Sr HR Business Partner

As a Senior HR Business Partner, you will play a strategic role in aligning people initiatives with business goals across fast-scaling teams such as Product, Tech, Sales, and Academics. You’ll work closely with senior leadership to drive org effectiveness, performance, engagement, and culture in a dynamic and mission-led edtech setup. This is a high-impact role with visibility and influence at leadership levels.

Key Responsibilities

🔹 Strategic Partnering

• Serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders and senior managers.
• Translate business goals into effective people strategies and action plans.
• Lead organizational design and change initiatives to support business transformation.

🔹 Talent Management & Development

• Lead goal-setting, OKR alignment, and performance review processes.
• Support identification and development of high-potential talent and succession pipelines.
• Collaborate with L&D and functional heads to roll out focused capability-building programs.

🔹 Culture & Engagement

• Design and drive engagement and retention strategies using feedback, data, and best practices.
• Champion company values, inclusion, and team rituals to foster a strong, aligned culture.
• Lead efforts around DEI, wellness, and employee listening initiatives.

🔹 People Operations & Risk Management

• Work with HR Ops to ensure smooth execution of employee lifecycle processes (onboarding, exits, policy updates).
• Resolve employee relations matters with fairness, empathy, and compliance in mind.
• Ensure consistent application of company policies and legal standards.

🔹 Analytics & Insights

• Use people data to uncover insights around attrition, engagement, productivity, and growth.
• Share dashboards and actionable insights with HR and business leadership to inform decisions.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of HRBP or generalist experience, preferably in high-growth environments (tech/startups/edtech)
• Deep understanding of org development, performance management, and talent engagement
• Strong communication, coaching, and stakeholder management skills
• Experience working closely with leadership and influencing business decisions
• Adaptable, proactive, and able to operate effectively in fast-changing environments

Preferred Experience

• Exposure to supporting cross-functional teams like Product, Tech, or Business
• Experience partnering directly with CXOs, Founders, or Business Unit Heads
• Certifications in coaching, people analytics, or behavioral tools (a plus)

Why Join Us?

• Be a core partner in shaping the people agenda at a rapidly scaling edtech platform
• Collaborate with high-performing, mission-aligned teams
• Drive strategic HR initiatives with real business impact