What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior HR Business Partner position at Handshake?
Everyone is welcome at Handshake. We know diverse teams build better products and we are committed to creating an inclusive culture built on a foundation of respect for all individuals. We strongly encourage candidates from non-traditional backgrounds, historically marginalized or underrepresented groups to apply.
Your impact
Handshake is seeking a strategic, driven, and experienced Senior HR Business Partner to support the Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Education Strategy Officer. As a Senior HRBP, you will serve as a trusted advisor, providing strategic people guidance to senior leadership and their teams. Reporting into the Senior Director, Head of HRBPs, you will collaborate closely to align people strategy with business objectives and foster a high-performing, engaged, and inclusive culture.
Your responsibilities
- Act as a trusted business partner to leaders, providing expert advice and solutions on a range of HR topics, including organizational design, workforce planning, talent management, and employee engagement.
- Provide coaching and guidance to leaders and managers on performance management, succession planning, team dynamics, and leadership development.
- Collaborate with leadership to ensure that the organization structure supports business objectives. Lead initiatives around team effectiveness, organizational change, and process improvements.
- Drive talent management processes, ensuring the right development opportunities are provided to employees to grow and succeed within the organization. Lead workforce planning, succession planning, and talent reviews for the team.
- Manage complex employee relations issues, ensuring fair and consistent treatment across the organization. Proactively identify potential issues and partner with leaders to address them.
- Lead the implementation of HR programs and initiatives, such as performance cycles, promotions, compensation reviews, and engagement surveys, ensuring they meet the unique needs of the team.
- Support the team through organizational transitions, helping leaders manage change effectively while minimizing disruption to business operations.
- Be proactive in translating business needs and requests into HR solutions
Your experience
Compensation range
For cash compensation, we set standard ranges for all U.S.-based roles based on function, level, and geographic location, benchmarked against similar stage growth companies. In order to be compliant with local legislation, as well as to provide greater transparency to candidates, we share salary ranges on all job postings regardless of desired hiring location. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including geographic location as well as candidate experience and expertise, and may vary from the amounts listed above.
About us
Handshake is the career platform for Gen Z. With a community of over 17 million students, alumni, employers, and career educators, Handshake's network is where career advice and discovery turn into first, second, and third jobs. Nearly 1 million companies use Handshake to build their future workforce-from Fortune 500 to federal agencies, school districts to startups, healthcare systems to small businesses. Handshake is built for where you're going, not where you've been.
When it comes to our workforce strategy, we've thought deeply about how work-life should look at Handshake. With our hybrid-work model, employees benefit from collaboration and shared team experiences three days per week in our vibrant offices, and enjoy the flexibility of remote work two days per week. Handshake is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in New York, London, and Berlin.
What we offer
At Handshake, we'll give you the tools to feel healthy, happy and secure.
Benefits below apply to employees in full-time positions.
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UK-specific benefits, in addition to the first section)
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Looking for more? Explore our mission, values and comprehensive US benefits at joinhandshake.com / careers.
Handshake is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at [redacted].
Salary : $1,500 - $2,000
