The Senior People Business Partner (PPBP) will serve as a strategic HR partner for the Revenue organization, addressing people challenges, driving performance, managing employee relations, nurturing company culture, and mentoring HR staff.
StackAdapt is the leading technology company that empowers marketers to reach, engage, and convert audiences with precision. With 465 billion automated optimizations per second, the AI-powered StackAdapt Marketing Platform seamlessly connects brand and performance marketing to drive measurable results across the entire customer journey. The most forward-thinking marketers choose StackAdapt to orchestrate high-impact campaigns across programmatic advertising and marketing channels.
We are seeking a Senior People Business Partner (PPBP) to support either our engineering or revenue organizations. In this role, you will be a strategic partner to the business, focused on creating and executing a people strategy that supports a high-performing and complex technical or revenue culture. This is a crucial role for a self-starter who thrives in ambiguity, can balance big picture thinking while able to get into the weeds, and can proactively build solutions without needing specific direction. You will partner directly with leaders (VP+) and serve as a mentor and guide to more junior members of our People team.
StackAdapt is a Remote First company, and we are open to candidates located anywhere in Canada or the United States for this position.
What you’ll be doing:- Serve as a Strategic Partner: Proactively engage with Revenue leaders (VP+) and managers to understand business and people challenges, anticipate people-related issues, and build scalable solutions. Act as a trusted advisor and coach on all people matters, from organizational design to talent planning.
- Drive Performance and Development: Lead and facilitate critical HR processes, including performance calibrations, and talent reviews. Partner with leaders to foster a culture of continuous feedback, accountability, and professional growth within the engineering teams.
- Manage Employee Relations and Investigations: Independently investigate and resolve complex employee relations issues, providing clear guidance and support to Revenue leaders and employees.
- Champion Culture and Engagement: Partner with VP+ on the design and execution of action plans based on engagement survey data.
- Mentor and Develop: Act as a mentor for junior members of the People team, providing guidance and sharing expertise in complex business partnering, employee relations, and stakeholder management.
- Navigate and Innovate: Thrive autonomously in an ambiguous, fast-paced environment. Use data and insights to develop dynamic solutions to novel problems, balancing the needs of the business with the well-being of our people.
- Deep HR Expertise: 10+ years of progressive HR experience, with a minimum of 4+ years as an HR Business Partner supporting a Revenue organization.
- Proactive and Self-Starting: Demonstrated ability to anticipate short to medium term problems and build solutions from the ground up without extensive direction. You are a natural problem-solver who takes initiative.
- Mentorship: Experience mentoring or coaching junior HR professionals on a variety of people-related topics.
- Expertise in Key HR Functions: Strong experience in employee relations, scalable people growth strategies, performance management, engagement initiatives, and change management.
- Ambiguity and Change: A proven ability to navigate and succeed in a complex, fast-paced, and ambiguous environment.
StackAdapter's Enjoy:
- Highly competitive salary
- Retirement/ 401K/ Pension Savings globally
- Competitive Paid time off packages including birthday's off!
- Access to a comprehensive mental health care platform
- Health benefits from day one of employment
- Work from home reimbursements
- Optional global WeWork membership for those who want a change from their home office and hubs in London and Toronto
- Robust training and onboarding program
- Coverage and support of personal development initiatives (conferences, courses, books etc)
- Access to StackAdapt programmatic courses and certifications to support continuous learning
- An awesome parental leave program
- A friendly, welcoming, and supportive culture
- Our social and team events!
StackAdapt is a diverse and inclusive team of collaborative, hardworking individuals trying to make a dent in the universe. No matter who you are, where you are from, who you love, follow in faith, disability (or superpower) status, ethnicity, or the gender you identify with (if you’re comfortable, let us know your pronouns), you are welcome at StackAdapt. If you have any requests or requirements to support you throughout any part of the interview process, please let our Talent team know.
About StackAdapt
We've been recognized for our diverse and supportive workplace, high performing campaigns, award-winning customer service, and innovation. We've been awarded:
Ad Age Best Places to Work 2024
G2 Top Software and Top Marketing and Advertising Product for 2024
Campaign’s Best Places to Work 2023 for the UK
2024 Best Workplaces for Women and in Canada by Great Place to Work®
#1 DSP on G2 and leader in a number of categories including Cross-Channel Advertising
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