Sr. HR Business Partner

Viral Nation is seeking a dynamic Sr. HR Business Partner with a results-oriented approach to support our revenue-generating teams.

As a Sr. HR Business Partner in our People & Culture Team, you'll build strong relationships across the company while fostering a high-performing environment rooted in transparency, collaboration, and empathy. You'll work closely with leadership on key People initiatives such as performance management and leadership development while embodying and promoting our Viral Nation culture throughout the organization.

Responsibilities: 

• Act as a primary HRBP escalation point for complex ER, leaves/accommodations, and manager coaching for US client groups;
• Serve as the point of contact for all US employees, maintaining knowledge of the company’s benefits, programs and policies
• Act as a SME on US labor laws and best practices, advising leadership and team where necessary
• Work directly with management across assigned department to provide HR guidance where appropriate
• Manage and resolve complex employee relations issues alongside management and under the guidance of the Head of People & Culture
• Oversee and manage US leaves of absence, ensuring compliance in a multi-state environment
• Engaging with heads of department, effectively communicating changes to policy, programs and happenings across the organization
• Partnering with designated department leaders, understanding associate needs and deploying HR interventions
• Own/partner on US payroll/PEO vendor governance and compliance tooling maintenance.
• Resolving employee grievances
• Supporting process owners to drive necessary actions with the assigned associates to encourage participation / ensure compliance
• Collaborating with other HR stakeholders (Talent Acquisition/Finance) as needed
• Providing timely, accurate and meaningful data for management reports
• Contribute towards company culture initiatives, staff wellness and development program

Qualifications and Skills:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience working in HR with prior Business Partner experience supporting go-to-market/sales teams in ideally in high-growth, fast-paced, global environments
• Excellent collaborator in partnering with the extended People team on talent and culture development
• Proven ability to take initiative, get things done, and prioritize
• Strong attention to detail
• Comfort presenting People-related initiatives to the organization
• Confidence in openly negotiating and influencing others, demonstrating courage and the ability to effectively push back with leaders with data-driven and logical rationale
• Demonstrated credibility, integrity, and confidentiality
• Naturally collaborative with proven ability to thrive in a high-growth, fast-paced startup environment
• Experience managing complex employee relations with tact, diplomacy, and discretion
• Strong communication skills, passion for learning, self-motivation, and self-awareness