People & Culture Business Partner

Schwazze•Boulder, CO

38d•$85,000 - $100,000

About The Position

The People & Culture Business Partner partners with leaders and employees across Schwazze to build a people-first culture through strategic guidance, clear communication, and values-aligned HR practices. This role blends cultural leadership with disciplined compliance to strengthen trust, foster accountability, and support an environment where teams feel respected, connected, and able to thrive. The ideal candidate brings a strong HR foundation, professional maturity, and a genuine passion for enhancing the employee experience. Serving as a first point of contact for employees and leaders, this role provides timely guidance, well-crafted documentation, and thoughtful support across the employee lifecycle including ADA accommodations, corrective actions, investigations, and development planning. Through a people-first approach and commitment to high excellence, the P&C Business Partner helps shape engaged, high-performing teams across the organization.

Responsibilities

ER support for assigned locations, ensuring timely, fair, and defensible handling of corrective actions, investigations, terminations, and workplace concerns.
Draft, review, and finalize corrective action documentation with exceptional attention to detail, helping leaders accurately reflect performance or conduct concerns with consistency and clarity.
Manage ADA accommodation cases by partnering with employees and leaders, gathering required documentation, and ensuring timely, compliant, and empathetic resolution.
Conduct structured investigations, including interviews, documentation, and case summaries, maintaining professionalism, confidentiality, and legal defensibility.
Maintain and update ER Tracker documentation, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and strong case management discipline.
Interpret and communicate company policies, labor standards, and regulatory requirements to leaders to ensure consistent application and reduce organizational risk.
Identify ER trends, hotspots, and risk indicators, providing proactive recommendations and pattern analysis.
Champion Schwazze's values through visible leadership, coaching, and reinforcement in daily operations.
Partner closely with leaders to build high-trust, high-performing environments grounded in psychological safety, consistent communication, and people-centered leadership.
Support employee journey and career mapping initiatives, helping leaders create clear development paths and career transparency.
Drive engagement and recognition programs, supporting leaders in tailoring initiatives to enhance morale and connection.
Identify culture gaps and collaborate with leaders on targeted improvement plans.
Serve as an approachable first point of contact for employees, fostering open dialogue and trust in People & Culture partnership.
Act as a champion of change management by supporting communication, alignment, and adoption of new processes, tools, and initiatives.
Develop clear, structured presentations and support facilitation at company meetings, trainings, and leadership sessions.
Analyze people-related KPIs and trends to provide insights and recommendations that elevate culture, performance, and operational consistency.
Maintain a regular presence in assigned stores to understand team dynamics, workplace conditions, and leadership practices.
Serve as a People & Culture liaison, ensuring timely communication, appropriate escalation, and strong alignment between field leadership and central P&C teams.
Provide leadership coaching focused on communication, conflict management, documentation excellence, and operational consistency.
Support M&A integrations by helping align processes, culture, policies, and expectations.
Partner with leaders to ensure strong onboarding, performance management, and workforce planning practices.