Senior Human Resources Manager, People Business Partner

About the role

The New York Post is seeking a Senior Manager, People Business Partner based in New York City. This role supports leaders across the newsroom and commercial functions, helping execute strategies for a fast-moving, high-profile media organization.

Responsibilities

• Partner with department leaders and employees to align people strategies with the New York Post’s editorial, commercial, and digital priorities.
• Support organizational design efforts, workforce planning, and change initiatives in collaboration with senior HR leadership.
• Provide guidance on employee engagement, performance management, talent development, and career progression in fast-paced teams.
• Manage and resolve employee relations matters, including investigations, performance concerns, and workplace conflict, with sound judgment and discretion.
• Leverage data and workforce insights to inform decision-making and recommend practical solutions.
• Promote transparent communication and contribute to a culture of accountability, inclusion, and trust.
• Support innovation and process improvements, including adoption of AI tools where appropriate, to enhance team effectiveness.

Requirements

• An experienced and credible HR professional who understands business priorities and delivers practical, actionable solutions.
• A strong relationship-builder who can influence and coach managers with confidence.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity while escalating appropriately when needed.
• A clear, direct communicator with strong interpersonal skills.
• A proactive and resilient team player who manages competing priorities.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of progressive HR experience, including 3+ years in an HR Business Partner or equivalent client-facing role.
• Bachelor’s degree in HR, business, psychology, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Experience supporting fast-paced teams, including commercial, sales, or editorial/creative environments.
• A strong foundation in employee relations, investigations, and performance management.
• A working knowledge of employment laws and HR best practices.
• Demonstrated ability to balance business partnership with employee advocacy.
• Experience operating within a matrixed or complex organization preferred.
• Strong coaching, influencing, and problem-solving skills.
• A data-informed mindset with experience using metrics to guide action.
• The ability to manage sensitive situations with professionalism and discretion.
• A willingness to work on-site in midtown Manhattan in alignment with a hybrid model.

Skills

• Practical, solutions-focused mindset.
• Collaboration with HR colleagues and corporate partners.
• Data analysis and workforce insights.
• Employee relations and investigations.
• Performance management and talent development.
• Innovation and process improvements.

Benefits

• Compensation range: $120,000 - $150,000, eligible for bonus.
• Pay-for-performance is a key element in attracting, engaging, and motivating talented people to do their best work.
• Annual bonus target typically expressed as a percentage of salary.
• Set annual incentive bonus targets based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice, experience, tenure, and essential skills.

Pay

• Base Pay Range: $120,000 - $150,000.
• We are committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation to attract top talent.

Schedule

• This role is based in our Midtown Manhattan office and follows a hybrid work schedule.

Benefits

• We offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, and more, along with optional benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees.