HR Business Partner

Karbon

3d•Remote

About The Position

Karbon is seeking a highly skilled and AI-centric HR Business Partner to join their People team. This role will serve as a strategic partner to senior leaders, primarily supporting the Customer and Sales teams. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of business operations, AI tools, and the people discipline to drive performance, engagement, and provide valuable business insights. This is a proactive, business-facing role that goes beyond case management, focusing on anticipating challenges and leveraging AI to enhance HR functions.

Requirements

5+ years of progressive HR experience, including business partnering and a strong generalist background.
Prior SaaS or high-growth tech experience is essential.
Genuine GTM domain fluency — baseline knowledge of key metrics relevant to a Customer and Sales org (GDR, NDR, churn, pipeline coverage, quota attainment) and ability to use them naturally in people conversations.
Proactive partnering instinct; review data, attend business reviews, and bring people insights before leaders know they need them.
Demonstrated ability to build credibility at a senior level.
Proven ability to challenge leaders constructively.
Data fluency — ability to build compelling narratives from people data, increasingly powered by AI, that influence strategic decisions.
Hands-on fluency with AI tools and agentic workflows — actively use them every day to improve output, automate repetitive work, and move faster.
Strong working knowledge of US employment law and HR compliance.
Project driver: known for delivering results across multiple initiatives simultaneously without close supervision.
Experience coaching senior leaders through org design decisions, workforce planning, and the strategic and human implications of building AI-augmented teams.
Unquestioned integrity, high EQ, and personal maturity.
Genuine curiosity about where AI is taking the future of work.

Nice To Haves

Multi-state experience highly valued.

Responsibilities

Partner proactively and deeply with senior leaders across Customer and Sales, understanding their commercial model, team dynamics, and company metrics to shape the people agenda.
Actively use AI tools and agentic workflows to surface insights, automate routine work, and elevate the quality of HR deliverables.
Use AI to effectively report and manage complex employment relations cases, while coaching leaders to own them.
Review and stay current on various reporting for client groups, connecting metrics to people strategy.
Challenge leaders constructively, balancing support with the willingness to push back on decisions with people or business risk, using data and AI-generated insights.
Leverage people data and analytics, powered by AI, to build narratives that drive leadership alignment.
Own and drive HR project management across client groups, ensuring initiatives are structured, on track, and delivered to a high standard, with AI embedded in execution.
Build trusted, high-quality relationships with VP and C-suite level stakeholders, acting as a peer to the business.
Be a change agent for people programs, influencing without authority and driving adoption with credibility and evidence.
Partner closely with People Ops, TA, and L&D to deliver a seamless employee experience.
Contribute to global People initiatives across Karbon's operating regions.

Benefits

Flexible Time Off with an encouraged 4 weeks use per year
Company paid medical for you and eligible spouse/partner and dependents
Paid dental and vision and eligible spouse/partner and dependents
401(k) with company matching
Flexible Spending Account
Up to 8 weeks paid parental leave
Work-from-home stipend
Work with (and learn from) an experienced, high-performing team
A collaborative, team-oriented culture that embraces diversity, invests in development and provides consistent feedback
Be part of a fast-growing company that firmly believes in promoting high performers from within