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Senior People Business Partner, Operations

Whatnot · Phoenix, AZ · 3 wk ago
RemoteRemoteBusiness Development$195k–$230k/yrFull-time

Role

As a Senior People Business Partner, you’ll partner with leaders across our global Operations org to understand business priorities, strengthen teams, and support continued growth and international expansion. You’ll act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, helping drive people strategy, org design, and key talent decisions. You’ll also play a key role in shaping and executing People programs that enable teams to do their best work.

Responsibilities

  • Coach leaders and managers to improve team effectiveness, performance, and employee experience
  • Partner on people strategy, including org design, workforce planning, and team development
  • Advise on employee relations matters, including performance, behavior, and investigations, partnering with legal as needed
  • Drive core people processes (compensation, performance cycles, talent planning) for your org
  • Partner with COEs (L&D, Total Rewards, People Ops) to shape and deliver effective programs
  • Leverage data and insights to proactively identify and address talent risks (e.g., attrition, engagement)
  • Lead change management across reorgs, role changes, and evolving business priorities
  • Support manager development across inclusion, team effectiveness, and leadership capability
  • Lead org-specific initiatives tied to business needs
  • Use engagement surveys and people data to inform decisions around culture, growth, retention, and performance

Requirements

  • 7+ Years As An HR Business Partner, With At Least 4+ Years Supporting Operations Teams (customer Support, Trust & Risk, Hourly Agent Populations) In a Remote Or Distributed Environment
  • Deep familiarity with the employee lifecycle for hourly CX, Trust & Risk, and customer support populations
  • A strong partnership mindset - you build trust quickly with leaders, managers, and employees at all levels
  • Experience in fast-paced, high-growth environments - you're proactive, action-oriented, and comfortable iterating
  • Sound judgment and discretion when handling sensitive situations, with strong attention to detail
  • Clear, effective communication built for a remote-first environment
  • Strong prioritization skills and a consistent line of sight to business goals
  • Comfort working with data to surface insights and inform decisions

Qualifications

  • Curiosity about whatnot
  • Low ego, a growth mindset, and a willingness to lean into action and high impact

Skills

  • Strong partnership mindset
  • Proactive, action-oriented approach
  • Attention to detail
  • Effective communication
  • Data-driven decision making

Benefits

  • Generous Holiday and Time off Policy
  • Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision
  • Work From Home Support
  • Home office setup allowance
  • Monthly allowance for cell phone and internet
  • Care benefits
  • Monthly allowance for wellness
  • Annual allowance towards Childcare
  • Lifetime benefit for family planning, such as adoption or fertility expenses
  • Retail; 401k offering for Traditional and Roth accounts in the US (employer match up to 4% of base salary) and Pension plans internationally
  • Monthly allowance to dogfood the app
  • Parental Leave

Pay

$195K - $230K

Schedule

Remote/co-located team

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