Senior HR Business Partner

GoGuardian is an innovative company focused on improving learning environments for K-12 education. The Senior HR Business Partner serves as a strategic advisor to leaders, providing support in enhancing employee experience and driving business outcomes through effective HR practices.

Responsibilities:

• Providing timely responses to requests
• Meeting regularly to offer coaching and guidance
• Assisting managers in navigating complex personnel matters
• Assist managers in making data-informed decisions related to team engagement and succession planning
• Identify areas of opportunity to strengthen manager capability and proactively increase manager skillsets
• Use multiple sources of data to identify, recommend, plan, and execute learning and development programs focused on manager development
• Recommend and implement HR process improvements across the organization
• Identify HR-related risks and clearly communicate them to appropriate leaders
• Develop deep familiarity with the tools, trainings, policies, and seasonality of the verticals you support
• Align team members around goals and initiatives by leading the creation and maintenance of team documentation and delegating responsibilities as appropriate
• Hold managers accountable for People Team priorities and processes
• Deliver strong business outcomes by leveraging the HR function effectively and serving as a role model across the organization

Requirements:

• 7–10+ years of progressive HR experience, including demonstrated experience supporting senior leadership
• Hands-on experience across employee relations, organizational design, and talent planning
• Advanced understanding of federal and state employment laws and deep familiarity with policies within the employee handbook
• Deep familiarity and understanding of a wide range of People programs, with the ability to identify and recommend best practices
• Proven ability to write company-wide communications with minimal oversight
• Demonstrated ability to draft employee relations documentation with minimal oversight and launch and run investigations independently
• Ability to clarify complex topics and present information in a succinct, digestible manner
• Understanding of and ability to evangelize GoGuardian's compensation philosophy, including how ranges should be applied for internal job changes and how to make prudent recommendations informed by market and team data
• Advanced proficiency with HR tools, including Lattice, ADP, Google Workspace, JIRA, and Applicant Tracking System
• Initiative-taking mindset in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment
• Motivation driven by the opportunity to impact the education landscape
• HR certification (PHR, SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP preferred)
• BA/BS in Human Resources or a related field (preferred)
• Lattice: Advanced understanding of features; ability to demo for managers, encourage best practices, and recommend improvements
• ADP: Understanding of system layout; ability to find information, run standard and custom reports, and navigate HR dashboards
• GG Connect: Familiarity with structure and HR content; ability to guide others and understanding of underlying file organization
• Google Workspace: Advanced use of Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drive, and Calendar; capability to create and present corporate-level materials and decks
• Box: Knowledge of where personnel documents belong and why
• JIRA: Accurate management of Employee Service Center tickets, appropriate delegation, and completion within two weeks
• Applicant Tracking System: Understanding of core ATS functions, internal job change framework, and ability to clearly articulate processes to managers