About The Position
We are hiring a Senior HR Business Partner to help build the people foundation for Protege’s next phase of growth. This is a strategic, hands-on role for a builder who can partner closely with leaders while owning the programs and operating rhythms that shape how Protege performs. You will strengthen our culture, help managers build exceptional teams, and create people systems that enable high standards without slowing the company down. You will move comfortably between advising leaders on organization and talent decisions, coaching managers through complex conversations, and personally driving the programs that improve the employee experience. You will bring judgment, urgency, and a practical bias toward action.
Requirements
- Significant HRBP or People leadership experience in a high-growth, high-accountability startup environment—ideally in technology, AI, data, or another fast-moving, complex business.
- A demonstrated record of building and scaling people programs, including performance management, manager enablement, employee engagement, compensation, leveling, and employee lifecycle operations.
- Strong business judgment and the ability to connect people work directly to company priorities, team effectiveness, and business outcomes.
- Comfort operating independently in an ambiguous environment; you know how to create structure quickly without overengineering.
- Proven ability to earn credibility with executives, managers, and individual contributors.
- A direct, thoughtful communication style and the confidence to challenge leaders, provide difficult feedback, and navigate conflict with care.
- Strong knowledge of employment-law and compliance fundamentals, with sound judgment about when to involve outside counsel or specialized partners.
- Willingness to operate at every altitude: advising a leader on team design in the morning and resolving an employee issue or building a manager resource that afternoon.
- A high bar for discretion, follow-through, operational excellence, and impact.
Responsibilities
- Partner with leaders across Engineering, GTM, and Operations to translate business priorities into people plans, organization design, workforce planning, and team-health actions.
- Coach managers to set clear expectations, deliver candid feedback, recognize exceptional performance, address underperformance, and build high-performing teams.
- Own and continuously improve the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, performance management, promotions, development, and offboarding.
- Lead core People programs, including performance reviews, calibration, engagement and feedback mechanisms, manager enablement, and employee communications.
- Help define and reinforce the culture Protege needs to win: high ownership, urgency, rigorous execution, kindness, and candor.
- Partner with the executive team and hiring managers on compensation, leveling, and promotion decisions, helping ensure frameworks are competitive, clear, and consistently applied.
- Serve as a trusted, confidential resource for employees and managers; navigate employee relations, conflict, and sensitive situations with discretion and sound judgment.
- Build scalable People Operations infrastructure, including policies, HRIS practices, compliance documentation, and manager resources.
- Partner with Talent to strengthen hiring, interviewing, and candidate experience while ensuring each hire raises the bar for Protege.
- Ensure the company’s people practices remain compliant as we grow across jurisdictions, engaging outside counsel when appropriate.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
