Senior HR Business Partner

Redwood Materials; Nevada (IA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Redwood Materials in the United States seeks a Senior Human Resources Business Partner to partner with senior leaders, drive organizational effectiveness, and align workforce strategy with growth.

This role combines strategic advice, complex issue resolution, and performance management in a fast-paced, hybrid office setting with significant onsite presence.

Qualifications

• 8+ years progressive HR experience in complex organizations.
• Advanced HR Business Partner experience.
• Strong judgment, data synthesis, and risk awareness.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder influence.
• Ability to work independently in fast-paced, growth environments.

Responsibilities

• Align people strategy with organizational objectives and growth plans.
• Advise leaders on complex workforce, talent, and performance matters.
• Translate business needs into scalable HR solutions.
• Serve as SME on employee relations and risk management.
• Influence cross-functional decisions with HR perspectives.
• Coach leaders on building high-performing teams.
• Guide managers in applying HR principles consistently.
• Collaborate across disciplines for integrated HR solutions.
• Represent HR in senior-level discussions.

Skills

HR strategy

Employee relations

Organizational development

Leadership coaching

Change management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources

Job description

About Redwood Materials

Redwood is localizing a global battery supply chain that seamlessly integrates recovery, reuse, and recycling - keeping critical minerals in circulation and driving the energy transition. Founded in 2017, we’re delivering low-cost and large-scale energy storage and producing battery materials in the U.S. for the first time, all from batteries we already have.

Senior Human Resource Business Partner

The Senior Human Resources Business Partner is a highly experienced, strategic HR leader who partners with senior leaders to drive organizational effectiveness, workforce performance, and sustainable business outcomes. This role operates with a high degree of autonomy and judgment, applying advanced HR expertise, deep business acumen, and cross-functional insight to address complex people and organizational challenges.

The Senior HRBP works on issues requiring in-depth analysis, evaluation of variable factors, and the application and adaptation of advanced HR concepts and practices. The role serves as a trusted advisor, frequently guiding leaders and peers on complex matters, influencing outcomes through credibility and persuasion, and contributing to the evolution of Redwood’s people frameworks during periods of growth and transformation.

Success in this role requires strong judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. This role is primarily performed in an office or hybrid environment, with three+ days onsite presence based on business needs.

Responsibilities will include:

• Partner with leaders to align people strategy with organizational objectives, operational priorities, and growth plans.
• Advise leaders on complex workforce, organizational design, talent, and performance matters, applying advanced judgment and strategic insight.
• Translate business needs into HR solutions that are creative, practical, and scalable in a dynamic environment.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on complex employee relations matters, guiding leaders through sensitive issues with sound judgment and risk awareness.
• Apply deep knowledge of employment practices, policies, and laws to resolve issues proactively and effectively.
• Influence outcomes through persuasion and credibility, balancing employee experience with business needs.
• Advise leaders on talent strategies, leadership effectiveness, succession planning, and performance management.
• Coach leaders on navigating complex people situations and developing high-performing, engaged teams.
• Guide managers in applying HR principles consistently while adapting approaches to unique business contexts.
• Understand and leverage relationships between different disciplines to deliver integrated, business-aligned HR solutions.
• Represent HR perspectives effectively in cross-functional and senior-level discussions.

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Human Resources or a related field, with 8+ years of progressive HR experience, including advanced HR Business Partner roles in complex organizations.
• Deep, demonstrated expertise in HR principles, employment practices, employee relations, and organizational development.
• Proven ability to evaluate complex situations, synthesize data, and exercise sound judgment across multiple variables and competing priorities.
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity, developing new approaches, and solving problems where precedent or direction may be limited.
• Highly credible advisor to leaders at all levels, with strong communication and persuasive skills that connect HR strategies to broader business objectives.
• Operates with independence, accountability, and resilience, demonstrating maturity, discretion, and sound judgment in high- stakes or sensitive matters.
• Business-oriented, pragmatic, and solutions-focused, thriving in fast-paced, growth-oriented, and technically complex environments while building scalable people practices aligned with Redwood’s mission and values.

The position is full-time. Compensation will be commensurate with experience.