People Business Partner

About the role

The People Business Partner role at Harvey supports the North America Go-To-Market (GTM) teams. This includes partnering with GTM leaders across sales, customer success, and Legal Engineering to help them build and scale high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Partner with GTM leaders to build and scale their teams, including advice on org design, team effectiveness, and performance.
• Coach managers and strengthen leadership by helping leaders navigate challenges, develop their teams, and lead with clarity.
• Drive performance and accountability by partnering with managers on performance conversations, feedback, and development planning.
• Navigate complex people matters by handling employee relations situations with care and sound judgment, balancing empathy for individuals with what’s right for the team and the business.
• Stay close to the business by understanding what’s happening across the teams you support, surfacing themes, identifying risks early, and helping leaders address issues proactively.
• Help scale Harvey’s people practices by partnering with the Head of PBPs and broader People team to implement and refine programs related to performance, development, and manager effectiveness.
• Act as a trusted advisor to leaders navigating growth, change, and team dynamics.

Requirements

• 6–10+ years of experience in a People Business Partner role, ideally supporting GTM teams.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build trust quickly with leaders and employees.
• High emotional intelligence and empathy, especially when navigating sensitive or complex situations.
• Excellent judgment and discretion, particularly when handling employee relations matters.
• Experience coaching and influencing leaders across different levels of an organization.
• Comfort operating in fast-paced, high-growth environments where priorities can evolve quickly.
• A thoughtful, pragmatic approach—bringing perspective and ideas while remaining adaptable as situations evolve.
• Ability to work from our New York office at least three days per week.

Qualifications

• Compensation range: $170,000 - $230,000, depending on location.
• Equal opportunity employer.