HR Business Partner, Manager

About the role

We're looking for an HR Business Partner, Manager who will be a hands-on HR partner across multiple functions, reporting to the Director of People. This person will sit close to business leaders, understand what their function is trying to achieve, and translate that into people strategy: how teams are structured, performance is managed, talent is developed, and issues are resolved. You'll be the front line for most day-to-day HR partnerships at Bombas — coaching a manager through a hard conversation or digging into headcount data to make a recommendation — across functions that run on different rhythms.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Partnership
  Act as a trusted advisor to leaders across your client groups on org design, team structure, and workforce planning
  Drive succession planning for key roles within your client groups
  Help leaders think through the people implications of business decisions (growth, restructuring, new initiatives) before those decisions are finalized
• Talent & Performance Management
  Own performance review execution for your client groups — calibration sessions, manager prep, and helping manage the process in Rippling
  Guide managers through performance management, from goal-setting to addressing underperformance
  Support compensation planning cycles (merit, promotions, leveling) in partnership with People Operations
• Employee Relations & Culture
  Independently manage employee relations issues with sound judgment and appropriate documentation
  Run regular check-ins with teams to stay close to morale and emerging issues rather than finding out after something's already broken
  Coach managers on how to have direct, fair, and timely conversations with their teams
• Organizational Design & Workforce Planning
  Partner with leaders on org structure changes, including restructures, role changes, and headcount planning
  Identify when a structural problem is masquerading as a people problem (and vice versa)
• Data & Insights
  Analyze engagement survey results for your client groups and translate findings into action with leaders
  Use attrition, performance, and other people data to identify patterns and recommend action

Qualifications

• 4-6+ years of HR Business Partner experience, ideally supporting multiple distinct client groups in a fast-paced, growth-stage environment
• A track record of building trust with senior business leaders and influencing decisions without formal authority over them
• Strong judgment on employee relations matters — knowing when to escalate, when to coach, and when to act
• Comfort moving between functions with different cultures and operating rhythms (creative and brand, product, supply chain, and wholesale don't run the same way) while applying a consistent people philosophy
• Working knowledge of employment law fundamentals (NY/multi-state a plus)

Skills

• Enthusiasm for continuous improvement in both documentation and process
• Complex problem solver who knows when to do systematic and complex thinking versus when to identify shortcuts and find an easy solution
• Comfort working across both technical and business teams
• Strong interpersonal skills & comfort with cross-functional persuasion and consensus-building
• Willing and able to hold other teams accountable for deliverables
• Able to run multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Belief in our mission and understand the importance of giving back
• Comfortable staying focused while working in an open office environment

Benefits

Bombas is committed to delivering competitive and equitable pay for our employees. Each component of the Bombas total rewards package, including benefits and pay, is aimed at contributing to an environment where team members have resources to manage their lives and are enabled to focus on doing their best work. The pay range for this position at the start of employment is expected to be between $95,000 and $108,000/year. However, the base pay offered may vary depending on multiple factors, including job-related knowledge, skills, experience, market factors, and business need. The Bombas total rewards package offered for this position may also include other elements, such as annual bonus and equity target award opportunities as well as medical, financial, and well-being benefits. Additional details of these benefits will be provided if a candidate receives an offer of employment.