Global People Business PartnerNew Richmond, VA

About the role

The People Business Partner (PBP) at Yes Energy serves as a strategic People Partner to designated executive leaders, aligning business strategy with people programs to drive organizational effectiveness and business performance. This role offers a unique opportunity to build and expand global HR experience by supporting employees across the US East Coast footprint and international hubs in London and Bucharest.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the strategic People Partner to designated business leaders, translating departmental roadmaps into scalable workforce and talent development strategies.
• Drive local site culture, engagement events, and community-building initiatives in Richmond, Boston, London, and Bucharest, leveraging employee feedback metrics to continuously enhance retention.
• Actively build expertise in European employment practices (UK and Romania); advise on local compliance, employee relations, and global people initiatives as international footprint structures evolve.
• Coach managers on organizational effectiveness, conflict resolution, team health, and talent development.
• Partner with leaders to drive career pathing and staff growth, while facilitating annual performance review cycles, promotion calibrated reviews, and succession modeling (recruiting is managed by a dedicated Talent Acquisition team).
• Conduct objective workplace investigations and resolve complex ER issues with high discretion, diplomacy, and cultural awareness.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition on seamless candidate-to-employee onboarding transitions and with Total Rewards on localized compensation/benefits alignment.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• 6+ years of progressive HRBP/People Partner experience supporting fast-paced, high-growth technology environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or other related fields, or equivalent work experience required.
• Proven Business Partnering: Demonstrated track record of building trusted relationships with senior leaders, driving talent management, and managing complex domestic employee relations.
• Global Curiosity & Aptitude: Strong enthusiasm and eagerness to learn international HR practices, European labor laws (UK and CEE regions like Romania), and cross-cultural business dynamics.
• Systems & Technical Literacy: Fluency with standard modern collaboration tools (Google Workspace, Slack) and fast adaptability to modern HR platforms (e.g., UKG).

Skills and Abilities

• Core HR & Continuous Learning: Deep understanding of core HR functions (policies, employee relations, total rewards) paired with a growth mindset to quickly master international compliance and labor standards.
• Time Zone Agility: Ability to flex working hours during morning periods to overlap effectively with UK (GMT) and Romania (EET) working hours.
• Community Builder: Strong interpersonal charisma to connect, engage, and unify hybrid and distributed office cultures.
• Diplomacy & Sound Judgment: High emotional intelligence to handle sensitive employee relations matters with empathy, speed, and fairness.

Benefits

Salary range: $90,000 - $115,000 (Targeted base pay; final offer varies based on geographic location, experience, and skills) Location: Richmond, VA Work Model: Hybrid (2 days in-office to anchor local site culture; 3 days remote) Full-time Reporting to: Vice President, People Experience Travel: Travel approximately 15% of the time, with periodic trips to our HQ office in Boulder, CO, as well as office sites in Boston, London, and Bucharest.

Pay

Salary range: $90,000 - $115,000 (Targeted base pay; final offer varies based on geographic location, experience, and skills)

Schedule

Full-time Hybrid (2 days in-office to anchor local site culture; 3 days remote)