People Business Partner
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Highwire Marketing agency
Candidates located within commuting distance of our New York, NY or San Francisco, CA offices follow a hybrid schedule, with three in-office days per week. Remote: We hire for fully remote roles in the following states: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Washington, D.C..Full-TimeSenior
Salary100,000 - 130,000 USD per year
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Job Details
- Experience
- 6+ years of HR Business Partner, People Partner, or related HR experience
- Required Skills
- Problem SolvingCoachingCritical thinking
Requirements
- 6+ years of HR Business Partner, People Partner, or related HR experience, ideally in an agency, professional services, or fast-paced environment.
- Experience leading or mentoring team members, with strong coaching and people development skills.
- Strong expertise in employee relations, performance management, payroll, benefits, leave of absence administration, and HR compliance.
- Proven critical thinking, problem-solving, organizational, and follow-through skills.
- Ability to assess situations thoughtfully, navigate ambiguity, balance competing priorities, and make sound decisions in a fast-moving environment.
- Strong coaching and communication skills, with the ability to influence and build trust across all levels of the organization.
- Experience supporting both in-office and remote employee populations.
- Strong operational acumen with the ability to balance strategy and execution.
- Experience with HR and people systems such as Rippling, Greenhouse, and Trainual strongly preferred.
- Experience conducting interviews and supporting intern or early career programs preferred.
- Experience supporting DIBs, employee engagement, or culture initiatives preferred.
- M&A or integration experience is a plus.
- Private equity-backed company experience and a strong understanding of value creation initiatives is a plus.
- Agency experience is strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a trusted People partner to employees and leaders across the San Francisco office and remote workforce.
- Lead Highwire’s performance management strategy, ensuring it fosters growth, accountability, and clear career pathways.
- Manage employee relations matters with professionalism and sound judgment, offering proactive support to managers and employees.
- Own compliance efforts across multiple states, ensuring policies and practices remain current, compliant, and consistently applied.
- Lead office attendance tracking and compliance efforts, ensuring alignment with Highwire’s hybrid work strategy and expectations.
- Support the agency’s intern program through candidate interviews, manager partnership, program coordination, and performance support.
- Manage and support 1–2 direct reports, providing coaching, development, prioritization support, and ongoing feedback.
- Identify and implement People process improvements focused on efficiency, scalability, and employee experience.
- Partner with Finance, IT, and Operations to improve workflows, reporting, and workforce planning processes.
- Support change management efforts related to People programs, systems, policies, and operational initiatives.
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