Senior People Partner (HR Business Partner)

About the role

As a Senior People Partner (HR Business Partner or HRBP) at Bezos Academy, you will serve as a trusted advisor to leaders, managers, and school staff nationwide, partnering across the organization to drive learning and development, organizational and workforce planning, performance management, goal setting, and other people processes. Using data, analytics, and strong relationships, you will translate people strategy into effective team execution, support employee relations and career growth, and help create an outstanding employee experience where teams are set up to thrive and deliver exceptional outcomes for children.

Responsibilities

• Partner across the organization to drive learning and development, organizational and workforce planning, performance management, goal setting, and other people processes.
• Translate people strategy into effective team execution.
• Support employee relations and career growth.
• Create an outstanding employee experience where teams are set up to thrive and deliver exceptional outcomes for children.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Eight or more years of relevant experience across a broad spectrum of human resources experience in HR generalist roles and/or a combination of employee relations, talent management, talent development, talent acquisition, and people operations
• Demonstrated success at navigating, resolving, and documenting a variety of employee relations issues
• Experience supporting a nationally-distributed workforce inclusive of hourly employees, with a strong understanding of frontline operations, workforce dynamics, and other unique needs of hourly employees
• Experience coaching and influencing across functions and levels of an organization, with exceptional oral and written communication skills
• Proven ability to build trusting relationships across lines of difference
• Ability to travel to school sites within Florida as well as to other states up to 20% of the time

Preferred Qualifications

• Exceptional written communication, with significant experience crafting clear, structured, and persuasive narrative business documents
• Ability to partner with engineering, product, and technical stakeholders who develop and launch new tools, products, or technology
• Prior success at designing and implementing culture-focused initiatives
• Project management experience and the ability to use data and analytics to drive decision making and measure results
• Talent assessment skills, along with experience developing high-performing leaders and teams
• Experience working at a start-up or other highly dynamic organization

Compensation and Benefits

This is a full-time, benefits-eligible, exempt (salaried) position. The full salary range for this position in Florida is $98,000-$161,000 per year. The upper third of the salary range is typically reserved for employees who have been in the role for multiple years and have demonstrated strong performance over time. Starting salary will vary by qualifications and prior experience.

This role includes 15 paid days of vacation, 4 days of paid personal time off, 9 paid days of sick (care) time, 9 paid holidays, 5 paid days off for an organization-wide winter break, and additional time off if required by applicable law. Benefits for this role include medical, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, a 401(k) plan with a 4% employer contribution match, paid parental leave, an employer-matched flexible spending account for dependent care, and more. Please see here for details.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Eight or more years of relevant experience across a broad spectrum of human resources experience in HR generalist roles and/or a combination of employee relations, talent management, talent development, talent acquisition, and people operations
• Demonstrated success at navigating, resolving, and documenting a variety of employee relations issues
• Experience supporting a nationally-distributed workforce inclusive of hourly employees, with a strong understanding of frontline operations, workforce dynamics, and other unique needs of hourly employees
• Experience coaching and influencing across functions and levels of an organization, with exceptional oral and written communication skills
• Proven ability to build trusting relationships across lines of difference
• Ability to travel to school sites within Florida as well as to other states up to 20% of the time

Location

- Florida, and within one hour’s drive to multiple Bezos Academy preschools (please see our website for school locations)

Application Instructions

Please click here for a full job description. Bezos Academy participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with employee Form I-9 Information to confirm authorization to work in the U.S. Bezos Academy only uses E-Verify once a candidate has accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9. If E-Verify cannot confirm that an employee is authorized to work, Bezos Academy will give the employee written instructions and an opportunity to contact the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so the employee can begin to resolve the issue before any adverse employment action is taken. For more information about your right to work, please see the Notice of Right to Work. If you are a current Bezos Academy employee, please use the internal job board to apply.