Human Resources Business Partner

About Us

At Cast & Crew, we’ve empowered creativity and supported the global entertainment industry for decades. Together with our family of brands - Backstage, CAPS, Checks & Balances, Final Draft, Media Services, Sargent-Disc, and The TEAM Companies – we operate as a combined entertainment technology and services provider offering industry standard screenwriting accounting software, digital payroll products, data & reporting, and a host of creative tools. The industry continues to move faster than ever, and the need for our expertise, our technology, and our people has never been greater. We are a production’s best ally every step of the way.

What You Will Do

• Strategic Partnership
  Partner with business unit leaders on workforce planning, org design, succession, and talent strategy
  Bring a people lens to business decisions early
  Translate business priorities into actionable people strategies that drive measurable outcomes
  Counsel and influence senior leaders - bringing both data and judgment to every conversation.

• Talent & Performance
  Lead quarterly talent reviews and calibration sessions within your business units
  Coach managers on performance management from development conversations to difficult feedback and underperformance
  Partner on individual development plans that connect employee growth to business needs
  Help identify high-potential talent and build visibility and opportunity for them

• Culture & Engagement
  Monitor team health and engagement within your business units and act on what you find
  Partner with leaders to build cultures of accountability, inclusion, and psychological safety
  Support the rollout and action planning for company-wide engagement surveys (Culture Amp)

• Organizational Effectiveness & Change
  Support restructuring, team design, and org changes within your business units, from planning through execution and employee experience
  Lead change management for people-related initiatives, ensuring changes land well and stick
  Partner on headcount business cases, role design, and workforce planning
  Identify organizational friction and help leaders solve it before it becomes a crisis

• Employee Relations
  Handle complex employee relations matters with sound judgment, empathy, and a clear eye on risk
  Partner with legal and compliance on sensitive situations, investigations, accommodations, separations
  Guide managers through difficult conversations, escalations, and employment decisions
  Maintain a working knowledge of employment law and apply it practically in day-to-day advising

• People Analytics & Insights
  Use data to inform your business unit conversations and recommendations, turnover trends, engagement signals, performance patterns
  Partner on reporting and insights that help leaders make smarter people decisions
  Leverage tools including Workday and Culture Amp to surface and act on workforce data

Experience

• 3+ years of progressive HR experience, with at least 3 years in a dedicated HRBP or strategic HR partnership role

• Background in a technology, SaaS, or digital-first company strongly preferred, you understand how fast-moving, product-driven organizations operate

• Proven experience navigating organizational change, including restructuring, reorgs, and transformation initiatives

• Track record of building trusted relationships with senior leaders and influencing without authority

• Strong knowledge of US employment law and employee relations, including handling sensitive investigations

Skills & Capabilities

• Business acumen: you understand P&L pressures, org design tradeoffs, and what keeps leaders up at night

• Coaching instincts: you make leaders better, not dependent on you

• Change management fluency: you know how to help organizations move through ambiguity without losing people along the way

• Data literacy: you can turn people data into a compelling narrative that drives decisions

• Emotional intelligence: you navigate complex interpersonal dynamics and difficult conversations with grace

• Judgment: you know when to act, when to escalate, and when to sit with ambiguity

• Communication: you write and speak with clarity and credibility, from frontline employees to the C-suite

Tools & Systems

• Workday (HRIS/ATS) experience strongly preferred

• Culture Amp or comparable engagement platform experience a plus

• Comfortable with AI-enabled tools and digital collaboration platforms

• Microsoft Teams experience is a plus

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Psychology, or a related field

• MBA, Master's in HR, or Organizational Development a plus

What We Offer

• The opportunity to shape the People & Culture function and how we engage with the business

• A seat at the table

• Direct access to and partnership with senior leadership

• A company in a compelling growth chapter with a clear path and strong PE backing

• Competitive compensation and benefits

• Hybrid flexibility based in Burbank, CA

Benefits

Benefits include: Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, health and wellness programs, employee discounts, and more!

Note

Note: Cast & Crew benefits are subject to eligibility requirements.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Cast & Crew is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive culture. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals based on job-related qualifications and ability to perform a job, without regard to age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, disability, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship or marital status, and to maintain a non-discriminatory environment free from intimidation, harassment or bias based upon these grounds.

California Privacy Rights

A summary of your California privacy rights can be found at: https://www.castandcrew.com/privacy-policy/

Compensation

The compensation range for this position is: $120,000.00 - $135,000.00 per year.