Senior People Partner

About the role

The Senior People Partner is a trusted advisor to leaders and a critical driver of organizational performance, leadership effectiveness, and workforce health. This role operates as an embedded business partner, owning complex employee relations, coaching leaders through high-stakes people decisions, and proactively shaping how teams are built, led, and held accountable.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on organizational design, workforce planning, and team performance.
• Anticipate people risks, capability gaps, and cultural issues before they become business problems.
• Lead strategic conversations on engagement, retention, workforce health, and organizational effectiveness.
• Align talent and people decisions with Riot’s business strategy and operating goals.
• Own high-complexity, high-risk employee relations matters, including investigations, performance issues, and sensitive workplace concerns.
• Ensure outcomes are legally sound, consistent, and people-centered.
• Coach leaders on proactive, preventative people practices and accountability expectations.
• Serve as an escalation point and mentor for People Partners on complex or high-stakes cases.
• Lead performance calibration for assigned client groups.
• Coach leaders on expectation-setting, feedback, documentation, and performance differentiation.
• Translate performance insights into clear development actions, talent decisions, and risk mitigation.
• Partner on succession planning and talent risk management for critical roles.
• Build strong, trust-based relationships with leaders across the organization.
• Facilitate difficult conversations and alignment-building discussions within and across teams.
• Shape leadership behavior, team dynamics, and decision-making through coaching and influence.
• Act as a stabilizing presence during periods of change, growth, or conflict.
• Reinforce Riot’s expectations for accountability, clarity, and performance at scale.
• Identify engagement risks and partner with leaders on meaningful action plans.
• Use employee engagement data, ER data, and workforce insights to guide leadership decisions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• A minimum of 7 years of progressive HR or People Partner experience, including ownership of complex employee relations.
• Deep expertise in employee relations, performance management, and leadership coaching.
• Strong executive communication skills and sound judgment in high-stakes situations.
• Ability to see patterns, connect dots, and translate insight into action.
• Comfort operating with autonomy, ambiguity, and organizational complexity.
• Experience supporting fast-moving, operationally complex environments (manufacturing, energy, data centers, tech, or similar) strongly preferred.

Skills

• Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Strong analytical and data-driven approach.
• Leadership and coaching abilities.

Benefits

Competitive Salary: Base range (commensurate with experience) + bonus + sign-on equity grant.

Long-Term Growth: Eligible to participate in Riot’s equity incentive programs and share in the success you help build.

401(k) Retirement Plan: Includes a generous company match.

Comprehensive Health Coverage: Multiple medical plan options, including 100% company-paid plans.

Wellness & Lifestyle Perks: Enjoy free gym memberships, pet insurance, childcare discounts, and more to support your life both in and out of work.

Pay

Base range (commensurate with experience) + bonus + sign-on equity grant.

Schedule

N/A