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Headspace · 1 day ago

People Business Partner

San Francisco - Hybrid

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

$177K/yr - $230K/yr

10+ years exp

Headspace is a company dedicated to providing lifelong mental health support. The People Business Partner will serve as a strategic advisor to executive leaders, translating business strategies into people strategies and driving organizational design and talent optimization.

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Responsibilities

Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to executive and senior leaders across Commercial Go-To-Market, Marketing, and Care organizations, influencing decisions through data, insight, and high emotional intelligence

Partner with leaders to translate business strategy into people strategy, driving organizational design, workforce planning, and talent optimization across salaried and hourly populations

Lead complex change initiatives including scaling teams, new go-to-market motions, compensation model evolution, and care delivery transformations

Champion Headspace values, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in all people practices and leader interactions

Drive performance management, succession planning, and leadership development strategies to build strong leadership benches and high-performing teams

Advise and coach leaders on employee relations, performance challenges, and organizational health with sound judgment and a solutions-oriented mindset

Partner closely with Total Rewards on sales compensation design, incentive effectiveness, and equitable pay practices

Support teams with diverse operating models, including revenue-generating sales teams, creative and brand-driven marketing functions, and clinical/mental health provider populations

Leverage business insights, data, analytics, and AI-powered tools to improve operational effectiveness, scale impact, scalability, proactive decision-making and deliver proactive people insights

Collaborate closely with cross-functional People teams to deliver cohesive, high-impact solutions

Qualification

Human Resources experienceExecutive-level influencingOrganizational design knowledgeChange management experienceSales compensation expertiseData analytics skillsHigh emotional intelligenceCoaching skillsHRIS proficiencyGoogle Suite proficiencyProject management toolsConflict resolutionRelationship-building skillsCollaboration skillsMentoring experience

Required

10+ years of progressive experience in Human Resources or People Business Partnering

5+ years supporting executive or C-level leaders

Proven experience partnering with Commercial, Go-To-Market, Sales, Marketing, and comparable business functions

Experience supporting sales compensation plans, incentive structures, and variable pay models

Executive-level influencing skills with the ability to drive outcomes

Experience supporting both salaried and hourly employee populations across multiple job families

Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to assess risk, navigate ambiguity, and deliver practical solutions

High emotional intelligence (EQ) with advanced coaching, conflict resolution, and stakeholder management capabilities

Deep knowledge of organizational design, workforce planning, performance management, talent development, and employee relations

Proven experience leading organizational change and partnering on complex employee relations matters

Experience leveraging people data and AI-enabled tools to improve efficiency, scale impact, and inform decision-making including a strong working knowledge of AI best practices and demonstrated ability to use AI to uplevel team workflows and effectiveness

Strong communication, collaboration, and relationship-building skills

Experience leading or mentoring other People Business Partners and/or People Team members

High proficiency in systems capabilities including HRIS, applicant tracking, excel, AI toolkit, Google Suite, project management tools, etc. Experience with ChartHop is a plus