The Role: 

The HR Business Partner (HRBP) will support the talent management of our Technology, Product, and Learning teams. You will serve as a trusted advisor on team planning, performance management, leadership coaching, organizational design, employee relations, compensation, and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) efforts to support a scalable and progressive people organization in a fast-growing technology company. Reporting to the Senior People Partner, you will support project management and talent practices and other key initiatives, including advising managers on matters related to teams and talent management, and creating client-ready materials. You’ll establish yourself as a trusted advisor and will maintain a nuanced understanding of team and business challenges in order to support managers in solving team challenges. You will also propose practical, scalable solutions that fit and enhance Newsela’s culture within a mission-driven talent base and a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.

Why You’ll Love This Role:

You’ll have the opportunity to build relationships with senior level business leaders in order to provide consultative guidance with measurable and demonstrable impact. You will get to help define the hiring plans, career paths, performance management, and team structures of our organization as we scale. Your work will directly enable our team to continue building a high-engagement culture and environment, and will contribute to the growth and development of our Product, Technology, and Learning teams. This work will also directly support scaling a progressive People organization in a fast-growing, mission-driven technology company that values diversity, equity, including and belonging. In doing so, you will ultimately help enable our company to deliver engaging, culturally responsive learning content to K-12 students and teachers nationwide.

Why We’ll Love You:

You have 2+  years of experience in a Human Resources Generalist or HRBP capacity. You have proven success coaching leaders on matters related to teams and talent management, with demonstrated success integrating DEIB philosophies and practices into all aspects of talent management. You establish yourself as a trusted advisor by building rapport, providing expert guidance, and having an understanding of team and business challenges, ideally including challenges and considerations specific to Technology teams. You’re also adept in serving as an internal expert on labor laws and compliance requirements (FLSA, independent contractors, etc.). You are a problem-solver with proven ability to identify trends or issues within a team and propose solutions to address the core factors influencing the team and people aspect as well as larger business factors. You are able to balance between employee engagement, team culture, business needs, while maintaining a focus on diversity, equity, including and belonging. 

About Newsela:

One of the fastest growing tech companies in K-12 education, Newsela was founded on the principle that while every child may have unique learning preferences, they all deserve a rich learning experience that ignites a love of learning. We built our platform based on learning science research to deliver the most engaging, authentic content to modernize how teaching happens in the classroom. Along with interactive assessments and tools, we provide teachers with digital content at five reading levels -- from +100 of the best sources -- that is relevant to the diverse backgrounds and interests of their students. Since we started in 2013, we’ve established a presence in 90% of U.S. K-12 schools and over 2.5M teachers and 37M students have registered with Newsela.