Do you have a passion for HR and helping your company thrive? Do you love providing support to your HR clients and partnering strategically with them? If so, then we have the perfect job for you!

Peaksware - umbrella company over its various software brands, including MakeMusic, TraininingPeaks, TrainHeroic, and Alfred Music - is seeking a dynamic HR Business Partner to join our fabulous team in Boulder. As HRBP, you will serve as strategic partner, specifically providing active HR support to the MakeMusic team and Peaksware headquarter service functions of IT, Data, Accounting & Finance--helping to ensure they are operating at their fullest potential. In collaboration with the rest of the Peaksware HR team, this role continuously discovers, assesses, creates and refines relevant people programs and organizational designs that bridge the company’s objectives with the capability and motivation of its people. 

This position significantly impacts the company and acts as a steward of its culture and values, demonstrating best practices and mindsets to:

• Facilitate a culture of accountable, high performing and engaged employees
• Build / coach teams to consistently and collaboratively deliver excellent results
• Develop skills and leadership of people in the organization

As Human Resources Business Partner, you will enable “people best practices” through:

• Proactive outreach with key managers, leaders, and critical talent in each group
• Coaching and support as needed
• Conducting small and large group facilitation
• Serving as the primary contact for employee relations issues
• Conducting investigations as needed
• Supporting the following utilizing overall Peaksware tools and strategies:
• Performance management
• Talent development
• Career path coaching and succession planning for high performers
• Recruiting (in partnership with the Recruiting Manager)
• Compensation
• Policies and legal practices
• Identifying opportunities and helping customize programs to fit the organization's needs
• Fully demonstrating Peaksware values as a role model for others in the organization

To be successful in this role, you possess:

• Broad HR generalist background with at least five years of HR experience in a progressive organization, ideally supporting a technology and/or SaaS organization
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• Demonstrated understanding of best practice HR concepts, with an ability to analyze and problem solve HR issues
• Knowledge of local, state and federal employment laws
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills: confident and able to communicate at all levels of the organization
• A reliable, trustworthy and confidential nature
• Commitment and ownership of job responsibilities; deadline oriented
• Experience with coaching and talent development
• Basic working knowledge of HRIS systems
• Excellent organization skills and meticulous attention to detail; process oriented
• Demonstrated initiative. Ability to identify things that need to be done or areas where assistance would be helpful, with the desire to jump in and assist without being asked
• Curiosity, integrity, honesty and a sense of humor

Ideally, you also possess:

• Experience with facilitation of both large and small groups
• Experience with use of one or more coaching models
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and Google Apps
• Experience with commonly used HRIS systems such as Paycom, ADP, Paylocity, Kronos, WorkDay, Ultipro
• Experience with commonly used ATS systems such as Jazz (Resumator), ADP, Jobvite or Taleo
• Continuous development in the following core competencies:
• Collaboration/Relationship Building
• Communication
• Planning/Organizing
• Organizational Savvy
• Strategic Thinking
• Compensation and Benefits
• Motivation/rewards
• Coaching
• Consulting Methods
• Organization Effectiveness
• Change management
• Organizational design

If this job description excites you, we're looking forward to connecting! 

Benefits and Perks:

• 100% company paid medical plan for employees with buy-up options as well as dental and vision insurance for employees (dependent coverage available)
• 401(k) 5% match
• $1,200/year fitness reimbursement to purchase any items related to healthy living
• 3 weeks of PTO for all new hires; increase in PTO at various years of service
• 4 week paid sabbatical for all employees after 7 years of employment
• Stocked kitchen with snacks and drinks
• Dog friendly office
• Music Studio for all to practice, jam, and record
• On-site workout area access: treadmill, bike trainers, rowers, and full weight lifting gym with CrossFit equipment, with changing rooms and showers and towel service
• Corporate discounts on gym memberships and top-brand gear
• Beautiful North East Boulder, CO location
• Flexible work schedule in a culture of trust

More about us:

Peaksware brings together industry leading brands, developing software solutions to help users on their individual journeys of skill development and improvement through its unique approach to deliberate practice. This shared approach is the common thread connecting our brands which include MakeMusic, TrainingPeaks, TrainHeroic and Alfred Music. Peaksware was recognized as one of BuiltInColorado's 2017 Top100 Digital Tech Companies and five times by Outside Magazine's "Best Places to Work"!