate about building strong workplace cultures, supporting leaders, and developing high-performing teams.

The People Strategy Lead serves as a strategic HR partner to leaders and employees, providing guidance on personnel matters, employee relations, performance management, leadership effectiveness, employee engagement, and workforce development initiatives. The ideal candidate will bring both hands-on HR expertise and strategic thinking to help address workforce challenges, strengthen manager effectiveness, improve retention, and foster a positive and accountable workplace culture.

Experience supporting operational, facilities management, engineering, workplace services, property management, maintenance, construction, or other service-based organizations is highly valued.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with leadership to develop and implement people strategies that support business objectives, employee engagement, retention, and workforce effectiveness.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to managers and employees on personnel matters, employee relations concerns, workplace conflicts, performance issues, and policy interpretation.
• Conduct employee relations investigations and provide recommendations for resolution while ensuring fairness, consistency, and compliance.
• Coach managers on leadership effectiveness, communication, employee engagement, performance management, and talent retention.
• Support performance management processes, including goal setting, employee development discussions, corrective actions, and performance improvement planning.
• Partner with leadership to proactively identify and address personnel risks, workforce concerns, retention challenges, and employee performance trends.
• Develop and implement employee engagement and retention initiatives that strengthen culture and improve the employee experience.
• Support organizational development and change management initiatives that enhance team effectiveness, collaboration, and accountability.
• Ensure consistent application of company policies, HR best practices, and employment regulations.
• Track HR metrics and workforce trends to identify opportunities for continuous improvement and organizational effectiveness.