People Business Partner

Summary

Join OLIPOP as a People Business Partner and create a phenomenal employee experience by partnering with business leaders to implement People programs. Prioritize building relationships with each department, helping employees and leaders achieve their goals through development, talent management, and performance. Work on high-visibility projects to enhance organizational capabilities. Partner with business leaders to assess team health and performance, consult on team structures, identify capability gaps, and build talent roadmaps. Support job architecture, compensation structures, and ensure compliance with leave policies and regulations. Serve as a trusted advisor to employees, supporting career development and conflict resolution. Partner with the People team on performance management strategies and engagement programs.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as a People Business Partner focused on the areas described above
• An entrepreneurial mindset with a roll-up-your-sleeves attitude — you're energized by building from the ground up, not just optimizing what’s already in place
• Proven results as a thought partner, influencer, change management champion, and advisor
• Solid knowledge of performance management and measurement practices with an ability to develop novel approaches to both
• Solid knowledge of a variety of Total Rewards practices, comfortable with explaining compensation decisions and philosophy
• Ability to take initiative and work autonomously – you act as a thermostat, not a thermometer, and can run with something from beginning to end
• Ability to work with ambiguity, think critically, make decisions and solve non-routine problems based on your experience and through solid reasoning skills. Not a rule follower for rule’s sake
• High level of discretion when dealing with confidential and sensitive matters
• Ability to communicate clearly, empathetically and firmly in a variety of settings - verbally, in writing, 1 on 1 and in large groups
• Competence in Google Suite and Microsoft Suite - ability to create engaging training presentations and other materials

Responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders to develop methodology to continually assess team health & performance in a systematic and rigorous way
• Consult with leaders by assessing team structures, identifying capability gaps, and building talent roadmaps to support business growth
• Facilitate regular talent reviews and help design succession planning strategies and pipelines for critical roles
• Guide teams through organization design and change management efforts, ensuring alignment with company strategy
• Support the design and execution of job architecture, leveling frameworks, and compensation structures that enable scalability, transparency, and fairness
• Collaborate with Total Rewards team to maintain equitable compensation practices and ensure roles are benchmarked appropriately
• Educate leaders on compensation philosophy, job leveling principles, and how to apply them in organizational planning
• Serve as a resource and advisor to employees and managers regarding leave policies, workplace accommodations, and return-to-work planning
• Partner with General Counsel & People team to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local leave laws and ADA requirements
• Create and update People Operations process documentation, standard operating procedures, help guides and various other resources to be used within the department and by OLIPOPPPERS at large
• Conduct thorough and timely investigations with clear documentation of findings
• Create systems to self-audit processes to ensure nothing slips through the cracks and when it does, we catch it quickly
• Be regarded as a trusted thought partner to all employees - helping folks to interpret policies, engage in healthy communication, navigate career development and other employee lifecycle demands
• Support healthy organizational culture by coaching folks through conflict resolution, modeling expert-level negotiation and communication skills
• Train managers on the basics of people management, ensuring they understand their role, applicable internal programs and policies, and how to partner with the People team
• Collaborate with the People team as needed to deliver the best support and service to every OLIPOP employee
• Partner with the People team to design thoughtful and effective performance management strategy and tools
• Conduct thorough and timely investigations with clear documentation of findings
• Support successful execution of the performance review cycles by partnering on training for managers and employees and ensuring they are well-equipped to conduct high quality reviews in a timely manner
• Administer company engagement programs, including supporting survey and action planning activities, and suggesting/executing activities that support company engagement initiatives

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with common People metrics and creating dashboards to monitor org health & performance a plus
• Experience with managing intranet/internal communications a plus
• Experience with team collaboration tools such as Slack and Zoom is preferred

Benefits

• $115,000-$130,000 base salary + bonus
• Fully remote