Digital Media Solutions (DMS) is a performance-driven digital marketing company that connects consumers and brands through data, technology, and proprietary media solutions. They are seeking a Senior HR Business Partner to support an organization of approximately 175 employees, focusing on employee relations, coaching, and organizational effectiveness.
Responsibilities:
- Be the go-to HR partner for leaders across the business. Build real relationships, understand the work, and show up as a credible advisor
- Help leaders understand what is going on with their teams. Identify risks early and help them act on it
- Translate business needs into people solutions. Partner with the Head of People on org design, workforce planning, and talent strategy
- Own employee relations from start to finish. Conduct fair, thorough investigations and see them through to resolution
- Handle complex situations with good judgment. You know when to move fast and when to slow down
- Look beyond individual cases to identify trends and bring insights to leadership so we are solving root causes, not just symptoms
- Keep documentation tight and processes consistent
- Coach managers and leaders on the real stuff: feedback, performance, team dynamics, and difficult conversations
- Build manager capability over time, not just in the moment. Think programmatically as well as one on one
- Be the person leaders come to when they are not sure what to do. Hold space and help them find a path forward
- Spot capability gaps and figure out the right intervention, whether that is a program, a facilitator, or a conversation
- Facilitate sessions yourself when it makes sense. Leadership development, team effectiveness, feedback and coaching, etc
- Connect learning to outcomes. We invest in development that actually changes how people work
- Help us maintain a strong, inclusive culture across a fully remote workforce
- Use engagement data and your own observations to flag what is working and what is not
- Support leaders and employees through change. We move fast and people need a steady partner
- Contribute to culture initiatives that reflect who we are and where we are going
Requirements:
- 7+ years in HR, with at least 3 years as an HRBP
- Experience supporting Operations, Tech, Product, and GTM teams in a remote or distributed environment
- Demonstrated employee relations expertise: you have handled real investigations and hard conversations
- A coaching mindset: people trust you with the messy stuff
- L&D experience: you know how to diagnose a gap and find the right solution. You do not need to be an instructional designer
- Good judgment and discretion. You know what stays in the room
- Clear communicator. You can influence without authority and build trust fast
- Comfortable in fast-moving, high-growth, or PE-backed environments
- PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP a plus but not required