Senior HR Partner — Remote ER Leader & CoE Advocate

PLACE; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

PLACE is hiring a Senior HR Business Partner for RE Team Employees. You will partner with the VP of HR, RE Team Owners, and RE Operations to manage complex employee relations for W2 staff embedded in operator partnerships.

You will own a Center of Excellence area (e.g., Engagement or PM & Rewards), coach leaders, and help design holistic people practices across a distributed workforce. The role is fully remote with some travel to RE locations and preference for Austin-area candidates.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive HR experience with a strong concentration in employee relations.
• Experience supporting franchise, agency, independent-contractor, or distributed workforce models.
• Knowledge of employment law and co-employment risk.
• Ability to coach leaders and owners through conflict and complex policies.
• Experience building or governing a CoE-style program (Engagement, PM, onboarding, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary HR point of contact for W2 employees embedded in RE Teams.
• Manage and resolve complex employee relations issues with objective investigations.
• Design and roll out people-management tools and processes for RE Team Owners and RE Operations.
• Coach RE Team Owners on policies and law, distinguishing PLACE-employer decisions.
• Partner with Legal on operator-partnership and co-employment risk issues.
• Establish escalation protocols for HR issues.
• Coordinate onboarding transitions for new team employees onto Powered by PLACE Teams.
• Conduct Operator Orientation on PLACE policies and employer-of-record responsibilities.
• Support onboarding, offboarding, leave administration, and employee changes for RE Team W2 population.
• Coach leaders on performance and disciplinary conversations.

Skills

Employee relations

CoE program governance

Coaching leaders

HR policy interpretation

Employment law knowledge

HRIS familiarity

Data-driven HR

Education

PHR or SPHR certification

Tools

HRIS

ADP

Job description

PLACE is hiring a Senior HR Business Partner for RE Team Employees. You will partner with the VP of HR, RE Team Owners, and RE Operations to manage complex employee relations for W2 staff embedded in operator partnerships.

You will own a Center of Excellence area (e.g., Engagement or PM & Rewards), coach leaders, and help design holistic people practices across a distributed workforce. The role is fully remote with some travel to RE locations and preference for Austin-area candidates.