Alphasense Senior People Business Partner at AlphaSense partners with R&D leadership to build scalable organizations and improve employee experience. Drives retention programs, coaches managers, and supports organizational change.
Responsibilities
Reporting to the Senior Director, People Business Partnerships, you will partner directly with R&D leadership to build a scalable organization while positively impacting the day-to-day experiences of our people. This is an opportunity to have a direct impact on the effectiveness of the organization by driving people retention programs and providing guidance to leaders across the company. In this role, you will cultivate strong performance and engagement, coach managers, enable clear team communication and feedback, and drive organizational plans that deliver on business goals.
You will develop trusted relationships with managers to create strategy and drive organizational change across R&D
You will support leaders through core People processes, such as annual compensation reviews, growth reviews, and our ongoing focus on managing performance
You will provide training and mentorship to leadership in an ongoing effort to maintain a positive employee experience that offers challenging yet fulfilling work and a clear path for professional development
You will help managers address performance issues early and – where necessary – navigate more complex employee relations matters that arise, conducting effective, thorough, and objective investigations when needed
You will evaluate and recommend changes surrounding performance management, employee relations, career/leadership development, compensation, and retention
You will develop programs and processes supporting the learning, career growth, and mobility aspirations of employees
You will analyze trends and metrics to develop solutions, programs, and policies
You will provide HR policy recommendations, guidance, and interpretation
You will drive diversity practices to foster an inclusive, supportive environment
You will provide strategic direction for the People Business Partner team
Because what you do profoundly impacts the day-to-day working lives of people at AlphaSense, you will play a critical role both in shaping our culture and in influencing how people experience what it’s like to work here– whether they feel valued, trusted, heard, and cared about
Qualification
You have 8-10+ years experience in HRYou thrive in high-volumeYou have strong ethics
Required
You have 8-10+ years experience in HR, including meaningful time in a dedicated People Business Partner role supporting large, complex, operationally intensive organizations — you've done this work at scale and know how to hit the ground running
You have experience supporting R&D functions
You thrive in high-volume, fast-paced environments — R&D moves quickly. You are energized by complexity and pace, not overwhelmed by it. You have managed large manager populations before and know how to prioritize without letting anything important fall through
You have a proven strong foundation and knowledge of principles & practice of HR, including employment law & compliance requirements
You have a proven ability to effectively coach employees and management through complex and difficult issues, including making recommendations to effectively resolve problems or issues
You have experience working with globally diverse teams
You have the ability to deal with ambiguity and thrive in an unstructured environment
You are a team player who acts with a sense of urgency and adapts to a fast-paced and ever-changing environment
You have strong ethics, demonstrated discretion, and sound judgment while working with sensitive and confidential information
You have a proactive attitude with a desire to continuously learn and grow while helping others do the same
You are a strong communicator with the ability to drive organizational change through partnership with People & leadership teams
You are obsessed with retention by way of creating sustainable, scalable organizations with best in class coaching, leadership, and career mobility