Senior People Partner

Level•Seattle, WA

About The Position

Level is a learning technology company focused on helping students build academic and life skills through engaging, standards-aligned practice that supports educators and parents. The Senior People Partner is an individual contributor and trusted strategic advisor to leaders across several business groups. This role brings emotional intelligence, sound judgment, and a strong point of view to people challenges at a growing, globally dispersed company. It supports managers, employees across regions and time zones, and business groups as they build the organizations needed to deliver on Level’s mission.

Requirements

7+ years of progressive HR business partner or generalist experience, including supporting leaders at a growth-stage company.
Experience partnering with multiple business groups or functions simultaneously and adapting the approach to each.
Hands-on experience supporting employees and managers across multiple countries and regions.
Experience supporting distributed or remote teams across time zones.
High emotional intelligence and a track record of building trust, navigating sensitive situations, and influencing without authority.
Working knowledge of employment law and HR practices in the U.S. and international jurisdictions, with comfort partnering with local experts as needed.
Demonstrated experience handling employee relations and investigations.
Proven ability to coach and influence leaders at all levels across cultures and time zones.
Experience with performance management and compensation cycles.
Comfort using data to inform decisions and communicate a clear story.
Excellent judgment, discretion, and communication skills.
Ability to balance strategic advisory work with hands-on execution as an individual contributor.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting various business groups.
Experience with employer-of-record models or building people programs in new countries.
Experience through periods of rapid growth or organizational change.
Experience in ed tech or mission-driven organizations.
SHRM-SCP, SPHR, or similar certification.
Familiarity with HRIS and applicant tracking tools such as Ashby and Rippling.

Responsibilities

Serve as a trusted partner to employees and strategic advisor to leaders and managers in assigned departments, embedding in team rhythms to understand priorities and tailor people strategies, including onboarding, coaching, feedback, and growth.
Support a globally dispersed workforce by adapting people practices to local laws, norms, and cultural expectations.
Coach managers on performance, feedback, development, and leading distributed, cross-cultural teams.
Build trust with leaders and employees and provide steady, empathetic support during growth, change, and difficult moments.
Lead employee relations matters, including investigations, resolutions, and documentation, with fairness and discretion.
Guide organizational design, role definition, and workforce planning as teams scale internationally.
Drive core people programs, including performance cycles, compensation reviews, goal setting, and engagement initiatives, with a global perspective.
Work with legal counsel, payroll, and employer-of-record or local partners to support compliance with employment regulations in each operating country.
Use people data and employee feedback to identify trends and risks across business groups and recommend actions.
Support change management and communications during reorganizations, growth, and new initiatives.
Partner with Talent Acquisition on hiring plans, leveling, offers, and onboarding for U.S. and international hires.
Strengthen a culture of trust, accountability, and growth, and evolve people practices as the company scales.