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Senior Human Resource Business Partner

NoRedInk

NoRedInk

Administration
Remote · United States
Posted on Monday, April 22, 2024

Teaching kids to think critically and communicate effectively has never been more important, and NoRedInk helps students become better writers in more than 60% of U.S. school districts. As a Senior HRBP, you will be pivotal in molding our organizational culture and workforce. You will work closely with leadership to guide talent, organizational development, and change management. This role requires someone detailed and analytical but also nurturing and tolerant, helping manage transitions smoothly and maintaining harmony across departments.

In this role, you will:

  • Relationship Building: Establish and maintain strong, trust-based relationships with departmental leaders, acting as a strategic advisor on all human resource matters.
  • Talent Management: Offer expert advice on talent strategies that support our business objectives, including development, retention, and acquisition, and manage the performance management & review process.
  • People Manager Growth and Development: Create and implement solutions that enhance manager effectiveness and foster team stability.
  • Organizational Development: Collaborate on change management strategies that accommodate the company's evolving needs while minimizing disruption.
  • Workforce Planning: Partner with leadership to develop plans that prepare us for future challenges and opportunities.
  • Employee Relations: Address and resolve employee relations issues, cultivating a supportive and positive work environment.
  • Liaison Work: Act as a communicator between employees and management, ensuring open and empathetic dialogue.
  • Employee Engagement: Analyze and interpret employee engagement survey results and other sources, present and discuss findings with leadership, and recommend actionable plans to support engagement.

About You:

  • 5+ years of HR experience, particularly in employee relations and collaborating directly with managers. A background in learning and development and/or consulting is preferred.
  • Proven ability to build and maintain strong, supportive relationships with leadership as a trusted advisor.
  • Thorough understanding of talent management, organizational development, and change management principles.
  • Experience in workforce and succession planning.
  • Competent in handling employee relations and performance management.
  • Adept at analyzing engagement surveys and formulating effective action plans.
  • Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent experience. Relevant HR certification (e.g., SHRM) is a plus.

What NoRedInk Offers:

  • A competitive salary and equity package in a well-funded startup with a strong product-market fit
  • Excellent health, vision, and dental benefits (U.S. Only)
  • 100% remote work environment
  • Flexible PTO and paid parental leave
  • 401(k) (U.S. Only)
  • LinkedIn Learning subscription with unlimited access to thousands of expert-led online courses
  • Team retreats and events to connect with fun, talented coworkers
  • The ability to help millions of students and teachers and address a critical societal need

About NoRedInk:

NoRedInk helps students in over 60% of US school districts become better writers. Our deeply engaging, adaptive curriculum personalizes exercises to kids' interests, guides them through the writing process with instructional support, and boosts their skills through targeted practice. Students have completed over 10 billion exercises on our site, and our mission is to help all students harness the power of the written word.

Check out our press page, including our 2-minute pitch on NBC and articles in The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and Forbes.

NoRedInk believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. At NoRedInk, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Compensation at NoRedInk is robust and includes a full range of benefits, unlimited PTO, monthly co-working stipends, an initial home-office set-up stipend, and generous equity. Our salary ranges are based on factors such as expectations in the job description, location-specific market data, internal parity, and the experience and skills of individual candidates. Therefore, the compensation range is $120,000 - $135,000, accounting for various locations and skills/expertise. Please know that if you are invited to speak with a recruiter at NoRedInk, they will discuss compensation openly during your first call to ensure alignment.

*Note: Agencies or other third-party recruiters may not submit unsolicited candidate resumes or their information to any NoRedInk employee, including a NoRedInk Recruiter, unless a contract is signed and the Talent Acquisition team permits you to work on a job opening.