Sr. People Business Partner, Finance & Legal

Flexport is reinventing global trade.

About Flexport:

We believe trade can move the human race forward. That’s why it’s our mission to make global trade easy for everyone. Flexport is building the platform for global logistics, empowering buyers, sellers and their logistics partners with the technology and services to grow and innovate. Today, companies of all sizes—from emerging brands to Fortune 500s—use Flexport technology to move more than $10B of merchandise across 112 countries every year. With offices on three continents, our team is as global as our client base. Wherever you are, whichever role you play, you’re guaranteed to share your day with passionate and resourceful team members who are in it together.

The Opportunity: 

Flexport’s mission is to make global trade easy for everyone. Our solutions are powered by innovative technology and exceptional people. We’re shaping the future of a $8.6T industry by reimagining how brands move goods—fast, with confidence, and at scale. Want to tackle global challenges that have an impact on business, society, and the environment? You’ve come to the right place.

As a single-threaded leader of a business segment within the People team, the Sr. PBP (People Business Partner) provides an exciting opportunity to contribute your experience and passion for all things talent and people in a complex and global business. This role will report into the Director, People Business Partner and will be part of the broader PBP team.

The Sr. PBP serves as a liaison between central People teams, People leadership, and the business line to assess organizational needs across talent management, performance management, compensation, career development, and manager capability. The successful leader will dig deep to understand the business, earn trust across key stakeholders and partners, prioritize in a fast-paced environment, and drive people mechanisms with both accuracy and efficiency. Identifying ways to operate “one to many” in order to scale is critical for success in this position as the Sr. PBP will support large business teams consisting of employees in various job functions, levels and geographies. This individual will need to demonstrate direct, concise and effective communication skills, both high-level strategic thinking and operational planning ability, empathy, and inclusion.

You Will: 

• Partner with leadership to develop and implement People plans and solutions to achieve business objectives and deliver results for our customers
• Lead organizational design, workforce planning, succession planning, and job role initiatives
• Review and analyze data for trends, dig into the numbers and partner with the business to derive action plans around performance, retention, and employee engagement
• Coach leaders through employee, leadership, management, and other situations
• Partner with the global People community to support a global workforce
• Take different perspectives and business needs, develop a solution that works, and move work forward. Support your opinions with sound reasoning grounded in the business and data.
• Build relationships with business, peers, and People teams across the organization
• Drive cyclical talent activities
• Implement employee listening mechanisms to stay close to the business and to keep a pulse on the sentiment of the organization
• Lead high impact projects with on-time delivery, measurable outcomes and impact, and robust communication/change management
• Ability to communicate ideas, data, and thoughts well both verbally and written. Clear, concise and direct communication is critical. Be comfortable challenging ideas and holding space for other perspectives to be heard.

You Should Have: 

• Bachelor’s degree
• 5-7 years of HR experiences
• 5+ in HRBP line role

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Masters degree/MBA
• Demonstrated ability to influence and partner at all levels of organization to achieve results
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Exceptional listening skills and communication skills
• Ability to source, interpret, and use data to tell a story and influence decision makers
• Demonstrated ability to see patterns and set strategy while being able to dig into the details and
• Critical thinking and problem solving skills
• Experience working on internationally distributed team
• Ability to thrive in a fast paced, technology organization where ambiguity, agility, and flexibility are valued daily
• Experience working with high growth teams

Don’t be! Our mission is to make global trade easy for everyone.  That’s why we bring in people from diverse backgrounds and experiences together with industry veterans to help move the logistics industry forward.

We know this industry is complex. That’s why we invest in education starting day one with Flexport Academy, a one week intensive onboarding program designed specifically to set every new Flexport employee up for success.

At Flexport, our ability to fulfill our mission of making global trade easy for everyone relies on having a diverse, dedicated and engaged workforce. That is why Flexport is committed to creating and nurturing an environment where anyone can be their authentic self. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, health status, marital and family status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.