Staff People Business Partner

Evenup; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Fully remote role stipend for home/ess

Offsites every 6–12 months

Virtual team events (game nights, etc)

Health, dental, vision plans

Flexible PTO + 10+ holidays

401k for US employees

Job summary

EvenUp is seeking a Senior HR Business Partner to partner with VP and C-level executives, translating business strategy into precise talent implications and shaping organizational capabilities for growth.

You will drive complex organizational design, workforce planning, and cross-functional People initiatives in a fast-paced, pre-IPO tech environment while delivering executive coaching and data-driven insights that inform leadership decisions.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive HR experience
• 5–7 years operating as a strategic HRBP/People BP
• Direct experience supporting VP and C-level executives in a pre-IPO, high-growth tech environment (Series D+ preferred)
• Strong knowledge of California and federal employment law

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic executive advising translating business strategy into talent implications.
• Lead organizational design and workforce planning aligned to roadmaps and financial cycles.
• Apply systems-level thinking to diagnose root causes and build scalable solutions.
• Coach executives and develop leadership capabilities across the business.
• Develop scalable employee relations frameworks and escalation protocols.
• Translate HR data into executive-ready insights to influence strategy.
• Mentor and raise practice quality across People teams.

Skills

Strategic HRBP partnership

Organizational design

Systems thinking

Executive coaching

Employee relations

Data storytelling

People analytics

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Advanced degree in organizational development/HR management

Job description

• Strategic Executive Advising: Act as a trusted advisor to C-suite and VP-level executives. Translate high-level business strategy into precise talent implications, defining the capabilities, leadership, and structures of the organization
• Complex Organizational Design: Lead sophisticated organizational design and workforce planning initiatives. Align talent supply and demand to organizational restructure, business roadmaps, and financial planning cycles
• Systems-Level Problem Solving: Apply a systems-level lens to organizational challenges, identifying root causes and building structural solutions rather than addressing symptoms in isolation
• Executive Coaching & Leadership Development: Model what exceptional coaching looks like. Support leadership capability building across the business, maintaining cohesion, agility, and alignment with EvenUp’s cultural values as teams scale
• High-Stakes Employee Relations & Change Management: Navigate and resolve complex and urgent ER challenges. Develop scalable ER frameworks and escalation protocols that elevate practice quality across the People team
• Data & People Intelligence: Develop and present executive-ready people insights that influence business strategy. Surface systemic patterns, risks, and opportunities, translating local team insights into department-level recommendations
• Peer Leadership: Act as a mentor and connector within the broader People team. Drive consistency in practice quality by developing playbooks, process standards, and shared tools, raising the bar for the entire People Business Partner and People teams

Benefits

• Flexible working hours to match your style
• Offsites - get to meet your coworkers on a fully-expenses trip ever 6-12 months
• A variety of virtual team events such as game nights & happy hours
• Choice of medical, dental, and vision insurance plans for you and your family
• Flexible paid time off and 10+ holidays per year
• A stipend to upgrade your home office for fully-remote roles
• 401k for US-based employees

Employee Relations Expertise: You’re an expert in California and federal employment law, and you’re comfortable resolving ambiguous situations. You can take an urgent, complex case from proposed solution to resolution, working with Legal, the employee, and leadership to land on an outcome everyone can stand behind Agility & Ownership: High ownership mentality. You thrive in ambiguity and can easily pivot between high-level strategic architecture and rolling up your sleeves to get critical, time-sensitive work done Analytical Storytelling: Exceptional ability to translate “HR speak” and data metrics into accessible, influential narratives that drive executive decision-making Education & Knowledge: Bachelor’s degree required (advanced degree in organizational development, business, or HR management is a plus) Experience: 10+ years of progressive HR experience, with at least 5-7 years operating as a strategic HRBP/People BP. You have extensive experience directly supporting VP and C-level executives in a pre-IPO and high-growth, fast-paced technology environment (Series D+ preferred) Business Acumen: You possess deep business acumen and the ability to decompose complex, ambiguous business problems into clear, scalable People solutions Strategic Influence: You have a strong executive presence with a collaborative, data-driven approach, combined with the confidence to challenge and push back, and to find mutually beneficial solutions with senior leaders