Senior People Business Partner

Uplight · Boulder, CO · 2 mo ago

Full-time

About the role

Drive Business Outcomes: Deeply understand your assigned business units (their operational goals, financial drivers, and challenges) and build tailored people strategies that directly advance those objectives.
Guide Growth and Change: Lead org design, cultural initiatives, and change management so teams stay resilient, aligned, and well-supported through scale.
Turn Insights into Action: Use HR metrics and employee feedback to identify real friction points, partnering with leaders and the People Team to deploy practical solutions.
Own Core Programs: Oversee end-to-end execution for workforce planning, compensation, succession, and performance management across your groups.
Navigate Tough Situations with Care: Serve as a trusted advisor on complex employee issues and continuously improve our playbook to mitigate risk and protect our culture.
Collaborate Seamlessly: Partner closely with Talent Acquisition, People Operations, and internal stakeholders to keep everyone on the same page.

Responsibilities

Deeply understand your assigned business units (their operational goals, financial drivers, and challenges) and build tailored people strategies that directly advance those objectives.
Lead org design, cultural initiatives, and change management so teams stay resilient, aligned, and well-supported through scale.
Use HR metrics and employee feedback to identify real friction points, partnering with leaders and the People Team to deploy practical solutions.
Oversee end-to-end execution for workforce planning, compensation, succession, and performance management across your groups.
Serve as a trusted advisor on complex employee issues and continuously improve our playbook to mitigate risk and protect our culture.
Partner closely with Talent Acquisition, People Operations, and internal stakeholders to keep everyone on the same page.

Requirements

Track Record: 5+ years as a People Business Partner in high-growth tech environments, including direct experience advising at every level of leadership in the business.
Distributed Team Savvy: Experience supporting remote or global teams (familiarity with supporting teams in India is a strong plus).
Core HR Expertise: Broad foundation across compensation practices, org design, employee relations, and employment laws.
Pragmatic Problem-Solving: Ability to translate complex policies and legal requirements into clear, sensible business practices. Balancing process but seeing situations through a human lens.
Communication & Facilitation: Exceptional facilitation skills and the ability to navigate sensitive conversations, build consensus, and influence stakeholders at all levels.
Execution: The usual: you need to be organized and pay attention to the right details. This is a job where finish lines aren’t always clear and there will always be more to do, so juggling priorities so you’re focused on the most important things is key.

Qualifications

Track Record: 5+ years as a People Business Partner in high-growth tech environments, including direct experience advising at every level of leadership in the business.
Distributed Team Savvy: Experience supporting remote or global teams (familiarity with supporting teams in India is a strong plus).
Core HR Expertise: Broad foundation across compensation practices, org design, employee relations, and employment laws.
Pragmatic Problem-Solving: Ability to translate complex policies and legal requirements into clear, sensible business practices. Balancing process but seeing situations through a human lens.
Communication & Facilitation: Exceptional facilitation skills and the ability to navigate sensitive conversations, build consensus, and influence stakeholders at all levels.
Execution: The usual: you need to be organized and pay attention to the right details. This is a job where finish lines aren’t always clear and there will always be more to do, so juggling priorities so you’re focused on the most important things is key.

Skills

Track Record: 5+ years as a People Business Partner in high-growth tech environments, including direct experience advising at every level of leadership in the business.
Distributed Team Savvy: Experience supporting remote or global teams (familiarity with supporting teams in India is a strong plus).
Core HR Expertise: Broad foundation across compensation practices, org design, employee relations, and employment laws.
Pragmatic Problem-Solving: Ability to translate complex policies and legal requirements into clear, sensible business practices. Balancing process but seeing situations through a human lens.
Communication & Facilitation: Exceptional facilitation skills and the ability to navigate sensitive conversations, build consensus, and influence stakeholders at all levels.
Execution: The usual: you need to be organized and pay attention to the right details. This is a job where finish lines aren’t always clear and there will always be more to do, so juggling priorities so you’re focused on the most important things is key.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits, including flexible time off, generous parental leave, a wellness stipend, and work flexibility to help you thrive both personally and professionally.
Employee Resource Groups offer opportunities to connect with colleagues who share your interests and backgrounds.
A supportive team environment that fosters collaboration and innovation.
A collaborative environment where your ideas are valued and your contributions recognized.

Pay

Salary Range: $115,000 to $135,000 USD + Bonus

Schedule

Hybrid. Uplight is a global team, but this role is anchored at our Boulder HQ, with local folks coming into the office 1–2 days a week.