Human Resource Business Partner

Monks•Los Angeles, CA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Monks is seeking a strategic HR Business Partner to support its North American business during a period of growth and change. The role partners closely with agency leaders on talent, teams, culture, performance, organizational design, and business priorities in a fast-moving advertising and media environment. It combines strategic work with hands-on guidance for current people challenges, requiring strong HR expertise, commercial curiosity, sound judgment, and confidence in advising and challenging leaders. The position is hybrid and requires scheduled office days at 8559 Higuera St, Culver City, CA 90232. Office attendance expectations are governed by the company’s Return to Office policy and may change. The HR Business Partner advises senior leaders, develops people strategies informed by business context and data, and supports talent and organizational effectiveness. The role also addresses employee relations and sensitive workplace matters, helps teams navigate organizational change, contributes to enterprise People & Culture initiatives, and uses AI tools and automation to support business and talent transformation.

Requirements

At least 7 years of progressive HR experience, including meaningful experience as an HR Business Partner.
Experience partnering with senior leaders in a complex, fast-paced, matrixed organization.
Strong understanding of talent management, organizational effectiveness, employee relations, performance, and workforce planning.
Ability to coach, influence, and challenge leaders with credibility and without ego.
Strong business acumen and curiosity about how a business makes money, grows, and evolves.
Knowledge of AI tools and drive toward automation.
Excellent communication skills and ability to make complex HR topics clear and actionable.
Comfort using data and insights to tell a story and influence decisions.
Judgment and discretion to handle highly sensitive people matters.
Collaborative, pragmatic approach and ability to move between strategy and execution.
Comfort with ambiguity.
Knowledge of U.S. employment practices across multiple jurisdictions.

Nice To Haves

Experience in advertising, media, marketing, creative, technology, professional services, or a similarly dynamic environment.
Canadian HR experience.

Responsibilities

Build trusted relationships with senior leaders and advise them on people and organizational matters.
Understand the business, clients, talent, and commercial priorities, and translate that understanding into people strategies.
Provide an objective HR perspective on business decisions and anticipate talent and organizational challenges.
Use people data and business insights to identify trends, opportunities, and risks.
Coach leaders on performance, feedback, development, team dynamics, and leadership effectiveness.
Lead talent reviews, succession planning, workforce planning, and other strategic talent initiatives.
Partner with leaders on organizational design, team structures, roles, and capabilities.
Help identify and develop high-potential and critical talent, and strengthen leadership accountability and people management.
Partner with leaders on engagement, retention, inclusion, collaboration, and team effectiveness; turn employee insights into practical improvements.
Advise leaders on complex employee relations, performance, conduct, and workplace issues, partnering with Legal and other People teams when appropriate.
Help leaders handle difficult conversations directly, fairly, and with care.
Support organizational change, restructures, growth, and evolving business models, including change communications, transitions, and employee experience.
Leverage AI tools and automation to help leaders drive business and talent transformation.
Bring enterprise people programs to life for the agency and contribute to North American and global People initiatives.
Look for ways to make HR more effective and impactful.