Senior People Business Partner

Role Overview

• Act as a trusted strategic partner to senior leaders across your client groups
• from org design and headcount decisions to talent strategy and leadership effectiveness
• Own and resolve complex employee relations cases with confidence, care, and commercial awareness. Guide and coach Associate/People Business Partners as needed.
• Lead talent strategy execution within your client groups
• performance calibration, succession planning, high-potential and manager development, and internal mobility
• Serve as an escalation point on complex People Partner and employee relations issues. Act as a bridge for Legal.
• Use people data and talent insights to identify trends, inform strategy, and drive proactive interventions
• Embrace and leverage AI tools
• we're building the next generation of talent infrastructure at Remote, and we expect our PBPs to be curious, experimental, and comfortable working alongside AI-driven tools
• Partner with People Programs
• contribute to the design of frameworks, toolkits, and programmes and drive their application within your client groups
• Drive People team initiatives
• take ownership of high-value cross-functional projects that shape the Remote people experience; 70-80% of your time is dedicated to your client groups, with 20-30% assigned to priority projects
• Coach and mentor fellow People team members

Requirements

• Significant experience in a People Business Partner capacity, supporting a global organisation at scale
• Deep expertise in employee relations, with the ability to navigate complex, multi-jurisdictional situations with confidence and sound judgment
• Proven ability to drive talent strategy — including performance management, succession planning, and career development
• Strong commercial acumen — you understand the business, not just the people function
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at senior leadership level
• Discretion and integrity when handling sensitive and confidential matters
• Fluent written and spoken English
• Experience working remotely is a plus.

Benefits

• work from anywhere
• flexible paid time off
• flexible working hours (we are async)
• 16 weeks paid parental leave
• mental health support services
• stock options
• learning budget
• home office budget & IT equipment
• budget for local in-person social events or co-working spaces