What's the opportunity?
As an HR Business Partner, you’ll act as a trusted advisor to managers and leaders, providing strategic guidance while delivering high-quality HR programs and initiatives. You’ll balance day-to-day problem-solving with longer-term planning, ensuring that our people's strategies align with business goals. Reporting to the Senior Manager, HRBP & People Programs, you’ll work across multiple functions, collaborating closely with COEs.
What will I be doing?
- Act as a trusted partner to managers and leaders, turning business goals into people strategies like performance management, employee relations, compensation, and retention initiatives.
- Use data, insights, and market trends to guide talent and organizational decisions.
- Translate business needs and goals into personal and team actions.
- Coach leaders and people managers to proactively manage employees and provide advice and guidance on varying employee topics and issues.
- Provide guidance on team design, role clarity, and succession planning.
- Drive rollout of People initiatives (e.g., performance management, compensation, engagement) within client groups.
- Provide feedback and recommendations to the development and execution of People Programs, supporting employee and manager enablement needs as needed.
- Offer timely, compliant, and solutions-focused advice on employee relations matters.
- Leverage engagement and exit data to shape retention and engagement strategies.
- Build strong cross-functional partnerships to align solutions and share best practices across the organization.
What skills do I need?
- 5+ years in a people org role, and specifically 3+ years experience in a business partner function, preferably in a tech start-up environment.
- Deep commercial understanding and a willingness to share your experience and perspective.
- Ability to take business goals/priorities and translate them into initiatives.
- Consultative approach to strategic partnership.
- Able to combine great people intuition, data, business judgment and discretion in your decision-making.
- Proven experience handling complex and sensitive employee relations matters with sound judgment and discretion.
- Experience providing business partnership and support to a diverse group of managers and leaders in a matrixed environment.
- Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal), exemplary client service skills, the ability to handle multiple projects and competing priorities and adapt to a fluid, high-growth environment.
- Strong knowledge of HR compliance regulations, employment laws, and industry best practices.
- Team player with a sense of ownership and “get things done” attitude - self-motivated and able to thrive in a fast-paced and self-directed environment.
- Alignment to Intercom’s core values.
- Values and respects confidentiality.
- Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills.
Benefits
We are a well-treated bunch, with awesome benefits! If there’s something important to you that’s not on this list, talk to us!
- Competitive salary and meaningful equity
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Regular compensation reviews - great work is rewarded!
- Flexible paid time off policy
- Paid Parental Leave Program
- 401k plan & match
- In-office bicycle storage
- Fun events for Intercomrades, friends, and family!
*Proof of eligibility to work in the United States is required.
The base salary range for candidates within the San Francisco Bay Area is $132,300 - $158,000. Actual base pay will depend on a variety of factors such as education, skills, experience, location, etc. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. All regular employees may also be eligible for the corporate bonus program or a sales incentive (target included in OTE) as well as stock in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).
