Senior People Business Partner

The Role

Come join our People Team at Modern Health and be a key architect of our strategic People Partner roadmap by supporting our Tech, Operations, and Clinical teams. 

You will be a key member of the People Team focusing on our People Partner capabilities to support our continued growth.  We are seeking an enthusiastic, collaborative, and innovative Senior People Partner to develop the talent strategy and advise on all things People such as performance management, talent development, leadership coaching, organizational design, and employee relations.  This role is critical to our ability to successfully support and scale a high-growth organization by driving strategic people initiatives. In this role, you will have a direct impact on the employee experience and company success at Modern Health. 

You will report to our Chief People Officer and work closely with the People Partner, Recruiting, Employee Experience, and People Ops teams to shape a culture built on the tenets of high performance and high empathy that allows us to deliver against our vision of making mental health a strength and priority for all. You will also partner seamlessly across functional lines with our Recruiting, Legal, Finance, and IT teams to spot & solve issues and inform on build out of processes and policies that scale.

This position is not eligible to be performed in Hawaii.

What You’ll Do

• Be a strategic business partner to client team leaders to ensure employee advocacy  

• Design and execute progressive talent strategies to address performance, engagement and development, and retention for your client teams

• Ensure that we are positioned to scale quickly and efficiently to meet the needs of the business.

• Support Modern Health leadership team and people managers through all people processes including compensation, talent development, performance management, employee relations, change management, organizational design, etc.

• Coach and develop leaders at all levels within the organization, from line managers through executives

• Collaborate with other People Team functions (People Ops, Recruiting) and key cross-functional stakeholders to inform the design and implementation of strategic people programs and initiatives

• Act as a culture ambassador, fostering equity, diversity and inclusion, and belonging

• Use good judgment and utilize both qualitative and quantitative data to inform key business and people decisions

• As a member of the People team, uphold and promote Modern Health’s values; handle sensitive employee relations issues as needed; and support employee engagement initiatives

Who You Are

• 6+ years of People/HR experience, with at least 2+ years of HRBP experience partnering directly with leaders

• Experiencing partnering with Technical teams (Engineering, Product, Design, and Data) strongly preferred

• Ability to strike a balance between strategic partnership-building and getting things done

• Comfortable utilizing qualitative and quantitative approaches to problem solving and root cause analysis to tell a story and translate it into actionable strategy

• Working knowledge of compensation principles 

• Excellent judgment and problem solving capabilities; as well as ability to make pragmatic and thoughtful decisions 

• Deep sense of empathy and understanding for the needs of diverse groups of people

• Expertise in building trusting relationships with senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders (i.e., Finance, Legal) 

• An advocate for others, speaking up even when it’s difficult, and seeing others accomplish their goals

• Organizational, facilitation, and project management skills

• Have a passion for seeing others grow through coaching, mentoring, and career development

We’re looking for more growth-minded and collaborative people to be a part of our journey in destigmatizing mental health care and providing access to all. If you’re ready to give 100% in helping us achieve our mission - we’d love to have you apply even if you feel unsure about whether you meet every single requirement in this posting.  

Modern Health is a primarily distributed (remote) company.  If hired, you will work as a remote employee unless the job you are applying for has a different work model specified.

Benefits

Fundamentals:

• Medical / Dental / Vision / Disability / Life Insurance 

• High Deductible Health Plan with Health Savings Account (HSA) option

• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

• Access to coaches and therapists through Modern Health's platform

• Generous Time Off 

• Company-wide Collective Pause Days 

Family Support:

• Parental Leave Policy 

• Family Forming Benefit through Carrot

• Family Assistance Benefit through UrbanSitter

Professional Development:

• Professional Development Stipend

Financial Wellness:

• 401k

• Financial Planning Benefit through Origin

But wait there’s more…! 

• Annual Wellness Stipend to use on items that promote your overall well being 

• New Hire Stipend to help cover work-from-home setup costs

• ModSquad Community: Virtual events like active ERGs, holiday themed activities, team-building events and more

• Monthly Cell Phone Reimbursement