ANS

Senior Manager, HR Business Partner

ANS

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Bay Area • California • United States

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Salary

💰 $100,000 - $120,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Strategic HR partnership: Partner with senior leaders to translate business goals into people plans (org design, workforce planning, talent, engagement, retention).
  • Manager enablement: Coach managers on leadership routines, feedback, performance management, and team health; build practical toolkits and operating rhythms.
  • Employee relations & investigations: Lead complex ER cases with sound judgment, documentation, and consistency; advise on risk mitigation and compliance.
  • Performance management: Drive performance cycles and calibration; support PIPs and improvement plans with clear expectations and measurable outcomes.
  • Learning & development partnership: Partner with our L&D lead to build manager training, role-based learning paths, and practical workshops; help drive adoption and measure impact.
  • Payroll partnership & processing support: Partner closely with Payroll/Finance to ensure accurate, timely payroll processing across employee groups (including field/project-based teams). Own/coordinate inputs (changes, approvals, audits), troubleshoot issues, and improve payroll-related workflows and controls.
  • Change & integration support: Support M&A integration and change management (communications, manager alignment, policy harmonization, adoption tracking).
  • Compensation & job architecture support: Partner on leveling, offers, internal equity, and market benchmarking; help leaders make consistent decisions.
  • Talent & succession: Partner with Recruiting and LD&I to identify critical roles, succession risks, and development plans for technical leadership.
  • Culture & engagement: Use data (attrition, engagement, performance, DEI signals) to identify trends and run targeted interventions.
  • Policy & compliance: Ensure policies are practical and scalable; support training completion and compliance requirements across states and roles.
  • Operational excellence: Improve HR processes, templates, and documentation; create simple dashboards and KPIs for leadership.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of progressive HR experience, including **HRBP** work supporting leaders in a fast-paced environment.
  • Experience in **professional services, engineering, construction, field operations, or project-based organizations** strongly preferred.
  • Proven strength in employee relations, performance management, coaching, and change management.
  • **Hands-on payroll experience**: you’ve supported or processed payroll (or owned key inputs/approvals), understand payroll controls, and can partner effectively with Finance/Payroll vendors
  • **Learning & development exposure**: you’ve helped design, deliver, or operationalize training programs (manager training, onboarding, role-based learning) and can measure outcomes.
  • Comfort operating at both strategic and hands-on levels** (you can build the plan and run the play).**
  • Strong business acumen and ability to influence without authority.
  • Data-informed approach (can define KPIs, interpret trends, and recommend actions).
  • Excellent communication skills clear, inclusive, and practical.
Benefits
  • 401(k)
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
HRBPemployee relationsperformance managementcoachingchange managementpayroll processingtraining program designKPI definitiondata analysis
Soft Skills
strategic thinkinginfluence without authoritycommunicationteam health managementrisk mitigationorganizational designworkforce planningengagementretention