People & Culture Business Partner

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a People & Culture Business Partner in the United States.

This role sits at the heart of a mission-driven, remote-first organization dedicated to building a supportive and high-performing workplace where every employee can thrive. You will act as a trusted advisor to leaders and employees, helping shape culture, strengthen engagement, and elevate the overall employee experience across the organization. The position combines strategic HR partnership with hands-on employee relations, performance management, and culture-building initiatives. You will play a key role in ensuring consistency, fairness, and compliance across people practices while enabling managers to grow as effective leaders. Working closely with senior People & Culture leadership, you will influence organizational effectiveness and help design scalable programs that support a distributed workforce. This is a highly collaborative role where empathy, judgment, and operational excellence intersect to drive meaningful impact.

• Act as a trusted advisor on employee relations matters, including conflict resolution, workplace concerns, and policy interpretation, applying discretion, empathy, and sound judgment.
• Lead and support workplace investigations, including documentation, interviews, findings summaries, and recommendations in partnership with leadership and legal counsel.
• Coach managers on performance management, feedback delivery, corrective action, and handling sensitive employee situations effectively and consistently.
• Manage engagement programs, surveys, and lifecycle touchpoints such as onboarding, transitions, and offboarding to improve employee experience.
• Support and partner with Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), enabling structure, programming, and alignment with broader organizational goals.
• Design and facilitate initiatives that strengthen manager capability, employee engagement, recognition, and team effectiveness.
• Manage performance review cycles, goal setting processes, and calibration activities while ensuring accurate HRIS documentation and consistency.
• Analyze HR trends across engagement, retention, and performance to identify insights and recommend organizational improvements.
• Support HR compliance, policy updates, and alignment with employment laws including FLSA, FMLA, ADA, EEOC, and related regulations.

Requirements

This role requires strong HR expertise with a focus on employee relations, performance management, and organizational partnership within fast-paced or mission-driven environments.

• 6+ years of progressive HR experience, including at least 2+ years in employee relations or HR business partner roles.
• Proven experience conducting workplace investigations and managing sensitive employee relations cases with discretion and fairness.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. employment laws, compliance frameworks, and HR best practices.
• Experience coaching managers and supporting leadership development and performance improvement initiatives.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills across all organizational levels.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, navigate ambiguity, and support change in a distributed work environment.
• Experience working with HRIS and HR platforms (e.g., ADP, UKG, TriNet, Greenhouse, Lever, or similar).
• Strong organizational, analytical, and project management skills with attention to detail.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred; HR certifications (SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, SPHR) are a plus.
• Experience in nonprofit, healthcare, mental health, or distributed/remote organizations is highly valued.

Benefits

• Competitive salary range: $67,452 – $84,084 (U.S.-based, location-adjusted within range)
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with employer support
• Employer-funded HSA contributions
• Generous PTO, sick leave, and 19 paid holidays including winter break
• 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave after eligibility period
• Monthly internet and mental health stipends
• Annual wellness and professional development stipends
• Remote-first work environment with flexibility and autonomy
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer contribution
• Sabbatical opportunity after 3 years of service