Senior People Business Partner POST NUMBER: 452834
Are you someone who…
- Enjoys balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
- Prioritizes building strong, trusted partnerships across various levels.
- Thrives in fast-paced, high-demand environments.
- Takes ownership of tasks with a bias toward action.
- Feels energized by navigating complexity and creating clarity in uncertain situations.
- Excels in a collaborative, all-hands-on-deck team environment where no task is too big or small.
- Partner with leadership to evaluate and address organizational needs, including optimizing structure, enhancing team effectiveness, and driving change initiatives.
- Lead talent strategy to align with business objectives—assess key roles, identify potential leaders, and guide succession planning.
- Support transformation efforts by embedding people strategies into organizational changes.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on people-related decisions and team structure.
- Convert business priorities into actionable plans that drive performance, culture, and growth.
- Use data and business insights to tailor programs that meet the evolving needs of teams.
- Leverage analytics to provide actionable insights, highlight trends, and guide decision-making.
- Mentor and support colleagues to ensure consistency and quality in delivery across the HR team.
- Champion diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) initiatives to promote a more inclusive culture.
- Provide guidance on HR policies and employment laws (e.g., EEOC, ADA, FMLA), working in partnership with the legal and compliance teams.
- Assist with HR administrative tasks as needed.
- Ensure accurate HRIS system updates for role and department changes.
- A Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of HR experience, ideally in fast-growing organizations, with a strong track record of partnering with senior leadership.
- HR certification (PHR/SPHR or SHRM-CP/SCP) is preferred; knowledge of employment law, particularly in California, is a plus.
- A solid understanding of business drivers and performance metrics.
- A creative problem-solver with the ability to thrive in dynamic, high-demand situations.
- An exceptional communicator, able to influence and build trust at all levels of the organization.
- Experience managing projects and prioritizing competing demands.
- Proficiency with Microsoft tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and HR systems.
- Ability to leverage data tools to provide key insights and metrics for decision-making related to recruitment, engagement, and turnover.
Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
EEO Notice
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Pay Transparency Notice
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:
- the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
- licensure and certification requirements;
- office location and other geographic considerations;
- other business and organizational needs.
With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.