Senior People Partner (HR Business Partner)

ABOUT BEZOS ACADEMY 

At Bezos Academy, we believe all children deserve the great start that excellent early education provides, including in under-resourced communities. Our mission is to nurture the potential in every child to become a creative leader, original thinker, and lifelong learner by inventing the solutions needed to scale early childhood education. We are a unique organization that realizes our mission in two ways. First, we operate a multi-state network of schools in under-resourced communities, offering quality Montessori-inspired preschool at no cost to families. Second, we create tools, products, technology, and other solutions designed to reach young children and their caregivers well beyond the walls of our schools. We aspire to have a profound, large-scale impact on children ages zero to five. 

DESCRIPTION

As a Senior People Partner (HR Business Partner or HRBP) at Bezos Academy, you will serve as a trusted advisor to leaders, managers, and school staff nationwide, partnering across the organization to drive learning and development, organizational and workforce planning, performance management, goal setting, and other people processes. Using data, analytics, and strong relationships, you will translate people strategy into effective team execution, support employee relations and career growth, and help create an outstanding employee experience where teams are set up to thrive and deliver exceptional outcomes for children.

You bring a broad spectrum of human resources experience from prior HR generalist and/or business partner roles or similar. Further, you demonstrate strong business acumen, a grounded and consultative approach, and the ability to build trusted relationships across lines of difference while helping a diverse national workforce navigate challenge and change. 

LOCATION

• Seattle, WA
• Relocation support is available for those willing to relocate to Seattle

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS   

• This is a full-time, benefits-eligible, exempt (salaried) position.   
• The full salary range for this position in Seattle, WA, is $113,000-$185,000 per year. The upper third of the salary range is typically reserved for employees who have been in the role for multiple years and have demonstrated strong performance over time. Starting salary will vary by qualifications and prior experience.  
• This role includes 15 paid days of vacation, 4 days of paid personal time off, 9 paid days of sick (care) time, 9 paid holidays, 5 paid days off for an organization-wide winter break, and additional time off if required by applicable law. Benefits for this role include medical, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, a 401(k) plan with a 4% employer contribution match, paid parental leave, an employer-matched flexible spending account for dependent care, and more. Please see here for details.   

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Eight or more years of relevant experience across a broad spectrum of human resources experience in HR generalist roles and/or a combination of employee relations, talent management, talent development, talent acquisition, and people operations
• Demonstrated success at navigating, resolving, and documenting a variety of employee relations issues
• Experience supporting a nationally-distributed workforce inclusive of hourly employees, with a strong understanding of frontline operations, workforce dynamics, and other unique needs of hourly employees
• Experience coaching and influencing across functions and levels of an organization, with exceptional oral and written communication skills
• Proven ability to build trusting relationships across lines of difference
• Ability to travel to school sites within Washington state as well as in other states up to 20% of the time

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Exceptional written communication, with significant experience crafting clear, structured, and persuasive narrative business documents
• Ability to partner with engineering, product, and technical stakeholders who develop and launch new tools, products, or technology
• Prior success at designing and implementing culture-focused initiatives
• Project management experience and the ability to use data and analytics to drive decision making and measure results
• Talent assessment skills, along with experience developing high-performing leaders and teams
• Experience working at a start-up or other highly dynamic organization

Please click here for a full job description. 

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We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you are in need of an accommodation to participate in the application process, please reach out to talent@bezosacademy.org. We will work with you to ensure you have a fair opportunity to apply for our open positions.

If you are a current Bezos Academy employee, please use the internal job board to apply.