Ashby
People & Talent
HRBusinessPartner,EPD
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“HR Business Partner, EPD at Ashby. Skills: HR Business Partner, EPD Partnership, Strategic HR partner, People Operations Expertise, Strategic Thinking, Compensation Expertise, Performance Management, Employee Relations & Risk Management. Provide proactive guidance across critical areas that drive our success. Fostering employee development”
What You'll Achieve.
Contribute to a high impact team that is rethinking the way PeopleOps can and should function; Shape an exceptional workplace culture for our global team; Drive operational excellence
Industry & Context.
Proactively assess team, manager, and company needs; Provide recommendations; Implement solutions; Mediator; Investigate escalated issues; Mitigate risk; Principled approach to decision-making; Manage complex employee relations issues; Continuously look for ways to improve processes, procedures, and team effectiveness
Supporting a globally distributed and asynchronous workforce
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Experience supporting Engineering, Product, and Design organizations in high-growth environments, Experience translating business objectives into actionable people strategies, Experience scaling compensation frameworks, including levels and bands across global teams, Experience building and evolving performance management practices, Experience building and scaling internal training programs, specifically for management teams, Experience offering guidance to leaders in managing sensitive employee situations, Experience acting as a mediator and investigating escalated issues, Experience staying up to date on legal requirements related to employment and regulatory compliance, Experience supporting EPD teams through periods of meaningful growth and change, Experience with US employment law, compensation frameworks, and training and development programs, Experience successfully managing complex employee relations issues, Experience using HRIS, compensation management tools, and other HR tools to drive operational excellence
Nice to Have
An advanced degree in HR, business or organizational development, An HR certification (PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP), Experience working with globally distributed teams
What You'll Do.
Provide proactive guidance across critical areas that drive our success
Fostering employee development
Cultivating a high-performance culture
Ensuring competitive and equitable compensation structures
Translate business objectives into a people strategy that aligns with Ashby’s long-term goals
Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to leaders
Align people ops strategies with overall business goals
Dive into the details to ensure our processes and procedures run smoothly
Seamlessly transition between strategic projects and administrative tasks
Offer support to the team wherever needed
Contribute to a high impact team that is rethinking the way PeopleOps can and should function
Shaping an exceptional workplace culture for our global team
and Design organizations in high-growth environments
Partnering with leaders on the people and organizational challenges that come with scaling technical teams
Building relationships with functional leaders
Establishing credibility and trust as a strategic HR partner
Proactively assess team
Provide recommendations
Bring deep knowledge of People Ops/HR functions
including compensation
performance management
Translate business objectives into actionable people strategies
Convey information to all stakeholders
Present and facilitate discussions clearly and confidently
Scale compensation frameworks
including levels and bands across global teams
Use market data to ensure competitive and equitable compensation strategies
Build and evolve performance management practices
Coach managers through difficult performance conversations
Help build scalable approaches that align with company culture and operating principles
Build and scale internal training programs
specifically for management teams
Facilitate topics to all levels of employees
Offer guidance to leaders in managing sensitive employee situations
Act as a mediator and investigate escalated issues
Stay up to date on legal requirements related to employment and regulatory compliance
Partner with legal counsel as needed to mitigate risk
Support EPD teams through periods of meaningful growth and change
Demonstrate written and verbal communication skills
with an emphasis in coaching
and policy development
Bring a business acumen and principled approach to decision-making
Balance working both independently and in a team environment
Support a globally distributed and asynchronous workforce
Expertise in US employment law
compensation frameworks
and training and development programs
Continuous Improvement is core to how you operate
Manage complex employee relations issues
compensation management tools
and other HR tools to drive operational excellence
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate closely with our EPD teams; Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to leaders; Partnering with leaders on the people and organizational challenges that come with scaling technical teams; Building relationships with functional leaders; Facilitating discussions clearly and confidently; Partner with legal counsel as needed to mitigate risk; Balance working both independently and in a team environment
Communication Scope
Excellent written and verbal communication skills; Effectively convey information to all stakeholders; Present and facilitate discussions clearly and confidently; Coaching; Facilitation; Policy development
Process & Methodology
Seamlessly transition between strategic projects and administrative tasks
Full Job Description
Hi! I’m Hannah and I lead People Operations here at Ashby. I joined over four years ago as the first People hire and I’m excited that our HRBP team is expanding! The People Operations Team provides support to Ashby employees through the development and implementation of programs, policies, and services that contribute to a productive and inclusive working environment. We ensure that the work we do aligns with our Operating Principles https://www.ashbyhq.com/blog/culture/ashbys-operating-principles#operating-principles and strengthens the environment we're building at Ashby. Our approach is to do things differently – we prioritize what truly fits our team and enhances how we work together. By embracing creativity and customization, we aim to create a people-first culture that drives both individual and organizational success. We review all applications, and there isn’t a benefit to applying quickly. Take your time, look at the application questions and please submit before the application deadline! We aren’t able to take calls outside of the interview process, so reaching out to the team won’t push your application forward. ROLE OVERVIEW: We are looking for an experienced HR Business Partner (HRBP) to play a key role in supporting Ashby’s next phase of growth. You will collaborate closely with our EPD teams to provide proactive guidance across critical areas that drive our success. Fostering employee development, cultivating a high-performance culture, and ensuring competitive and equitable compensation structures should all be equally as important to you. As an HRBP for EPD, you will translate business objectives into a people strategy that aligns with Ashby’s long-term goals. You’ll serve as a trusted strategic advisor to leaders, helping to align people ops strategies with overall business goals while also diving into the details to ensure our processes and procedures run smoothly. We’re a growing startup, so there’s a lot to accomplish! You'll be able to seamless
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