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GlossGeniusGlossGeniusNew York, NY

People Business Partner

Serve as HR Business Partner for CX, Data, Marketing and G&A teams at Genius AI. Manage performance, coach managers, use data and AI tools to drive people strategy and business outcomes in a fast-paced environment.

120k – 140k/yr
Hybrid3+ YOEPeople Ops

About the role

What You'll Do

  • Drive the day-to-day HRBP relationship for Marketing, CX, Data, and G&A, managing performance cases end-to-end and escalating complex situations
  • Lead coaching conversations and interactive workshops that sharpen how managers develop, support, and lead their teams
  • Build deep fluency in your teams' goals and metrics so your guidance is grounded in real business context rather than a generic HR playbook
  • Use data and trends across your client groups to spot organizational risk early and recommend action before it becomes a bigger problem
  • Cultivate deep relationships across departments, becoming the advisor leaders turn to before a small friction point becomes a big problem
  • Contribute to broader People team initiatives, like org health surveys and talent reviews
  • Use AI to automate repeatable tasks and streamline workflows so your time can be spent on tasks that require human judgment

What We're Looking For

  • 3+ years in HR business partnering or people operations, with a track record of owning performance management and employee relations independently
  • Proven experience leveraging AI tools for people analytics, engagement insights, workforce planning, and streamlining workflows that enable you to invest your time in high impact, high judgement tasks
  • You make decisions and move: you don't wait for perfect information, you set a direction, ship something, and iterate based on what you learn
  • Demonstrated ability to translate data and insights into strategic actions that drive measurable business and people outcomes
  • Experience influencing and partnering with senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders

Benefits & Perks

  • Competitive health & dental insurance options, effective on your first day of employment
  • Flexible PTO
  • In-office lunch twice per week for NYC and SF employees, plus late night dinner stipends
  • Access to Wellhub, a corporate wellness platform with discounted gym memberships, fitness classes, and mental health resources
  • Annual stipend for professional development and continued learning
  • High performers at 5 years receive a $5,000 bonus to use however you recharge best
  • 401k benefit: employees are eligible to contribute starting day 1 of employment
  • Dependent Care FSA
  • Paid parental leave
  • Fertility and adoption benefits via Carrot and Kindbody

The base salary for this role is between $120,000 - $140,000 + equity + benefits.

Skills

hr business partneringPerformance ManagementEmployee Relationspeople analyticsAI ToolsWorkforce PlanningOrganizational Designleadership coaching

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